The Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and the newly-formed IRA - was the first successful revolt…

Difficult Men is an insightful history of popular US TV drama which traces the emergence of shows such as The Sopranos,…

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

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Sarah Losh, strong-willed and passionate, an architect and an intellectual who dumbfounded critics with her genius and…

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

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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…

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

Illuminating the dark side of the American century, "The Monster Show" uncovers the surprising links between horror…

A vital history from the award-winning Financial Times journalist Philip Stephens on the dramatic century since the…

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

A rebellious new history of female friendship and timely reclamation of the 'bad friend'.…

Narrates the history of the conflict between Jews and Arabs in Palestine since the 1880s, from the arrival of the first…

A vital history from the award-winning Financial Times journalist Philip Stephens on the dramatic century since the…

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

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