Plebs Romana
Peter Jones‘Jones has an eagle’s high eye for the history of Rome’ The Times ‘Jones makes the classical world feel both beguiling and fresh’ Sunday TimesYou may think about the Roman Empire every day, but I bet …
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Deadwood
Peter Cozzens‘What Peter Cozzens has done with this remarkable book is to show us that the truth about Deadwood is, in fact, even more interesting than the myth.’ S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of …
Peacemaker
Thant Myint-U‘A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own’ Rory Stewart’A brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age’ …
V-Force
Jonathan Glancey‘Impressive… Glancey has written an engaging and affectionate account of the V-bombers, not least the figures who made it all possible.’ TelegraphTHE THREE VERY DIFFERENT models of V class bomber co …
Land Between the Rivers
Bartle BullRRP: £16.99
‘Elegant, erudite, ambitious, inventive – a remarkable blend of research, imagination and first-hand experience.’ Rory Stewart’A sweeping and superbly written epic’ Wall Street Journal ‘A work of grea …
Queen Catherine’s Court
Sophie ShorlandRRP: £12.99
‘A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama… refreshing.’ THE TIMES’A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait… Wittily written and rich in detail’ Miranda SeymourCatherine of Braganza …
The People's Victory
Lucy Noakes‘The VE Day book’ Amol Rajan, Today, Radio 4’Although redolent with the scent of bonfires and patterned with the crisscross of bunting, The People’s Victory does far more than just paint a picture of …
Dark Brilliance
Paul StrathernRRP: £12.99
A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Floren …
Fulvia
Jane Draycott‘A thoroughly rapacious woman…as cruel as she is greedy’ Cicero’A woman who took no thought for spinning or housekeeping…meddlesome and headstrong’ Plutarch'[She] caused the death of many, both to …
Tripped
Norman OhlerRRP: £10.99
AS FEATURED ON THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE’Entertaining’ The Times’Utterly fascinating and illuminating’ Sinclair McKay’Fascinating… An astonishing read, with remarkably vivid protagonists’ Harald Jähn …
The Lost Queen
Sophie Shorland‘A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama… refreshing.’ THE TIMES’A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait… Wittily written and rich in detail’ Miranda SeymourDespite Catherine of …
Fallen
Mick ConefreyRRP: £10.99
‘Mick Conefrey’s Fallen is a marvellously researched and written story about the enigma of George Mallory and the fulfilment of his “Because it’s there!”‘ Peter Hillary’Mick Conefrey’s gripping accoun …
Much Ado About Numbers
Rob EastawayRRP: £10.99
‘A spectacular journey… Highly recommended!’ Dr Simon Smith, The Shakespeare Institute ‘A fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics.’ Prof Sarah Hart, author of Once Upo …
The Ghost at the Feast
Robert KaganRRP: £30.00
An NPR Book of the YearAt the dawn of the twentieth century, the United States was one of the world’s richest, most populous, most technologically advanced nations. It was also a nation divided along …
A Savage Moon
Theodore BrunRRP: £14.99
‘A full-blooded page-turner’ Ben KaneAn epic, spellbinding Viking fantasy of blood and battle, weaving together history, fantasy and ancient myth. Perfect for fans of The Northman and Game of Thrones. …
Once Upon a Time World
Jonathan MilesRRP: £12.99
‘Phenomenal… Utterly absorbing’ Sunday Times, ‘Book of the Week”[A] fabulous romp of a book’***** Mail on Sunday A Financial Times ‘Book to Read in 2023’In 1835, Lord Brougham founded Cannes, intro …
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