History

The first volume of Hobsbawm's classic and universally acclaimed trilogy on the 19th century, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great

Exploring the often misunderstood work of Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, the author positions Machiavelli's writings as a turning point in our understanding of the relation between war and law as these create and maintain the State.

A brilliantly concise history of London, with a distinctive perspective focusing on the city in its national and, more importantly, international contexts, rather than London itself. Why did London become the foremost international city, how did it sustain that position, and what is happening to it now?

A controversial and sweeping re-examination of the First World War and its enduring consequences.

A concise history of one of the world's greatest and most comprehensive museum collections, from its founding in 1753 to the present day.

William Bottrell collected his material on the legends, folktales and folklore of West Cornwall during the second half of the nineteenth century, at a time when the art of story telling was very much alive.

The untold tale of the Brits who infiltrated the Nazi hierarchy

Today's copyright wars can seem unprecedented. Sparked by the digital revolution that has made copyright--and its violation--a part of everyday life, fights over intellectual property have pitted creators, Hollywood, and governments against consumers, pirates, Silicon Valley, and open-access advocates. ...

This illustrated and comprehensive guide offers the history of the Crusades, both romanticized and real. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this book profiles this most turbulent time in world history and the people who were part of it.

Appealing to both modern-day travellers and those fascinated by world history, The Exploration Experience brings the stories of these intrepid explorers to life with the inclusion of removable facsimile memorabilia.

India's experience of British colonialism. The true financial, social and ecological cost of British rule and the contrasting experiences of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh following independence.

For centuries the world has debated whether torture is an evil required to protect society or whether it is cruel and unnecessary punishment.
The Illustrated History of Torture is a social history spanning from Ancient Rome to the current War on Terror and including Roman gladiators, the Spanish Inquisition, ...

The story of the Irish revolutionary period in the early 20th century from the perspective of female activists. This book highlights a time when vast numbers of Irish women were politicised and imprisoned for their beliefs, with a special emphasis on one prison - Kilmainham Gaol.

At the beginning of 1918, the war was not going well for the Entente allies, especially on the Western front. In March, three years of what had effectively become siege warfare conducted along a line of trenches was "unlocked" by the German spring offensive. Suddenly it was a war of movement again for ...

Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument explores the history of the 1840s Irish Famine in visual representation, commemoration and collective memory from the 19th century until the present, across Ireland and the nations of its diaspora, explaining why since the 1990s the Famine past has come to matter so much in our present.

An incisive tribute to one of Britain's most powerful and influential monarchs ever. Queen of Great Britain and sovereign of an empire on which the sun never set, Victoria ruled for an unprecedented 64 years--a record only surpassed by Queen Elizabeth in 2015. With more than 200 photographs, Victoria ...

The final chapter in the Penguin History of Europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of To Hell and Back

After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the twentieth century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as being 'to Hell and back,' the years from 1950 to 2017 brought ...

The first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II.

A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. ...

A kaleidoscopic history of the 1990s, a decade of fin-de-siecle hope and exuberance - plus the events, ideas and people who made and broke it