
Five Things You Might Not Know About London’s Maritime History
Margarette Lincoln offers five things that you may not know about London’s maritime world in the age of…
Margarette Lincoln offers five things that you may not know about London’s maritime world in the age of…
We spoke to Eleri Lynn, fashion historian and curator responsible for the dress collection at Historic Royal Palaces,…
To coincide with the launch of The Tiger in the Smoke by Lynda Nead – her third publication for…
In Mob Town: A History of Crime and Disorder in the East End, John Bennett delves into four…
Described by The Times as ‘the biographical equivalent of a buddy film’, Margaret Willes’ The Curious World of…
Matthew Lockwood offers a fresh and fascinating history of crime and violence in England through the office of…
A unique, in-depth view of London during the record-breaking hot weather of 1858, Rosemary Ashton’s One Hot Summer uncovers crucial…
On this day in 1817, Jane Austen passed away in Winchester, England at the age of 41. In…
2017 marks 500 years since the Reformation. Peter Marshall, author of Heretics and Believers, asks whether Henry VIII really was…
On International Women’s Day, Reporting War author Ray Moseley celebrates the outstanding work of the courageous women reporters of…
For much of recorded history, the most frequent, horrific, destructive and yet strangely overshadowed form of collective human…
Steve Pincus’ latest book, The Heart of the Declaration, offers a new perspective on the influences that shaped the…
Harry Kelsey’s new book The First Circumnavigators contains fascinating stories of treachery, greed, murder, desertion and disaster, but also shows…
Sleep—or the lack of it—is important to everyone. Yet its history has barely been told. Sasha Handley, author…
by Malcolm Vale, author of Henry V: The Conscience of a King – ‘By the kyng. Trusty and…