History & Classics

All In It Together
Alwyn Turner
A biting and original history which places culture front and centre to explain how our country went to pieces

Between Two Hells
Diarmaid Ferriter
The history of the war that shaped the Irish political landscape across the twentieth century and up to the present day, by Ireland's most promin…

The Confidence Men
Margalit Fox
The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.

Geography Is Destiny
Ian Morris
The story of Britain, from its first moments as an island to its possible future

Dancing on Ropes
Anna Aslanyan
Horizon-expanding tales of how translators altered the course of world events

The Greywacke
Nick Davidson
The story of three 19th-century geologists whose fraternal rivalry ended up rewriting the history of our planet

A People's Church
Jeremy Morris
A richly detailed history of the Church of England from a top historian who is also an Anglican priest

The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey
Julia Laite
An immersive historical account of a fascinating and important untold story

An Extra Pair of Hands
Kate Mosse
An inspiring, moving story of caring from the bestselling author Kate Mosse

Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
Matthew Teller
Highly original exploration of Jerusalem exploring its history and contemporary voices

A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Jerry Toner
The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire.

At Close Range
Peter Hart
A British Band of Brothers: a thrilling account of the Second World War, told through the eyes of a regiment who fought at battles from Tobruk to the…

The Gun, the Ship and the Pen
Linda Colley
Award-winning historian Linda Colley shows the dawn of the modern world – through the advance of written constitutions

New Rome
Paul Stephenson
Three hundred action-packed years of Roman history, encompassing the fall of Rome and the rise of a new empire in the East