International History

A brilliantly written combination of family memoir, social history and nature writing.

Mudlarker and photographer Lisa Woollett takes us on an exhilarating journey around Britain's forgotten coastline

The story of a remarkable Irishman who served the British Empire for almost fifty years. His extraordinary military career took in countless conflicts, two World Wars, acts of heroism and encounters with royalty. Containing Kelly's personal photographs this is a fascinating look at individual bravery and the closing years of the British Empire.

Historian Lucy Worsley visits Jane Austen at home, exploring the author's life through the places which meant the most to her.

Among them, a Vice Chamberlain with many vices, a Maid of Honour with a secret marriage, a pushy painter, an alcoholic equerry, a Wild Boy, a penniless poet, a dwarf comedian, two mysterious turbaned Turks and any number of discarded royal mistresses.

Historian, author and TV presenter Lucy Worsley delves into the detail of Queen Victoria's life in this major new biography.

'Joyous ... a book that makes other journalists weep with envy' The Economist 'Provocative, touching, and sensitively written ... an eloquent, brilliantly researched account' Sunday Times One of The Economist's best books by foreign correspondents.

One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea.

Operation Mincemeat. The German Abwehr. MI5. D-Day Normandy Landings. Executed German spies at Wandsworth Prison.

For the last century, financial crash after financial crash has sent shockwaves through our world. It's time we learned from them.

A fascinating look into a collection of Georgian recipes and medicines