British History
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The Crichel Boys: Scenes from England’s Last Literary Salon
Simon Fenwick
Read more ▸ Order ▸In 1945, Eddy Sackville-West, Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Eardley Knollys – writers for the New Statesman and a...
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Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I
Lady Anne Somerset
Read more ▸ Order ▸In the autumn of 1615 the Earl and Countess of Somerset were detained on suspicion...
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Circles and Squares
Caroline Maclean
Read more ▸ Order ▸A spellbinding portrait of the Hampstead Modernists, threading together the lives, loves, rivalries and ambitions...
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The Fall of the House of Byron
Emily Brand
Read more ▸ Order ▸In the early eighteenth century, Newstead Abbey was among the most admired aristocratic homes in...
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Snakes and Ladders
Professor Selina Todd
Read more ▸ Order ▸Politicians claim social mobility is real – a just reward for ambition and hard work. This book...
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Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
Sathnam Sanghera
Read more ▸ Order ▸In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we...
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Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit
Philip Stephens
Read more ▸ Order ▸A magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain’s post-war role on the global stage, from...
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The Glamour Boys
Chris Bryant
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler
A STORY OF...
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Attlee and Churchill: Allies in War, Adversaries in Peace
Leo McKinstry (Author)
Read more ▸ Order ▸Throughout history there have been many long-running rivalries between party leaders, but there has never...
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The Time Traveller’s Guide to Regency Britain
Ian Mortimer
Read more ▸ Order ▸This is the age of Jane Austen and the Romantic poets; the paintings of John...
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Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey
T. G. Otte
Read more ▸ Order ▸‘The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again...
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Edward the Confessor: The Sainted King
David Woodman
Read more ▸ Order ▸Edward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after...