In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and accessible examination of the history of marriage around the world. Wedded Wife tells a remarkable sto..
Gin is a global alcoholic drink that has polarised opinion like no other, and its history has been a roller coaster, alternating between being immensely popular and utterly unfashionable. The Weird an..
Explore the medieval world through its art with this hilarious guide to the medieval world that will have you laughing out loud.
Live, laugh love and die in the Middle Ages with Weird Medieval Gu..
Journey through thousands of years of human history (now with the women put back in).
From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential women ..
Why did Rome fall - and what can it teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist investigate
Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the p..
Meet the pioneering women who changed the medical landscape for us all
For fans of Hidden Figures and Radium Girls comes the remarkable story of three Victorian women who broke down barriers in t..
When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.
'A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood...' John Carey, The Sunday Times
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An evocative exploration of the origins and impact of one of our most intimate and essential possessions
Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool- through the stories of these five fabrics, Sofi Tha..
Uncovering the physical remains of our past is a quintessential human itch; the pursuit of every society from the ancients through to today. But the stories behind archaeological exploration and disco..
The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.
'This exception..