Based on the online blogs of acclaimed historian and author Ada Palmer, Inventing the Renaissance provides a fresh perspective on what makes this period one of the most captivating and unique parts of European history.

A panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts, and how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe.

A spectacular, vivid, groundbreaking work of history which takes us into the mind and lives of medieval women.

This book is about J. G. Ballard. This book is also about death, love and time travel.

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 compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research.

A compelling maritime story of shipwreck and plunder that breathes new life into one the greatest quests in the history of exploration: the search for the legendary City of Gold

This Korean bestseller from a 105-year-old professor – known as the grandfather of Korean philosophy – shows us how we can curate our own happiness from within, sharing his philosophical wisdom from a life long-lived as well as key teachings from ancient Korean philosophy.

What was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of the known world? In this bold revisionist history of the ancient world, Owen Rees shifts our focus from the centres of Greece and Rome to the lively, long-ignored societies on the borders.

Two great cities. One fierce rivalry. Countless untold stories.