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.
Boots on the Ground
Richard Dannatt
A vivid and fascinating account of Britain and her Army since 1945, told by the former head of the British Army
Imperial Triumph
Michael Kulikowski
Two hundred years of Roman imperial politics and power brought to life in an action-packed narrative
Shrinking Violets
Joe Moran
Come on, don't be shy: pick up this outstanding cultural history of shyness from the brilliant Joe Moran
The French Revolution
Ian Davidson
A clear and fast-paced account of how and why the French Revolution descended into the Terror
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
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…
The Quest For Mary Magdalene
Michael Haag
An illuminating and controversial exploration of Mary Magdalene, from the New Testament to the The Da Vinci Code
History's People
Margaret MacMillan
From the author of The War That Ended Peace: vivid accounts of the men and women who shaped history
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
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…
O Sing unto the Lord
Andrew Gant
The biography of a quintessentially English tradition by one of its leading scholars and proponents
The Railways
Simon Bradley
An extraordinary social history of Britain's rail networks and its people, that will appeal to railway enthusiasts, commuters and everyone else w…
Making a Point
David Crystal
The triumphant third volume in David Crystal's classic series on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a co…
The Book of Human Emotions
Tiffany Watt Smith
Now available in paperback: let Tiffany Watt Smith guide you through the history, politics, art, literature and philosophy of 156 emotions from around…
The Ancient World: Ideas in Profile
Jerry Toner
A sparkling introduction to the Ancient World that brings its peoples and cultures vividly to life.
Voices from the Front
Peter Hart
The First World War in the words of the men who fought it, from the author of Gallipoli and The Great War.
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…
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…