History

• 

  Youthquake

  Edward Paice

  Why African Demography Should Matter to the World

  A riveting study of Africa’s demographics – its...

  Read more ▸ Pre-order ▸
• 

  La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor, A Life in Letters

  Sarah Bryson

  Mary Tudor’s childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life: her father, Henry VII,...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  The Rise of Rome

  Anthony Everitt

  A gripping account of the ascent of Rome – from agrarian backwater to capital of...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  A Short History of Islamic Thought

  Fitzroy Morrissey

  A history of Islamic thought – from its foundation in the seventh century to the...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  The First Kingdom: Britain in the age of Arthur

  Max Adams

  Britain in the age of Arthur

  The bestselling author of The King in the North turns...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  The War of Nerves

  Martin Sixsmith

  Inside the Cold War Mind

  A major new history of the Cold War: exploring the conflict...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  Fabric

  Victoria Finlay

  The Hidden History of the Material World

  How is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  At Christmas We Feast

  Annie Gray

  Festive Food Through the Ages

  For many people Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a turkey and...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  Churchill’s Britain

  Peter Clark

  From the Antrim Coast to the Isle of Wight

  More than half a century after his...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  Dickens’s London

  Peter Clark

  Few novelists have written so intimately about a city in the way that Charles Dickens...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  The Battle of London 1939-45

  Jerry White

  Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire

  The definitive social history of London in the Blitz, which...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸
• 

  Around the World in 80 Books

  David Damrosch

  Inspired by Jules Verne’s hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard’s Department of Comparative...

  Read more ▸ Order ▸