Imagine that you are researching your family history and discover an ancient English mansion which belonged to your ancestors… but…
I’d never heard of Lettice Knollys before. This is the first proper biography of her, from the author of Crown…
A brilliant collection of poems from the perspectives of famous historical people. Inspiring, educational and thought-provoking, the poems bring history…
Vanished cities, towns and villages have a strange appeal. We can admire how nature takes over them while we mourn…
Never before have I been so repelled and fascinated at once by a book. This one is all about poisons…
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) turns 100 this year. This ambitious, enormous book is an ‘authorised’ history which makes extensive…
Here’s something a bit different for you this Valentine’s Day. Last year, we had fictional dates from hell! The year…
A fascinating chronicle of a vanished industry and a commodity which was once essential to every aspect of life in…
I knew very little about Albanian history before reading this book, so it was certainly educational. As a memoir, it…
A unique mix of biography, journalism, politics and nature writing, this is a very thought-provoking book. I found the content…