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A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke games 'Have I succeededDATE OF RELEASE: 3 SEPT 2026 A delightful, thoughtful and original new way to understand England's history A Times Best Book of the Year 2025 A History Extra History Book of the Year 2025 'This is a marvellous idea, quite brilliantly realised. Catherine Clarke takes 25 poems [] and uses them as windows into the English past, from politics and plagues to nature and nostalgia. Her book is a winning blend of jolly ballads and melancholy reflections,