History & Classics
Our History & Classics books are ideal for readers of ancient, military and social history. Mary Beard brings ancient Greece and Rome to life in SPQR, Emperor of Rome and Talking Classics; Rashid Khalidi unpacks the Middle East in his internationally acclaimed The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine and Andrew Martin chronicles the British seaside holiday in the Sunday Times bestseller To the Sea by Train.
Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile
Paul Edmondson
A short introduction to Shakespeare by expert Paul Edmondson
1864
Tom Buk-Swienty
The fast-paced history of the little-known war between Germany and Denmark which shaped a century, told for the first time – now a BBC drama
Adventures in Stationery
James Ward
From Bronze Age India to a Surrey Stationers via pencil wars and accidental inventions: a hilarious insight into the familiar yet unexpectedly bizarre…
A Nation and not a Rabble
Diarmaid Ferriter
An arresting account of the Irish Revolutions and their legacy by a world leading Irish historian. Now available in paperback.
Fashion on the Ration
Julie Summers
A social history to be seen with: bestselling author of Jambusters (filmed as Home Fires) lifts the veil on wartime fashion.
Pinkoes and Traitors
Jean Seaton
A dramatic and revealing history of the BBC during some of its most turbulent and testing years – now fully revised
The Poet's Tale
Paul Strohm
How a single year turned Chaucer into a poet, and sparked the creation of The Canterbury Tales. Now available in paperback.
Christmas Carols
Andrew Gant
Here's something to set you singing this Christmas – a history of twenty odd carols in a beautiful edition. An ideal Christmas book gift.
The Heineken Story
Barbara Smit
A heady blend of brewery battles and family drama that refreshes the parts other business stories cannot reach
Belles and Whistles
Andrew Martin
The bestselling author of Underground, Overground recaptures the glamour of a lost age of rail travel and trains by travelling Britain's most fam…
How to Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Jerry Toner
An entertaining and amazingly informative guide to the realities of slavery in ancient Rome, with an introduction by Mary Beard
Dublin
David Dickson
How Dublin grew from Viking settlement to capital city of Ireland: a one-of-its kind comprehensive history of one of the most popular cities in the wo…
War: What is it good for?
Ian Morris
A bold and controversial rethinking of the role of war in human history and how it will shape our future, sure to provoke debate, from the bestselling…
The Dark Box
John Cornwell
The sacred and profane history of confession in the Catholic Church, with a shocking new exposé of its role in the child abuse scandals of the tw…
Acts of Union and Disunion
Linda Colley
Based on a 15-part BBC Radio 4 series: What has held the United Kingdom together – and what is driving it apart? Includes analysis of the 2014 Scottis…
The Great Indoors
Ben Highmore
A field guide to the private life of the family home in the twentieth century: a social, cultural and personal history.
The Gods of Olympus: A History
Barbara Graziosi
The afterlife of the classical gods: how they travelled the world, shaped our history and culture, and turned up in the strangest places, from Chinese…
The War that Ended Peace
Margaret MacMillan
The definitive history of the political, cultural, military and personal forces which shaped Europe's path to the Great War – now in paperback.