The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the…

Christopher Nolan's previous films have presented a dark vision of the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. With…

In a bestselling work of profound and lasting importance, the late Albert Hourani told the definitive history of the Arab…

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In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in…

Tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some -…

Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job…

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In 1959, the first Mini was produced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. Designed for austerity and efficiency, the…

In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure…

The seventies encompass strikes that brought down governments, shock general election results, the rise of Margaret Thatcher…

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\nFive exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent.\n…

For twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. For years, those with economic power…

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\nA luminous exploration of exile - the people who have experienced it, and the places they inhabit - from the award-winning…

Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: 'not the best of the cities the British Empire…

\n\'She [Bessie Smith] showed me the air and taught me how to fill it ... she\'s the reason I started singing, really\' -…

As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into…

This is a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that…

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths…

The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the twenty-first century's defining moments: the Arab world's most bizarre…

In 1945, New York City stood at the pinnacle of its cultural and economic power. From its beguilingly idiosyncratic…

Eamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland. Much as Churchill personified British…

Jan Morris tells the epic story of the rise of the British Empire, from Queen Victoria's accession in 1837 to her Diamond…

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

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…

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The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain this country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy,…

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The explosive story behind the historic rise of the WuTang Clan, as told by one of the founding members, Lamont 'U-God'…

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The story of the French Resistance is central to French identity, but it is a story built on myths. By looking again at the…

Sean Connery's personification of secret agent James Bond invigorated Britain and its cinema, allowing a cash-strapped,…

\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…

Nicholas Rankin's revelatory new book, whose cast of characters includes Haile Selassie, Anthony Burgess and General…

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

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

\nTeenage provides a panoramic scope for his talents.\'INDEPENDENT\'Savage has produced a book that may well change how…

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

• Rok vydání 2009

His extraordinary work, in the words of this volume's editor Seamus Heaney, encourages us 'to be more resolutely and…

Across the American South, and in the Union of South Africa, black people risk their livelihoods, and their lives, in the…

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

Nobody captured the landscape and faces of the American people the way John Ford did, in films such as "The Searchers",…

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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…

• Rok vydání 2020

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

\nPrince unravels the mysteries behind the life of a true musical genius. Through years of research and interviews with…

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

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

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

In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses…

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