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The story of the rise and fall of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate (1653-9), England's sole experiment in republican government - and one of the most ...
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, lived a remarkable life spanning eighty years and the reigns of six kings. Amongst his descendants are his granddaughters ...
Despite their frequent visits to England, Queen Victoria never quite trusted the Romanovs. In her letters she referred to horrid Russia' and was adamant that ...
horrid Russia' and was adamant that ...
A life of Matilda-empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages
"[Matilda] will attract a growing audience interested ...
The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bath park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 ...
A revolutionary new understanding of how the gun trade facilitated the expansion of the British Empire and changed the course of world history. History teaches ...
A reappraisal of one of the most influential and controversial British politicians of the 1930s. Bestselling historian Andrew Roberts's much-admired reappraisal of one of ...
Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, but to many it is famous only as 'Bedlam', a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its ...
Sir Walter Ralegh was the favourite of Queen Elizabeth, who showered him estates, jewels, monopolies, and political appointments earning him the reputation of "the most ...
'Sharply observed, snappily written and thoroughly researched, SHE MERCHANTS provides a fabulous panorama of a largely ignored area of social history. Katie Hickman successfully challenges ...
A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year
'Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the man who is lavish with words is cheap ...
The first comprehensive biography in three decades on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the Tudor Dynasty.
During the bloody and uncertain days of the Wars ...
A bold new analysis of one of history's most misrepresented women. History has lied. Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark ...
At Histories of the Unexpected, we believe that everything has a history - even the most unexpected of subjects - and that everything links together in unexpected ...
'Anyone who wishes to understand why Brexit is so intractable should read this book. I can think of several MPs who ought to.' - The Times ...