History

Paperback 624 pages At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, ...

Author: Caitlin Blackwell Baines, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 320...

Author: Richard Willmott, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 224...

Michael Pye Softback 400 pages This is a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the worl...

David Mitchell Paperback / 448 pages A funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame. Think you know your kings and queen...

Paperback 288 pages This rich history of Antwerp was a Times Book of the Year and Radio 4 Book of the WeekEven before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: t...

David van Reybrouck Paperback 656 pages Hailed as "a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel" (NRC Handelsblad),David van Reybrouck's rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Rob...

Author: Luke Kemp, Cover: Softback, Pages: 592...

Otto English Paperback From the author of Fake History, Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars from our past, examining these previously unquestioned idol...

Kate Lister Paperback 464 pages, Color illustrations throughout An eye-opening exploration of the weird and wonderful things human beings have done in pursuit (and denial) of the mighty orgasm, b...

Author: Benjamin Labatut, Cover: Softback, Pages: 368...

Author: Maarten Asscher, Cover: Softback, Pages: 176...

Author: Richard Flanagan, Cover: Softback, Pages: 256...

Author: Adam Hochschild, Cover: Softback, Pages: 416...

Patrick Radden Keefe Paperback 528 pages One night in December 1972, Jean McConville, a mother of ten, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. Her disappearance would ha...

Paperback 608 pages Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to...

Author: Pascal Hughes, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 352...

Author: Luka Ivan Jukic, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 344...

Author: Laura Beers, Cover: Softback, Pages: 244...

Author: Nicholas Walton, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 256...

Author: Guy de la Bedoyere, Cover: Softback, Pages: 400...

Author: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 592...

Author: Russell Shorto, Cover: Hardback, Pages: 416...

David Grann Paperback 368 pages a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.  On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle ves...