The rise and fall of Roman Britain, how they lived and what they left behind.…

\nIncluding new evidence from key figures, Love and Deception is the result of 20 years of research into one of the Cold…

The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker is a witty, insightful and surprising history of modern Britain, narrated…

* A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj.…

Another highly entertaining trawl through the byways of English history by the author of The Strange Laws of Old England.…

How one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer.…

\nTake a walk through the streets of Paris in this comprehensive history of the French capital.\n…

The fascinating exploration of the Hermetic origins of modern science and the secret agenda behind the search for the truth…

* Entertaining, popular but also serious account of pirates and pirate life by the acknowledged expert on the subject.…

A new biography of the last tsar, Nicholas II, who was overthrown in 1917 and killed, along with his family, on 17 July…

\nHumans are the most migratory species of all land mammals. Migrants cuts through the toxic debates about refugees versus…

* A wonderful piece of swashbuckling historical biography which recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial…

The second title in the new four volume Brief History of Britain series - a new look at the Tudors and Stuarts by one of…

\nComplete with illustrations, \'Assholes\' by Twitter legend James Felton presents to you the worst people who\'ve walked…

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* 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, THE IRISH TIMES…

The true story of Florence Nightingale's life, focusing on her real legacy: how she put a sanitary disaster in her wartime…

\nThis succinct history of Germany will take you on an incredible journey through time spanning from the 1500s to the…

A new global history of slavery from ancient origins through the horrors of the Atlantic trade to the present day.…

From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert Group…

Eyewitness accounts of the Battle for Normandy…

Renowned military historian Dr Robert Lyman sheds new light on the inner workings of Churchill\'s war cabinet, its…

* 'I devoured this in a few hours - a powerful book of heartbreaking yet flamboyant reportage from a forgotten hell' Simon…

The fascinating and heartwarming true story of two young children evacuated from Newcastle to the remote Lake District…

* First published in 1986 as WINTER IN THE MORNING, this edition has been updated and expanded by the author. *'A profound…

For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne.…

\nA concise complete history of British monarchy, from its pre-Roman origins to the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.\n…

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* A personal story of the Second World War brought to life against the backdrop of the Black Watch - Scotland's best-known…

The extraordinary story of John Kirk, the Scottish botanist who single-handedly ended the East African slave trade.…

The remarkable life of Colonel Edward Despard, comrade-in-arms of Nelson and a man who championed the rights of freed…

An engaging and provocative survey of our current globalised world from one of Britain's foremost political historians.…

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Short, snappy and inspiring, these mini biographies celebrate women who headed out into the world determined to make a…

An invaluable addition to the highly regarded Brief History series.…

Ypres today is an international 'Town of Peace'. But in 1914 the town, and the Salient, the 35-mile bulge in the Western…

\nA gripping new work of popular history about a critical year in world history, and Britain\'s bleakest hour, by the…

By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of…

* An accessible, involving and moving account of the Balkan war criminals…

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The story of the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the country was…

\nA brilliantly concise history of London, with a distinctive perspective focusing on the city in its national and, more…

'A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have…

In the form of a collection of street maps, an episodic history of diverse stories, some lost, forgotten or hidden within…

The Prophet Muhammad was the founder of a world empire and a new civilisation - this is his story.…

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\nWith a foreword by William Boyd, Checkpoint Charlie is a vivid and poignant exploration of the history surrounding the…

A colourful and brilliantly researched study of closet homosexuality in twentieth-century British politics.…

\nA comprehensive yet concise history of the United States of America, from the 1500s to the present day.\n…

* From the author of the bestselling BOOKSELLER OF KABUL, 101 DAYS is a fascinating and insightful account of the Iraq war.…

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\nThe story of the British Empire at its maximum territorial extent, including a wider range of voices of the colonised than…

The charming true story of four young women working in a glamorous department store in the 1950s.…

* A fascinating study of the spectacular explots if robbers and outlaws from Robin Hood to Jesse James.…