The story of Britain, from its first moments as an island to its possible future

All Behind You, Winston will tell the story of the most remarkable gathering of leaders in modern British history: the War Ministry that saw the country through its darkest - and finest - hour.

I know your street rather well. Count Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. Edmund de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story.

Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google.

Diaries, sketchbooks, common-places, notebooks, ledgers and ships' logs: how the blank book changed the way we think, and helped us change the world.

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)

For two and a half thousand years The Art of War has been the core text of military strategy and planning, providing leaders with enduring insights into tactics, psychology, discipline and the nature of power.

Vor über 66 Millionen Jahren von der Erde verschwunden, üben Dinosaurier seit ihrer Wiederentdeckung im 19. Jahrhundert eine ungeheure Faszination auf den Menschen aus. Kein Wunder, dass man früh den Wunsch verspürte, nicht nur Fossilien und Skelette betrachten zu können. Im Jahr 1830 malte ein englischer Wissenschaftler namens Henry De la Beche das erste Stück Paläokunst: eine überwältigende, herrlich makabre Darstellung prähistorischer Reptilien, die sich unter Wasser bekämpfen. ...