Owain Glyndŵr attempted to free Wales from the tyrannical grasp of the English but vanished into obscurity

ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE

Repton Priory, Derbyshire Within the curtilage of Repton School

You wouldn’t guess from the cover design—three songbirds silhouetted over swatches of picturesque Englishness—but Catherine Clarke’s A History of England in 25 Poems hits one of its sweet spots with a

Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country

Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire, part I The home of Sir Timothy and Lady Clifford