History

'Sapiens' showed us where we came from. 'Homo Deus' looked to the future. '21 Lessons for the 21st Century' explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of ter...

'Sapiens' showed us where we came from. 'Homo Deus' looked to the future. '21 Lessons for the 21st Century' explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of ter...

In '24 Hours at Agincourt', Michael Jones brings the iconic battle vividly to life, drawing on countless authentic eyewitness accounts to showcase both sides of the conflict in a panoramic tour-de-force.

Uncover the story of what happened in prehistoric Britain over 900,000 years ago, when the first humans arrived. Discover how people began to work metal, explore the mysteries of tombs and learn about everyday life in early Britain. Packed with facts and illustrations, infographics, and photos, t...

The perfect introduction to the First World War, this book highlights the 50 essential facts that everyone should know. Discover what caused the war and why it eventually affected every corner of the globe. The key battles, events and figures are all explored and recounted in succinct and easy-to...

Covering the 118 year period of Tudor rule, from 1485 until 1603, this book explores the origins of the Tudor dynasty through to its eventual demise after Elizabeth I's death. Discover how the Tudors changed the foundation of modern Britain - and how this impacted the whole world.

In May 1943, 617 Squadron RAF executed one of the most daring operations in military history. Flying barely 50 feet above the sea, Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his bombers mounted a raid against hydro-electric dams in Germany. Nearly 70 years later in April 2011, a new generation of elite flyers...

On 11 September 2001, 4 passenger aircraft were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon near Washington, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3000 people were killed. The narrative in the weeks and months that followed seemed straightforward: the attac...

The story of Hebden Bridge, told through the experiences of three generations of the prosperous Spencer family who made clothes for working men in the nineteenth century.

In 1951, the Festival of Britain commissioned a series of short guides they dubbed 'handbooks for the explorer'. Their aim was to encourage readers to venture out beyond the capital and on to 'the roads and the by-roads' to see Britain as a 'living country'. Yet these 13 guides did more than cele...