History - Britain
In times of plenty, we stuff ourselves. When the food runs out, we're stuffed too. How have people in the British Isles shared the riches from our fields, dairies, kitchens and seas, as well as those ..
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In the shadow of every Tudor monarch there was a family who were the kingmakers but were never the kings, told for the very first time, this is the true story of the family behind the throne, the Dudl..
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London is a city of dreamers. A city of possibility and experiment. A city of fervent imaginings and courageous aspirations. For centuries, it has been the capital of utopian thought. The Infinite Cit..
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Explore the lives of over forty men and women - great and otherwise - whose pioneering journeys beyond the Irish shore played a profound role in world history. The Irish have always been a trave..
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Napoleon warned 'Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world'. Lawrence James's magisterial history analyses the relationship between Britain and China between the beginning of the Opium..
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A journey across Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, revealing key moments throughout our history Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across Engl..
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A spectacular biography of the great designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the Industrial Revolution, from acclaimed historian and director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Josiah W..
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THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE Eleven years when Britain had no king..
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'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every page a random passage takes one's breath away' The Times Have y..
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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every page a random passage takes one's brea..
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A WHOLE NEW ROYAL HISTORY, WITH A VERY STYLISH TWIST Why did women wear such heavy and uncomfortable skirts in the Elizabethan era? What the hell happened to Charles II's pubic h..
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Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dress..
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Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and New Statesman 'A powerful illumination of a lost world that is nevertheless part of living memory.' - Simon Heffer, 'Books of the Year',Dai..
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An exciting new telling of the life of Anne Boleyn, using new archival research to reveal the woman behind the myth, from the acclaimed historian Dr Estelle Paranque. A queen on the edge. ..
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The book is the first to examine comprehensively the experience of the Highland soldier in the Great War, seeking the truth behind the myths. It does not deal with the operational history, but with th..
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Situating the Tudor dynasty, their court, and the country, in an international context, this book will be highly illustrated and feature contemporary research in an accessible way. It will provide an ..
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A seriously FUNNY, seriously CLEVER history of our early kings and queens by one of our favourite comedians and cultural commentators. This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of En..
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A seriously FUNNY, seriously CLEVER history of our early kings and queens by one of our favourite comedians and cultural commentators This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of Eng..
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Blows the dust off geology to tell the incredibly dramatic story of all the upheavals, volcanic explosions, sea inundations and violent quakes that have shaped our landscape, human history and our eve..
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'What did you do in the war, Gran?' After listening to his mother-in-law's wartime memories, David Bolton sought to interview as many women as he could to produce a book that would give a real insight..
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The subject of numerous biographies and history books, Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today, Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to be magiste..
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'An important contribution to our recent history' ANDREW MARR 'Absorbing and important' JOAN BAKEWELL 'One of my favourite reads of 2021' GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in t..
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Elizabeth I is renowned for the hugely successful reign that has led her to be considered one of the most celebrated monarchs in English history. But what of the trials she faced in her tumultuous ear..
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