The '45 Rising has been romanticised over the centuries in many books and films, and still arouses strong emotions in Scotland, but this is the first comprehensive history ever. więcej »

AD 500 is written as a practical survival guide for the use of civilised visitors to the barbaric islands of Britain and Ireland. więcej »

AD 500 is written as a practical survival guide for the use of civilised visitors to the barbaric islands of Britain and Ireland. więcej »

From the man described by Amanda Foreman as 'one of the most eminent naval historians of our age' comes the story of how this country's maritime power helped Britain gain unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. więcej »

At the dawn of the seventeenth century, when Mary, Queen of Scots, was dead and Elizabeth grown old, the English turned from their glorious but ageing queen to Mary's son, James VI of Scots - the rising sun in the north. więcej »

When this book begins, in the reign of Edward VII, Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. więcej »

The author of Akenfield's brilliant reconstruction of life in England between the wars, a period abounding with astonishing figures from Joynson-Hicks cleaning up London's morals while defending the shooting of 379 Indians at Amritsar, to T. więcej »

What special circumstances produced the works of Shakespeare?
In this book, 'The greatest literary scholar of his generation' (Independent) explains how the history of the Elizabethan era is the backdrop to William Shakespeare and his plays. więcej »

What special circumstances produced the works of Shakespeare?
In this book, 'The greatest literary scholar of his generation' (Independent) explains how the history of the Elizabethan era is the backdrop to William Shakespeare and his plays. więcej »

The truth about the sacrifice and suffering on the home front during World War I is rarely discussed. więcej »