A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra

An account of one of the most famous manuscripts in the world.

The life and times of Catherine de' Medici, by scholar of the Italian Renaissance Mary Hollingsworth

A timely, magisterial new history of Churchill’s life and politics, focusing on his dealings with Russia and the Soviet Union.

A thrilling political history about the months that brought England to the cusp of civil war, from the acclaimed author of The Blazing World

A remarkable, eyewitness-based, narrative on what actually occurred in the first year of the Great War around the globe.

An engrossing history of the pivotal year when the future of England secured.

A sweeping history of emotion that spans the decades, from renowned author Ferdinand Mount.

In this day and age, whatever we think we feel, you can be sure that the past has had a part to play in it. In Soft, Ferdinand Mount tells the millennium-long history of emotion through vivid snapshots, masterly storytelling and bizarre historical anecdotes.

Revealing all the weird and wonderful ways people in the past expressed their grief and joy, Mount explores the shifting importa...

Bestselling historian William Dalrymple reinstates India as the great superpower of Ancient Asia.

A compelling new joint biography of Churchill and de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the twentieth century.