Following on from Danubia and the bestselling Germania, Lotharingia is the final instalment in Simon Winder's hilarious and informative personal exploration of European history.

A forensic history of dying, death, and mourning in Victorian Britain by the acclaimed historian Judith Flanders, bestselling author of The Victorian House.

A celebration of the alphabet, from its beginnings to its pre-eminence as the organizing principle for the world's knowledge.

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings.

As seen on Channel 4's WWII Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails, this is the incredible story of four escape routes out of Nazi occupied Europe, of the Allied servicemen who used them, and of the men and women of the Resistance who risked their lives to create and run them.

A brilliantly readable history of privacy with a simple and urgent argument: private life is a precious and sustaining resource that must be defended.

An authoritative, original and exciting history of the French nation, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

The definitive account of the extraordinary people of Sparta, from the world's leading expert.

An engaging popular history of the magically enchanting early-English civilization on which Tolkien based his world of The Lord of the Rings.