A new biography that challenges narratives and restores one of medieval England’s most influential women to centre stage.
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Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire, by Antonia Senior
Antonia Senior's latest book draws from newly declassified files, making for a gripping read about the Soviet spy ring that changed history.
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Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs, by Antony Beevor
Mickey Mayhew reviews Antony Beevor's latest book, a concise, myth-dispelling account of Rasputin's life from adolescence to assassination.
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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn
A wide-ranging account of how innovation, economic conditions and ambition transformed early railways into a global revolution that reshaped the modern world.
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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn
A wide-ranging account of how innovation, economic conditions and ambition transformed early railways into a global revolution that reshaped the modern world.
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Shadow of a Queen, by Peter Tonkin
Robert Poley returns amid the intrigue surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots’s captivity in another of Peter Tonkin's depiction of plots and political tension in Elizabethan England.
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Berlin: Endgame 1945, by Prit Buttar
A study of the fall of Berlin revealing how rivalries, ideology, and personal testimonies defined the chaotic end of the Nazi regime.
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Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings, by Steven Parissien
British history is traced through 25 iconic buildings – from Maiden Castle to 30 St Mary Axe – in this blend of architectural perusal and cultural insight.
A new biography that challenges narratives and restores one of medieval England’s most influential women to centre stage. Antonia Senior's latest book draws from newly declassified files, making for a gripping read about the Soviet spy ring that changed history. Mickey Mayhew reviews Antony Beevor's latest book, a concise, myth-dispelling account of Rasputin's life from adolescence to assassination. Michael Mccomb A wide-ranging account of how innovation, economic conditions and ambition transformed early railways into a global revolution that reshaped the modern world. Trevor James In 1943 Allied reconnaissance identified a major military development site on the Baltic coast, and so began a complex and hazardous smuggling mission of supersonic weaponry. Gautam Hazarika A moving and beautifully crafted blend of wartime memoir, transforming one soldier’s forgotten journal into an extraordinary journey across the British Empire and back home again. Grace Brown Watching the Detectives is an exciting and engaging anthology that combines crime writing, psychological suspense and science fiction. Trevor James A skilfully researched look into the turbulence of the 12th-century Middle East and the complexity of factors affecting the Crusades. An ambitious and engaging study of two of the medieval world’s most mythologised organisations. A nuanced and globe-spanning examination of how Protestantism’s often chaotic missionary efforts helped shape the early modern world.
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Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire, by Antonia Senior
Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs, by Antony Beevor
The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850, by David Gwyn
Stealing Hitler’s Rocket: The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain, by Guy Walters
Empire’s Witness: A Soldier’s Secret War Diary 1942-5, by Philip James Day
Watching the Detectives: An Aspects of Crime Short Story Collection
The Crusader Storm, by Nicholas Morton
Assassins and Templars: A Battle in Myth and Blood, by Steve Tibble
The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion, by Alec Ryrie
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The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025 – Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa, by Saul David
Tunisgrad shows how the Allied campaign after Alamein pushed the Axis out of Africa, draining Germany of men and materiel at a critical moment. David skilfully blends grand strategy with the human stories of the soldiers who fought it.
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Ring in the New
Our authors highlight some of the books they are looking forward to reading in 2021.