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During the First World War, the British High Commissioner in Egypt, Sir Henry McMahon, secretly promised the Sharif of Mecca an independent Arab state, including ...
A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world; perfect for fans of Ian Mortimer, who calls this book 'rich and wonderful'
From the medieval bazaars ...
A cultural history of Europe's response to the Roma
This remarkable book describes a dark side of European history- the rejection of the Roma ...
'Chillingly original' Max Hastings
'Brilliantly depicts a disastrous failure' Antony Beevor
'Witty and elegant . . . Excellent background to today's events' Anne Applebaum
'Britain's most ...
In the early years of the Second World War, Australian women began lobbying to contribute to the nation's wartime effort. From 1940, women were ...
Margaret, the first Tudor princess and queen consort and queen regent of Scotland, is the forgotten Tudor. Yet the elder sister of Henry VIII led ...
An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian ...
A monumental journey through Baltic history and culture, in which we encounter well-known personalities and forgotten ones, and a disconcerting picture of Europe in the ...
An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond
"Comprehensive and engaging."-Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
Spain ...
Winning the war of the air and airwaves helped the Allies win World War II. This is the thrilling story of the maverick genius Reginald ...
'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES
'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND ...
One of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twentieth-century French history
Few images more shocked the French ...
'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan
'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent
'[A] massive achievement' Spectator
'Refreshingly readable' Guardian
For the past two thousand ...
An immersive, magisterial portrait of Myanmar, told through the story of its hidden railways
In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond ...
