History

A visually stunning history of global conflict from 1914 to 1945, from Dan Jones and Marina Amaral - the team who created The Colour of Time.

A lyrical and haunting depiction of American racial violence and lynching, evoked through stunning full-color artwork.

An accessible introduction to an enigmatic country, covering all the key topics from the times of the legendary samurai to Japan's position as an industrialized post-war nation

Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

The extraordinary worlds created in our minds

The bestselling historian finds a new way to look at the most famous English royal dynasty

A major historical biography: the dramatic, harrowing and contested story of Sir Walter Ralegh

"We've got some difficult days ahead," civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., told a crowd gathered at Memphis's Clayborn Temple on April 3, 1968. "But it really doesn't matter to me now because I've been to the mountaintop. . . . And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. ...

The forgotten history of women slaves and their struggle for liberation.Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to record their stories for posterity. In this riveting work of historical reclamation, Stella Dadzie recovers the lives of women who played a vital role in developing a culture of ...

The astonishing true story of how Catherine the Great joined forces with a Quaker doctor from Essex to spearhead a groundbreaking public health campaign

A classic examination of the role of black working class struggles throughout the twentieth century

How citizens became immigrants: Britain's failure to create a post-imperial nation.

A highly readable history of the stock market crash of 1929, and the depression that followed it

An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.

The story of the twentieth century through one woman's life and the food she cooked for our most famous Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.

"Tudor Kings and Queens is the ideal, handy guide to what is a perennially popular era in British history. Beginning with the accession to the English throne of Henry VII, the author guides the reader through a succession of monarchs, who also included the infamous King Henry VIII, Mary I, Edward VI ...

Meet 50 of the English capital's most eccentric, revolutionary, bloodthirsty, ingenious and generally extraordinary characters

A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the greatest wars the world has ever seen and whose unique strengths—and weaknesses—shaped the course of human history, from the bestselling, award-winning author of Churchill, Napoleon, and The Last King of America “Has the enjoyable feel ...

The most influential theory of the origins of women's oppression in the modern era, in a beautiful new edition.