A nuanced and globe-spanning examination of how Protestantism’s often chaotic missionary efforts helped shape the early modern world.
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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.
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Operation Berlin, by Michael Ridpath
An aspiring journalist and an historian investigate a murder in the German capital amid Hitler's rise and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.
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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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No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One, by Andrew Lambert
As debate intensifies over Britain’s role in world security, Andrew Lambert offers a timely reassessment of the country’s 19th-century grand strategy.
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The Tudors in Love, by Sarah Gristwood
The latest from the acclaimed Tudor historian looks at a new area of study: the courtly code.
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Queen High, by C.J. Carey
An alternate reality where Wallis Simpson is queen is a compulsive literary thriller.
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Members Behaving Badly: A History of Britain in 52 Parliamentary Rogues, by Debbie Kilroy
An exploration of British parliamentary history from 1603 to 1945 through the scandals, misconduct and crimes of rogue MPs.
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. 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. An aspiring journalist and an historian investigate a murder in the German capital amid Hitler's rise and the collapse of the Weimar Republic. Trevor James A study of the fall of Berlin revealing how rivalries, ideology, and personal testimonies defined the chaotic end of the Nazi regime. Nicola Cornick An exploration of British parliamentary history from 1603 to 1945 through the scandals, misconduct and crimes of rogue MPs. A worthy re-evaluation of the reign of Offa, showing through varied evidence how his power shaped Mercia’s dominance and early English state formation.
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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
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The World’s Reformation: How Protestantism Became a Global Religion, by Alec Ryrie
Building Britannia: A History of Britain in 25 Buildings, by Steven Parissien
Operation Berlin, by Michael Ridpath
Berlin: Endgame 1945, by Prit Buttar
Members Behaving Badly: A History of Britain in 52 Parliamentary Rogues, by Debbie Kilroy
Offa: King of the Mercians, by Rory Naismith
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