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Neil MacGregor’s radio series ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’ has been a unique event that has set a benchmark for public service broadcasting in the UK and across the world. This book is the tie-in to that event, reproducing the scripts describing the objects that made us who we are.
The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East
This illustrated history celebrates one of London’s unsung but much-loved public spaces, Bishops Park. It is published to coincide with the re-opening of the park following a major new project to restory key elements of the original design and improve facilities.
From a prize-winning author, this book charts the course of Christianity from ancient history onwards.
This guide to the Greek and Roman myths brings classical mythology to life. It features a blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the afterlives of the myths and the relevance of their messages today.
The 70s are probably the most important and fascinating period in modern British political history. ‘When The Lights Went Out’ goes in search of what really happened, what it felt like at the time, and where it was all leading.
Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century. This text sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking the reader to the Middle Ages, and showing everything from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haute couture.
The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich’s world history for the curious of all ages…
‘Thames’ is about the river from source to sea. It covers history from prehistoric times onwards, the flora & fauna of the river, paintings & photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, smells & colours, its literature, laws & landscape, its magic & myths, its architecture, trade & weather.
Situated in Yorkshire, surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men, is Wentworth, the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain. This volume tells the story of its demise. It is the story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in 50 turbulent years in the 20th century.
Himmelfarb contrasts the Enlightenment in Britain, France and the United States and shows how the abstracted idealism of man (combined with a disparagement of the common man) that characterised the French Enlightenment has wrongly been given primacy by generations of thinkers.
This authoritative text recreates the battle for Stalingrad that became the focus of Hitler and Stalin’s determination to win the gruesome and vicious war for the Eastern front.
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