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We all know what was written in the history books. There are some stories we've heard a hundred times-but often our understanding of these ...
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, that offers a fresh ...
A SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR
'A majestic, sparkling account of one of the most important rulers in ...
A landmark study of ancient Greek and Roman cults, from the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis to the cults of Dionysus and Mithras.
Mystery cults are ...
A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022
'Simon Jenkins, as ever, writes with clarity and insight' Times
'One of the liveliest commentators in Britain, always ...
A dramatic new telling of the dawn of modern East Asia, placing Korea at the center of a transformed world order wrought by imperial greed ...
A SPECTATOR and PROSPECT Book of 2022
'Ceaselessly interesting, knowledgeable and evocative' - Spectator
'A fresh way to write history' - Alan Johnson
'A quirky, amused, erudite ...
A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Sunday Times
'The history book you need if you ...
On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, the top-secret intelligence ...
An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world.
'This is a history of epic scope that brings together ...
A vivid double biography of two fearless Early Medieval queens, and an enthralling journey of discovery across the unfamiliar and blood-soaked historical landscape of sixth-century ...
THE PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower.
The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest ...
The history books are full of heroes and villains ... but what about all the idiots? Comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins tells the astonishing story ...
Budapest has always been an important place. Almost at the centre of Europe, it is at the crossroads of geographical regions and of civilizations, at ...
An encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least ...
