History & Classics
Historically Inevitable?
Tony Brenton
The essential analysis of the events leading up to October 1917 and beyond, by the world's foremost experts of Russian history
Life's Greatest Secret
Matthew Cobb
This thrilling account shows how discovering DNA has fundamentally influenced the way we think of life and affected every aspect of our lives. Now ava…
In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room
Aarathi Prasad
The first comprehensive history of medicine in India – now available in paperback
Crusade and Jihad
Malcolm Lambert
Malcolm Lambert's investigation of the medieval origins of crusade and jihad casts a clear light on their contemporary meanings in the West and M…
SPQR
Mary Beard
Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire. A major new BBC TV series presented by the author s…
The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
Gavin Stamp
The definitive account of the history and significance of a world landmark – reissued in time for the anniversary of the Somme.
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.
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.
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.
The Book of Spice
John O'Connell
A compendium of spices: the history and uses of the world's favourite flavours. Now available in paperback
The Time Travel Handbook
James Wyllie
An entertaining and informative travel 'guidebook' to some of the most important events in world history
The Monocled Mutineer
John Fairley
The best-selling book behind the BBC Drama The Monocled Mutineer, starring Paul McGann as the ringleader of the Étaples Mutiny, Percy Toplis, wit…
The Ancient World: Ideas in Profile
Jerry Toner
A sparkling introduction to the Ancient World that brings its peoples and cultures vividly to life.
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…
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
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…