[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Is it wrong to find a book about death so funny? Maybe, but the authors have really got a knack for the hilarious and the ridiculous, writing with such dry humour that you forget that the facts they are sharing are about actual people who suffered dreadful fates. It’s a very interesting book, as well as being entertaining, including enough historical context to really assist understanding of the times in which the often ingenious methods of causing death were developed and carried out. There is also information on the legal basis for some of the more ridiculous situations, including those involving the trial of rats. The Tudor period has been written about so much but this book has tapped new veins of rich information and done so in a way which is both amusing and informative.
NetGalley, Louise Gray

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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, July 2025

"High-quality photographs and informative commentary combine to provide an enthralling visual account of the Battle of IWO Jima. Jon Diamond has excelled in conveying both the scale of the operation and the cost to those who endured it."
Classic Military Vehicle Magazine - Issue 291, August 2025

BOOK OF THE MONTH "Nicholas Courtney's detailed book brings the story of this truly remarkable man to life, with very extensive quotes from the contemporary sources. It admirably covers the broad range of Beaufort's achievements, from the warlike to the technical." Read the full review [link=https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/book-reviews/reviews-2025/june/from-seafarer-to-force-of-nature/]here[/link]
The Nautilus Telegraph - July/August 2025

This is a good local study to fill out our existing national history of early Quakerism, with some additional and moving perspectives not found in previous scholarship.
Professor Ronald Hutton CBE, Author of Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief