General & world history

The seven wonders of the ancient world

Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia. The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The...

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The secret lives of stones

£16.99

From the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpected acoustics of Stonehenge; from crystal balls to compass...

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Lost gardens of the world

£19.99

Lost Gardens of the World is an illustrated, romantic look at the great gardens of history that are now lost.

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Prose & cons

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As fans of ‘Just a Minute’ know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising wa...

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Wonders in the deep

£30.00

An awe-inspiring deep-dive into the treasures found on the sea floor and what they reveal about our past.

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Fear

£12.99

It’s been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been d...

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Money

£25.00

Money. The object of our desires. The engine of our genius. Humanity’s greatest invention. Whether we like it or not, our world revolves around money, but we rarely stop to think about it. Wh...

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History Hit story of England

£25.00

From battlefields, cathedrals and museums to castles and stately homes, from the Lancastrians, Yorkists and Roundhead Royalists to an abundance of kings called George (and Henry!), the history of o...

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A travel guide to the Middle Ages

£10.99

From the bustling bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings history alive in ‘A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages’...

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The rest is history

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Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys – there’s a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past R...

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Ancestors

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An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Rob...

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The seven wonders of the ancient world

The secret lives of stones

Lost gardens of the world

Prose & cons

Wonders in the deep

Fear

Money

History Hit story of England

A travel guide to the Middle Ages

The rest is history

Ancestors

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