Behind the Book – A Natural History of Wine
‘Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle have written one of the most fascinating wine books ever. Consummate scientist-storytellers, they take us into ‘universes’ of wine…
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Under Cover of Darkness: An Extract
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Why I Became an X Troop Commando
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Six People Who Shaped Madrid
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Art of the Grimoire: 7 Spell Books Through History
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What Stories Do Old Towns Tell?
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A Dickensland Extract: The Haunted Bridge
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In Search of the River Jordan
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Under Cover of Darkness: An Extract
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Why I Became an X Troop Commando
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Six People Who Shaped Madrid
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Art of the Grimoire: 7 Spell Books Through History
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What Stories Do Old Towns Tell?
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A Dickensland Extract: The Haunted Bridge
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75 years of Our NHS: an excerpt from Andrew Seaton’s new book
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In Search of the River Jordan
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What is ‘Liveliness’ in Tudor art? By Dr Christina Faraday
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Tracking Down Eighteenth-Century Optimists and Pessimists – By Penelope J. Corfield
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A Celebration of The Yale Pelican History of Art Series
‘A landmark in art history publishing.’ Yale are very proud to publish the distinguished Yale University Press Pelican History of Art series, described as…
The Battle of Britain: The Battle Won
‘How did the British achieve this victory? Statistics can often illustrate the decline of one side as against the other. Here the statistics tell…
The Battle of Agincourt: The Longbow
‘He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam’d, And rouse him at the name…
Mass Migration and the Lost World of Byzantium
‘In a pre-mechanical world, where human muscle was one of the main forms of motive power, young, fit people were a precious natural resource…
The Battle of Britain: The Crisis
‘On 1 August Hitler issued Führer Directive No. 17 … The RAF must be eliminated as well as its ground installations and the aircraft industry.’…
The Battle of Britain: Overture
‘Germany had every reason to be confident of victory in the ensuing battle.’ On 15 September 1940 Britain came under air attack from the German…
Wellington after Waterloo – An Article by Rory Muir
Wellington after Waterloo by Rory Muir The Duke of Wellington felt far from triumphant after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, famously remarking that “I don’t…
The End of the War: The Atom Bomb & Japan’s Capitulation
Characterised by wars, crises and disasters, the years between 1914 and 1945 are considered the ‘German chapter’ in the history of the West, as well…
Xerxes, The Builder of Persepolis: Part III
Xerxes, Great King of the Persian Empire from 486-465 BC, is the focus of a lively new biography – Xerxes: A Persian Life –…
Eureka! The Gift of Imagination
How does the ‘eureka moment’ happen? Who are the people that create a ‘eureka moment’ and what are their characteristics? What are the stories…
Eureka! Discovering the Modern Inventor
How does the ‘eureka moment’ happen? Who are the people that create a ‘eureka moment’ and what are their characteristics? What are the stories…
Eureka! How Does Invention Happen?
How does the ‘eureka moment’ happen? Who are the people that create a ‘eureka moment’ and what are their characteristics? What are the stories…
Jewish Lives – New Biographies
Yale are very proud to publish the Jewish Lives series, a collection of biographies that focus on prominent and influential figures in the worlds of art, entertainment, literature, philosophy…
The Catholic Church, Pope Francis and The Shroud of Turin
The mystery surrounding the Shroud of Turin has fascinated people for centuries. Often considered to be the burial cloth of Jesus – with accounts…