The fascinating and illustrated story behind the warship figureheads on display at The Box, Plymouth.…

David Christie delves into his archives to present a wonderful, evocative unpublished photographs of a golden age of Calmac…

Delving into the Portable Antiquities Scheme archives to explore 50 finds from Britain\'s Roman history.…

Marking the 100th anniversary of the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow, David Meara draws on archive material -…

A look at the dark side of life in Liverpool in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…

A guide to the industrial archaeology of the Plym valley.…

\nOne of the leading figures in the UK mental health care system looks at the history of one of the most important problems…

The stories of the bands and the people who made Liverpool the home of Rock 'n' Roll in the early sixties.…

The visitor's companion to the palaces, castles & houses associated with Henry VIII's infamous wife.…

The complete and definitive history of the Whites.…

`One of the great classics of espionage and special operations' (Nigel West) by 'the pre-eminent historian of SOE' (Antony…

Explores the history of the Lordship of the Isles at its widest extent - the rulers of the west coast and islands of…

\nA new edition of Alistair Cooke\'s classic work, which has sold more than 2 million copies. Full of Cooke\'s signature…

The most authoritative history of Roman Britain ever published for the general reader.…

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An extensively revised and updated version of a classic title.…

The true story of Victorian entrepreneurship that led to the construction of one of Britain\'s most recognisable landscapes.…

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The first book to show that during the era of Wild West, the most dangerous place to be was in the Wilder East, far from the…

A new history of Glasgow tracing the growth of the city from prehistoric days to its rise as one of the Great Victorian…

\nSteve Biko argued that \'the most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed\'. Hlumelo Biko…

As China becomes a pre-eminent world power again in the twenty-first century, this book uncovers Britain's long relationship…

\nA stunning collection of rare photographs documenting the last years of industrial steam around the world. This first…

\nJonathan Trigg reveals the human agony behind such statistics through the words of the Germans who were there: \'You\'ll…

A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks'…

The first biography of Alfred the Great's son, the forgotten king who was crucial to uniting England.…

A groundbreaking account that examines the various ways Jews were betrayed by their fellow countrymen during the Holocaust.…

\n\'Leader of the three British legions against armed men - Lucius Artorius Castus.\' The Arthurian legend begins with this…

Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar is the controversial central figure in the fight for control of post-Gaddafi Libya. Haftar…

Early Modern Britain\'s most dramatic story, the Gunpowder Plot, brought to life with unique original sources.…

\nThe first book to present an analysis of images of working people in Roman society and to interpret the meaning and…

Isaac Newton and the England he knew: the people, places and events that shaped history\'s greatest scientist.…

This little known queen is overshadowed by her contemporary Boudicea, yet her story is far more interesting.…

\nThe nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the need for…

The complex interrelationship between terrorism and American history from the Declaration of Independence onward, placing…

\nAn original new biography of Henry VIII\'s last wife, Katherine Parr, which shows the strength of the Queen\'s devotion to…

The surprising story of one of the darkest episodes in espionage history: the \'midnight war\' devised by America and Allied…

Eugene L. Wolfe looks at how instances of individual strife faced by Members of Parliament - be it arrest or imprisonment,…

The dramatic story of a tumultuous period of English history - a time when kings fell, families were split and a way of life…

Historical figures whose lives help explain today's global economy. From Silk to Silicon presents a future full of human…

This is the untold story of the Second French invasion of England - 300 years after Hastings - an episode that time forgot.…

\nWritten in an accessible style and supported by robust research, Jane Hayter-Hames tells the intriguing story of one of…

A comprehensive and amply illustrated study of Roman shields, their changing styles, their construction and their use in…

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower, Graham Taylor focuses on the ship\'s place in British history and its…

The first book on the Wars of the Roses to centre on Richard III`s closest friend, Sir Francis Lovell.…

\n\'India Today\' magazine recently conducted a poll to find the \'greatest Indian\'. Gandhi, Nehru? No it was the atheist…

\nLife, Society, Family, Economy, and Politics in early and mid-Victorian England mediated through the life and writings of…

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\nThe full, fascinating true story of the Anglo-Zulu conflict - responsible for some of the bloodiest battles in British…

An illustrated history of the best Roman sites and artefacts to be found in Britain, for anyone wanting to discover the…

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From the 'Mayflower' to the iPhone, this is the story behind America's economic power. Selected in The Economist's Best…