History

Conceived in 1907, the Titanic was two years in design and 37 months in construction at the great Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was the biggest ship the world had ever seen, and thought to be indestructible. But she sank just five days into her maiden voyage, in 1912.

Before the unification of Italy in 1870, Naples was the capital of the largest of the separate Italian kingdoms. This book discusses the ruling European dynasty, the Bourbons of Naples, founded by Charles, son of King Philip V of Spain and grandson of Louis XIV of France, the Sun King.

Now the second-longest-reigning monarch after Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria ruled at the height of Britain's power on the world stage and was a symbol of stability at home and abroad. Against this background of pomp and power, she was a passionate woman who led an often turbulent private life. Victoria ...

War, revolution and love - dazzling medieval history from a rising star

What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all.

A timely updating of Spence's seminal work

An unforgettable and illuminating exploration of the legends of the British Isles.From the misty centuries of British and Irish prehistory to the height of the dark age, comes tales of giants and fairy-folk, druids and saints. From King Lear and King Arthur, to Fingal, Beowulf, Gwendolen and Guinevere ...

A tragic story of the British empire run amok and the plunder of great works of art

Over 100 years of the ultimate crime presented in a compelling year-by-year format.
Which monster longed to hear the sound of his own blood gushing?
Which French philanderer killed over 200 women in pursuit of their fortunes?
What did Jeffrey Dahmer do with the bodies of his victims?
Which millionaire's ...

A world-renowned historian presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet Union's collapse

A farewell to Eastern Europe and its vanishing culture.

November 22, 1963, is forever fixed in the world's memory. The Kennedy Assassination tells the complete story of that day and its aftermath, from the assassination of President Kennedy to the flood of bizarre conspiracy theories proposed by those eager to find--or perhaps obscure--the truth. With 100 ...

The extraordinary worlds created in our minds

Putting the Women Back into Roman History

D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This title provides an account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the campaign which effectively destroyed the German forces in France.

25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever.

'The Carnation Revolution reads like a political thriller.' The Times

On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes ...

WikiLeaks and Anonymous are driven by the same ideals and aims as the Illuminati were 250 years ago, and the next counter culture revolution has already begun online.

The years of 1895 to 1914 changed Britain's political landscape for ever. In this wide-ranging and sometimes controversial survey, one of our pre-eminent political historians dispels the popular myths that have grown up about this critical period in Britain's story and argues that it set the scene for much that is laudable about our nation today.

An insight into the world of science in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century Europe, through the prism of Mary Shelley's seminal novel.