\'A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets\' diabolical and devious first family - a real joy to read.\' Dan Jones,…

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Yet a million and half men died in North East Italy in a war that need never have happened, when Italy declared war on the…

\nA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain\'s post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit. \'The…

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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's…

He encourage Elizabeth to make war against the Catholic Irish rebels, with extreme brutality and oversaw the execution of…

The classic biography of the hugely influential American folk singer who inspired a generation of songwriters, including…

His wife was restless and jealous. Outside of the villa, Mexican communists tried to storm the house, the Trotskys' sons…

Burma is ruled by a harsh dictatorship unmoved by Western activists and sanctions. Drawing on his own family's stories and…

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What was Mozart really like? Wild? Sublime? Responsible? Fun-loving? Bright? Foul-mouthed? Reading these sparkling new…

William Cavendish, courageous, cultured and passionate about women, embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously…

Gustav Mahler: Letters to his Wife is undoubtedly the best way to understand Mahler as a man and as a composer: in his own…

The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser,…

In this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his…

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Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen…

In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British dominance: her troops invaded Canada and American frigates…

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After Gropius\' agonized decision to leave Nazi Germany in 1933, she explores his life in exile by tracing how a…

Robert Mitchum was one of Hollywood's best-loved actors. This book reveals, Mitchum was one of the few Hollywood icons whose…

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A Times Literary Supplement and History Today Book of the Year'An astonishing and thrilling story.' Stephen GreenblattThe…

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy both passed away in the 1950s, yet their films still have the power to reduce audiences old and…

Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and…

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\'Masterly.\' Daily Mail \'Stunning.\' History Today\'Magnificent.\' Literary ReviewNapoleon\'s life reached its most…

This volume uniquely combines a lively biography of one of the best-loved composers of the nineteenth century with a…

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From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the…

Offers an compendium on the roots and history of the documentary film. This book takes the reader on a tour of the evolution…

This is a brilliant history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military…

Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his…

\nTrapped in History tells how the British colonised Kenya and how African nationalism arose under Jomo Kenyatta. Trapped in…

'Compulsively readable' (History), this is the first volume in a series that details the long and violent endeavour of the…

In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the…

\nThe 36 poets set by Wolf are each given their own chapter: a brief essay on the poet is followed by a note on Wolf\'s…

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Jan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian,…

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Contemporaries in both countries believed that they were living through memorable times: times of great wickedness and great…

The Diaries chart the author's swings of fortune, the loneliness of the emigre, his encounters with a luminous range of…