European History

'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire ... History at its most gripping' Telegraph Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear- the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has...

The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of Antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides...

Founder of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII was a crucial figure in English history. In this acclaimed study of the king's life and reign, the distinguished historian S. B. Chrimes...

From the bestselling author of the Brunetti crime series comes The Jewels of Paradise, a gripping tale of intrigue, music, history and greed and Donna Leon's first stand-alone novel. From...

Don't miss the third adrenaline-filled, action-adventure in the Joe Mason series! When Joe Mason agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives only...

The dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas, and forged a new world order Steam power transformed our world. It revolutionized work and production, but...

Enjoy holidays the Scandinavian way with seasonal, family-friendly food and crafts! Whether you're a fan of whimsical modern Scandinavian style or have Scandinavian heritage yourself, you'll love this hygge handbook...

An exciting new telling of the life of Anne Boleyn, using new archival research to reveal the woman behind the myth, from the acclaimed historian Dr Estelle Paranque. A queen...

Some of what they say about witches is true. A witch story unlike any other, from one of the UK's most outstanding LGBT writers. She dug her mother's grave in...

NOW A MAJOR NEW TV SERIES: CAROL DRINKWATER'S SECRET PROVENCE The first in Carol Drinkwater's bestselling series set on a Provencal olive farm. 'She writes so well you can almost...

Skulduggery, power struggles and politics. A fascinating re-examination of Anglo-Saxon England told through the secret lives of the saints. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Femina 'Ramirez blasts a...

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germany. The war is over. But there are still secrets to be found amidst the ashes...

'When I was at primary school, my teacher asked if any of us had heard of Charles Dickens. I was amazed she knew his name, because, until that moment, I...

His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, his mother a Christian princess. Groomed from childhood for a position of authority, Khubilai snatched the position of Great Khan, becoming...

Miller provides a clear and comprehensible narrative, a coherent and accurate synthesis, intended as a guide for students and the general reader to an extremely complex period in British history....

Tony Brooks was unique. He was barely out of school when recruited in 1941 by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), the wartime secret service established by Churchill to 'set Europe...

This brand new and fully updated edition provides a comprehensive and highly visual introduction to Sardinia. Superb new photography captures the rich history, rugged landscape, local people and variety of...

Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Rome. Explore ancient ruins and view Renaissance masterpieces...

The devastating follow-up to the massive bestseller The Outcast. What happens when everything a man believes in - the army, his country, his marriage - begins to crumble... Hal Treherne...

A New Yorker staff writer, investigates his grandfather, a Nazi Party Chief, in this "unflinching, gorgeously written, and deeply moving exploration of morality, family, and war" (Patrick Radden Keefe, author...

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Alice and Sonny investigate the kidnapping of a Hollywood star, in this thrilling installment of the bestselling Mysteries at Sea series, from award-winning author A.M. Howell. Alice and Sonny's family...

This is a story about a piano and its most prodigious player - how it, along with him, survived. When her father died, singer songwriter Roxanne de Bastion inherited a...

This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and...

'Moved me to tears' Angela Petch bestselling author of The Tuscan Secret In 1944 in war-torn Dubrovnik Branko Milisic holds his newborn daughter Safranka and wishes her a better future....

'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines 'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century ... unforgettable'...

In an Italian city ravaged by plague, Sofia's mother carves beautiful mementoes from bones. But one day, she doesn't return home. Did her work lead her into danger? Sofia and...

The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel 'Absolutely outrageous. A total snigger-fest.' SINDHU VEE 'Unputdownable. Thoroughly enjoyable and twisted.' KATERINA DIAMOND Welcome to a hen do where revenge is...

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The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust. Over 16 million copies sold worldwide 'Every human being should read this book' Simon Sinek One of the outstanding classics to emerge...

Massmarket edition of the hardback bestseller- In The Story of the World in 100 Moments Oliver presents a remarkable journey through time, curating one hundred moments that shaped our world,...

A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from former Cabinet minister Rory Stewart Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a...

An essential short history of Russia by acclaimed writer and expert Mark Galeotti, taking us from Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great, to the Russian Revolution, the fall of...

A page-turning collection of dark and twisted crime stories from the international bestselling author of the Harry Hole series. **THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR** **Shortlisted for the Crime Writers'...

Discover the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire in the stunning first instalment of The Golden Age, an epic new series from the nation's finest historical novelist After...

Can a broken town survive a second tragedy? The follow-up to the international bestseller Beartown Can a broken town survive a second tragedy? By the time the last goal is...

The internationally bestselling and prize-winning history of German life in the fallout of the Third Reich, filled with eye-opening, shocking and vitally human stories of ruin, repression and revival. THE...

From award-winning author and historian Janet McCalman, the engrossing tale of Tasmanian convict settlers in colonial Victoria It was meant to be 'Victoria the Free', uncontaminated by the Convict Stain....

The Sunday Times no.1 bestseller on the incredible true story of WW2's most infamous Nazi prison, and the colourful characters behind its walls Colditz Castle- a forbidding Gothic tower on...

A coming-of-age novel about love and obsession, set in a silent convent in 1950s Italy Isabella is worldly, alluring and brazen. Everything that Bridget is not. So when they both...

The gripping bestselling account of the largest military campaign ever, by the much-acclaimed WW2 historian Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than a...

The graphic adaptation of one of the world's most-loved books 'June, 1942- I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to...

Tuchman's spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war - reissued for the 2014 Centenary War pressed against every frontier. Suddenly dismayed, governments struggled and twisted...

Bernard Samson gets caught up in the messy unravelling of the USSR in the second novel of the Faith, Hope, Charity trilogy Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the second...

A myth-busting, page-turning history of the Battle of Britain History is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of...

\"The best modern single-volume history of the war on the Western Front\" (The Spectator), by the acclaimed author of the bestselling Passchendaele In the annals of military history, the Western...