History books

A spellbinding look at the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpets  Read More >>

A beautifully illustrated and accessible account of the medieval crusades, which covers areas such as art, literature...  Read More >>

Jewish Blood Is No Longer Cheap draws stark parallels between current threats to Jews and Israel and the pre-Holocaust...  Read More >>

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An ambitious world history showing how space events have shaped life on Earth Our solar system is an extraordinary...  Read More >>

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From the Victorian era to Partition, Mukherjee uncovers the unique experiences of the very youngest South Asian...  Read More >>

A book by the former foreign secretary about Britain's place in the world  Read More >>

The classic work on the Cornovii brought back to print as part of the 'Peoples of Roman Britain' series  Read More >>

800 years of women's letters  Read More >>

Whilst the war raged across Flanders fields, an equally horrifying and sometimes more dangerous battle took place...  Read More >>

Crimea, 1854: residents in the besieged city of Sevastopol look out over a harbour punctured by the masts of scuttled...  Read More >>

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A vivid biography in cinematic snapshots of David Lloyd George, one of the world’s greatest statesmen.  Read More >>

What was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of the known world? In this bold revisionist...  Read More >>

Dawn of a New Day: B. V. Islanders Reclaim their Homeland examines the period 1942-1967- a period of awakening among...  Read More >>

An authoritative, illustrated analysis of the official French Navy in World War II, under the command of the Third...  Read More >>

Teddy Peacock-Edwards was one of eleven young men from Southern Rhodesia recruited into the RAF in 1938. This book,...  Read More >>

This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound...  Read More >>

A rebellious new history of female friendship and timely reclamation of the 'bad friend'.  Read More >>

In the last quarter of the 17th century, Sweden became a major Louis XIV's ally. Both France and Sweden were interested...  Read More >>

An in-depth look at the battles at Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna-Gona, which saw the Japanese battle the Australians...  Read More >>

Mike Dixon-Kennedy ranges far and wide in his quest to present a complete picture of the exploits of this indestructible...  Read More >>

The first biography to look at the two most important women in Edward III's life, their power and influence on the...  Read More >>