History & Classics
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
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey
Julia Laite
An extraordinary and immersive story of one girl's life, and the trial of her traffickers that shaped the modern world
An Extra Pair of Hands
Kate Mosse
A rallying cry for carers and the acts of love that hold families together, from bestselling novelist Kate Mosse
Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
Matthew Teller
A thoroughly original exploration of Jerusalem, told through the voices of its contemporary residents
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 re-examines the making of the modern world through the advance of written constitutions.
Fabric
Victoria Finlay
A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth – how we make it, use it and what it means to us
All of the Marvels
Douglas Wolk
A revelatory guide to the 'epic of epics' from a beloved authority, who has read all 27,000 Marvel comics
Strongmen
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
A leading academic exposes the historical and cultural contexts which allow political strongmen to thrive
War
Margaret MacMillan
How the human history of conflict has transformed the world we live in – for good and evil.
Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
Philip Hook
The ten most revolutionary years in art ever, covered by former Sotheby's director Philip Hook.
Ruin and Renewal
Paul Betts
A monumental new history of post-war Europe – how it was made, and how it made us
The Handshake
Ella Al-Shamahi
A quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures
Stride Toward Freedom
Martin Luther King
The inspiring account of the march towards American Civil Rights, as told by Martin Luther King, Jr.