Babylon
Robert Fabbri‘This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable’ CONN IGGULDEN’Excellent . . . scintillating’ THE TIMESWho will save the fallen city? Let the games begin . . .Alexander the Great …
Genre: History
The Path of Peace
Anthony SeldonIn August 2021, Anthony Seldon set out on a gruelling 35-day pilgrimage from the Swiss border to the English Channel, following the historic route of the Western Front. From sumptuous towns in the eas …
On This Day in Politics
Iain DaleFrom the first meeting of an elected English parliament on 20 January 1265 to the abolition of the Slave Trade on 25 March 1807; from the Peterloo massacre of 16 August 1819 to Britain voting to leave …
The Commanders
Lloyd ClarkA fascinating biography of Patton, Montgomery and Rommel which reveals how these three unique personalities rose to the highest ranks.
The Reckoning
Mary L TrumpRRP: £9.99
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmerica is suffering from PTSD. The Reckoning diagnoses its core causes and helps begin the healing process.For four years, Donald J Trump inflicted an onslaught of overla …
Histories of the Unexpected
Sam WillisRRP: £10.99
‘History as you’ve never seen it before.’ Dan Snow’A wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories.’ Suzannah LipscombDid you know that the histor …
Spying and the Crown
Rory CormacRRP: £12.99
A Daily Mail Book of the Year and a The Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2021’Monumental.. Authoritative and highly readable.’ Ben Macintyre, The Times’A fascinating history of royal espionage.’ Su …
The Reign
Matthew EngelShe came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites. Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly – except the Q …
The Reign – Life in Elizabeth's Britain
Matthew EngelThe first part of Matthew Engel’s sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II.
Treasured
Christina RiggsRRP: £10.99
‘Impeccably researched and beautifully written’ David Wengrow’Utterly original’ Paul StrathernWhen it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turnin …
The Hard Road Will Take You Home
Anthony StazickerThis is not a straightforward memoir. Instead it is a book that distils the processes and tactics Anthony ‘Staz’ Stazicker gathered throughout his career in the Special Forces – gunfights, door-kickin …
The Prime Ministers We Never Had
Steve RichardsRRP: £9.99
BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more ‘prime ministerial’ than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become …
A Child of the East End
Jean FullertonRRP: £8.99
A brand new uplifting, emotional and sometimes shocking memoir about life in London’s oldest suburb, from the Queen of saga fiction Jean Fullerton . . . *One of my first East London memories is lying …
In Search of Us
Lucy MooreIn the late nineteenth century when non-European societies were seen merely as ‘living fossils’ offering an insight into how civilisation had evolved, anthropology was a thriving area of study. But, b …
Savages
Lucy MooreIn the late nineteenth century when non-European societies were seen merely as ‘living fossils’ offering an insight into how civilisation had evolved, anthropology was a thriving area of study. But, b …
The Year of Chaos
Malachi O'DohertyRRP: £10.99
‘Frank and incisive – an insightful look at the most tumultuous period of the Troubles.’ Ian Cobain’This is the Belfast I grew up in. Malachi writes from first-hand experience and brings back memories …
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