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A celebration of the centenary of the world’s most famous motor race, the Le Mans 24 Hours
...Central Europe is not just a space on a map but also a region of shared experience – of mutual borrowings, impositions, and misapprehensions. From the Roman Empire onwards, it has been the ta...
Few regions of Britain are as holidayed in, as well-loved or as mythologised as Cornwall. From the woodlands of the Tamar Valley to the remote peninsula of Penwith – via the wilderness of Bod...
A fascinating, evocative history of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, two poor but idealistic young men who created a Victorian publishing empire.
...Imagine it’s the year 1500 and you’ve lost your precious silver spoons – or perhaps your neighbour has stolen them. Or maybe your child has a fever. Or you’re facing trial. ...
The beautiful county of Cornwall is one of the most popular of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.
...From Peter Marshall, winner of the Wolfson Prize 2018, Storm’s Edge is a new history of the Orkney Islands that delves deep into island politics, folk beliefs and community m...
Nagyrev, Hungary, 1929. Over 160 mysterious deaths. A group of local wives conspiring t...
A fascinating, frightening and sometimes funny window into an all-too recent world – everyday life in Britain in the shadow of the mushroom cloud. There have been many histories of the Cold W...
‘Sound Tracks’ tells the history of our relationship with music in 60 detective stories, each focusing on the discovery of a musical instrument in archaeological digs around the world. ...
A Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2023
A Spectator Book of the Year 2023
The Irish Times No.1 Bestseller
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‘A lively picture of multiple operators scrambling to steal a march on the competition . . . Lavishly detailed’ When Rachel loses five family members in five months, grief magnifies other absences. Running across moors and mountains used to help her feel at home in her body and the world, but now she becomes... In A Short History of Flowers, Advolly Richmond of Gardeners’ World explores the exciting stories behind the most popular garden flowers. From the author of The Darkening Age, Heresy is perfect for readers of Tom Holland, Karen Armstrong, Mary Beard and Bettany Hughes. In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat the Nazi propaganda machine, which crowed victory and smeared its enemies. But inside... From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of gro... The untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts ‘An outstanding work’ – Philippa Gregory ‘A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity’ Helen Fry, historian and author of ... SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023 This volume examines how photography has been used by artists to capture, create and expand the category ‘Queer’. It bookmarks different thematic concerns central to queer photography, ... A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Sunday Telegraph<... Drawing on decades of experience excavating shipwrecks around the world, renowned maritime archeologist David Gibbins reveals the riches beneath the waves and shows us how the treasures found there... Shakespeare’s book
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FINANCIAL TIMESIn her nature
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