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Three of Europe's greatest rivers begin in the same geological cradle: one fertile patch of...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs-and one of our pre-eminent historians...

Now in paperback, a riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an...

All things were believable back then - wizards, alchemy, fairies, angels. This is the story...

An extraordinary cast, globe-spanning action, this is the gripping, era-defining origin story for today's conflicts...

"A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile's hunt, greed and betrayal."...

Travel to the North Pole remains the ultimate challenge for intrepid adventurers; this tome takes...

'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan 'Marries the intrigue of Europe's most powerful royal...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child SAS Great...

A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance to Atlantic slavery. The ending of the slave...

A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine...

A magisterial history of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern world The cultural...

From the author of She-Wolves, the epic story of a rivalry that brought the nation...

A witty and thought-provoking exploration of culture in all its forms from the writer behind...

A riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony, and his catastrophic...

Female kings have always been a rarity, an oddity, or an undesirable outcome. In almost...

'BOLD AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN' Tom Holland 'MY GOD, THIS BOOK IS NEEDED. HISTORY HAS NEVER...

A bold new account of Europe's plight as it faces political fracture, economic stagnation and...

Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest...

Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can...

Winner of the Overseas Press Club of America's Cornelius Ryan book award One of the...

This book takes the reader on an immersive journey through medieval manuscript production in the...

'A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling' John...

Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn on Zionism, the movement behind its creation,...

'Eminently readable' - The TLS Books of the Year, 2024 Ocean is an ambitious history...

'A treasure of a book' - The New Yorker Now with an exclusive new introduction...

A biographical study of Hitler's inner circle offers a new way to understand the horrors...

The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in...