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Philip Ball
The Water KingdomSelected as a Book of the Year by The Times and...Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The EconomistChina's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue. Yet, over five thousand years, one ... -
Alex Renton
Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family’s Story of SlaveryWhen British Caribbean slavery was abolished ac...When British Caribbean slavery was abolished across most of the British Empire in 1833, it was not the newly liberated who received compensation, but the tens of thousands of enslavers who were pai... -
Alice Roberts
Buried: An alternative history of the first millennium in BritainFunerary rituals show us what people thought ab...Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearr... -
Joshua Levine
Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion PictureIn 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more th...In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The ... -
Suzanne Fagence Cooper
How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William MorrisWilliam Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, he...William Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement - was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still with us to... -
Donald S Murray
Red Star Over HebridesEven as he grew up on the edge of Lewis, the va...Even as he grew up on the edge of Lewis, the vastness of Russia never felt too distant for Donald S Murray. Its great literary traditions were often discussed in his home village, while the politic... -
Oskar Jensen
Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century LondonDickensian London is brought to real and vivid ...Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this Wolfson History Prize-shortlisted portrait by a rising-star historian and New Generation ThinkerUntil now, our view of bustling late Geor... -
Isabel Hardman
Fighting for Life: The Twelve Battles that Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its FutureSince its foundation in 1948, the NHS has come ...Since its foundation in 1948, the NHS has come to define our national identity; it even topped the "what makes Britain great" poll in 2022. It has made history (and the headlines) again and again -... -
Fiona Sampson
Starlight Wood: Walking back to the Romantic CountrysideWe think we know the Romantic countryside: that...We think we know the Romantic countryside: that series of picturesque landscapes familiar from paintings, poems and music that are still part of Britain's idea of itself today. But for the Romantic... -
James Canton
Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of Our AncestorsFor thousands of years, our ancestors held a cl...For thousands of years, our ancestors held a close connection with the landscapes they lived in. They imbued it with meaning: stone monuments, sacred groves, places of pilgrimage. In our modern wor... -
Helen Czerski
Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our WorldIn a book that will recalibrate our view of thi...In a book that will recalibrate our view of this defining feature of our planet, physicist Helen Czerski dives deep to illuminate the murky depths of the ocean engine, examining the messengers, pas... -
Weird Walk
Weird Walk: Wanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual YearIn this book is a radical idea. By walking the ...In this book is a radical idea. By walking the ancient landscape of Britain and following the wheel of the year, we can reconnect to our shared folklore, to the seasons and to nature. Let this haun...
