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This remarkable work about women writers in the English Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shakespearean period by drawing us into the lives of four ...
Elizabeth I is renowned for the hugely successful reign that has led her to be considered one of the most celebrated monarchs in English history ...
The dramatic true story of the betrayal of hundreds of Indian princely states by both the departing British and the new Congress government. In July ...
Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans ...
'A truly radical book; radical in subject, radical in form. For the most tragic reasons, it could not feel more immediate; and yet it's ...
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BALLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
SELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE ...
The extraordinary story of Rome told through one of the world's once most ubiquitous objects- coins.
The extraordinary story of ancient Rome, history's ...
DISCOVER THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST RELIGION
Who really was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity spread around the world? And how has Christian ...
A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world, from Europe to the Antipodes, seen through the eyes of those who travelled across it
From the ...
Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role ...
'A sparkling tour through the stories of the symbols we know so well' - Tim Marshall
Starting with flags that we know, this captivating history explains ...
How can one European capital be responsible for most of the West's intellectual and cultural achievements in the twentieth century?
Viennese ideas saturate the ...
A major new reinterpretation of the religious superstate that defined both Europe and Christianity, by one of our foremost medieval historians
In the fourth century ...
An electrifying history of protest and its transformations in post-war Europe
In post-war Europe, protest was everywhere. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, from ...
From SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Bettany Hughes
'A wondrous wonderful achievement' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating' Observer 'Thrilling' Guardian
Their names still echo down the ages: The ...