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A lost imperial city, full of wonder and marvels. An empire that was the largest the world had ever seen, established with astonishing speed. A ...
The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
"A perfectly paced biography."-Tom Holland, Times ...
What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed?
Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of ...
'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today' - Michael Burleigh
In Blood on the Snow, Robert Service returns ...
Over one hundred years after its wreck, Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the depths of the most hostile sea on Earth ...
A Spectator Book of the Year
A New Statesman Book of the Year
'An illuminating and riveting read.' - Jonathan Dimbleby
Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor ...
From childhood dreams of joining the British Royal Navy to a dotage spent riding on a seesaw to improve his health, the true story of ...
From fossil-hunting to the end of faith- a gripping narrative history of the seventy-five-year culture war that transformed how we think about the universe and ...
A concise and detailed chronological survey of world events from early human ancestors to the present day
Discover the world's most significant events through ...
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 ...
The Sunday Times Bestseller
A Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2023
A Spectator Book of the Year 2023
The Irish Times No.1 ...
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 ...
The shared history of the European continent, from classical antiquity to today
Whether as a battleground or a cradle of civilizations, Europe has left an ...
'The writing is sublime, the research thorough, the eye for story superb' Sunday Telegraph
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of ...
'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 ...