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The Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic's gripping account of how political turmoil in Paris from 1870-1871 gave rise to Impressionism.
'Astonishing. A true story which ...
History's Strangest Deaths, the debut book from Riley Knight, host of the popular podcast Half-Arsed History, highlights the many and varied ways that people ...
An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world.
'A rollercoaster of historical narration' History Today
'This is a ...
'Epic history as it is meant to be written!' Simon Sebag Montefiore
'A sweeping and panoramic account of the first great superpower rivalry - a definitive ...
'A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling' John Guy
'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore
A definitive and ...
For the first time, the First Nations story of Cook's arrival, and what blackfellas want everyone to know about the coming of Europeans.
Winner ...
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed why some ...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE
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'Magnificent . . . Important and hugely readable' William Dalrymple, Financial Times
'A wildly ambitious ...
This beautiful book, a labour of love by Mike Donaldson, showcases the Aboriginal rock art of Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula and the Dampier Archipelago ...
The thrilling history of one of Europe's most dramatic conflicts, that would shape the great wars to come
Less than a month after it ...
The epic story of one of the world's most enduring civilisations and empires.
'For who is so indifferent or indolent as not to wish ...
A bold new story of human progress, told through six materials that built our world and will transform our future. For fans of Tim Marshall ...
A groundbreaking history of how the Black Death unleashed revolutionary change across the medieval world and ushered in the modern age.
In 1346, a catastrophic ...
A brilliant new history of the city, told through the lens of its popes. In Rome the echoes of the past resound clearly in its ...
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world
In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six ...