To mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, this extraordinary new history is an urgent appraisal of 100 years of mismanagement and missed opportunities.
Thoughtful and sometimes provocative, What a Bloody Awful Country reflects on how both Loyalists and Republicans might have played their cards differently and, ultimately, how the actions of successive British governments have amounted to a masterclass in failed statecraft.
Power is shifting. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, James waiting to become King. Everywhere, there is opportunity to ascend. But who will thrive, and who will fail, under the new King? Will it be the scholar Francis Bacon or his hated rival the attorney Edward Coke?
A unique account that raises questions which are inseparable from the world of international football, exploring how competitive football has proven to be a non-negotiable clause in exercising nationhood.
Russia's Road to War with Ukraine is a concise entry-level account of the path to the conflict that now dominates our headlines. It offers an objective and lively narrative, peppered with eye-witness accounts, of the key moments of drama leading to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Kensington palace has been described as a royal menagerie, a hive of industrious freeloaders, an ant heap and even a lunatic asylum. Tom Quinn takes the reader behind the official version of palace history to discover intriguing, sometimes wild, often scandalous, but frequently heart-warming stories.
Who Owns History? delves into the crucial debate over the Elgin Marbles, but also offers a system for the return of cultural property based on human rights law principles that are being developed by the courts.
The first biography of new Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, an inspiring tale of personal struggle and political intrigue. Varadkar has been both highly visible and a key player in negotiations between the EU and Britain over Brexit and issues surrounding the Irish border with the North.