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An eye-opening account of how violence was experienced not just on the frontlines of colonial terror but at home in imperial Britain.When uprisings against ...
'Ian Morris has established himself as a leader in making big history interesting and understandable' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel
'Morris succeeds ...
A Goodreads Choice Awards Nomination for Best History & Biography
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A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the ...
An exploration of how the British Empire policed piracy that balances a sociological investigation into maritime state power with epic storytelling.
Early in the seventeenth-century ...
A history of the Wars of the Roses from the perspective of the women behind some of the key participants. Warwick the Kingmaker, the Earl ...
In this intimate history of the extraordinary Black Plague pandemic that swept through the British Isles in 1665, Evelyn Lord focuses on the plague's ...
The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing ...
At the outbreak of WW2, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his ...
The book takes a new look at the archaeological and literary evidence and focuses on the fragmenting Diocese, provincial and civitas structures of post-Roman Britain ...
More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and ...
A beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by a bestselling author and expert on Ancient Rome.
Located at the ...
The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving ...
A History of Treason details British history from 1352 to 1946, covering major historical moments in a fascinating and innovative way, using the history of ...
There's nowhere quite like Piccadilly Circus.
From the moment they emerge, blinking from the underground station, visitors to Piccadilly Circus face a sensory onslaught ...
Immortalised by Shakespeare in Henry IV, Part I, Henry Percy, nicknamed 'Hotspur', is among the best known of all his warlike characters. As the young ...
