History

General History

From the lavishly illustrated, popular 'Seventy' series to the award-winning scholarship in The True History of Chocolate, from such engrossing reads as The Story of Writing and Gay Life and Culture, our books on history are broad in reach, ambitious in scale and second to none.

Power and Profit

Power and Profit

The Merchant in Medieval Europe

  • Paperback
Splendid … a story pre-eminently worth reading – The London Review of Books

Queen Elizabeth II - A Photographic Portrait

Queen Elizabeth II

A Photographic Portrait

  • Hardback
A stunning collection of images by world-renowned photographers – Daily Express

Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day

Renaissance Florence on Five Florins a Day

  • Hardback
Excellent … one of the most original – and certainly wittiest – guidebooks to Tuscany … If you want a guidebook that allows you to see Florence through completely new eyes, then look no further – Yorkshire Evening Post

Renaissance People

Renaissance People

Lives that Shaped the Modern Age

  • Hardback
Wonderful … manages to get across the richness and variety of those two centuries by presenting us with the lives of nearly one hundred people who fashioned the modern world – Good Book Guide

The Renaissance Complete

The Renaissance Complete

  • Paperback
A masterwork – The New York Times Book Review

Revolution in Hungary

Revolution in Hungary

The 1956 Budapest Uprising

  • Hardback
This document, shot by a brave man who stood briefly beside them, does the struggle justice – almost in real time – Robin Muir, The World of Interiors

The Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church

An Illustrated History

  • Hardback
The most intellectually bracing short history of the Roman Catholic Church to have appeared for decades … – The Sunday Telegraph

The Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church

An Illustrated History

  • Paperback
The most intellectually bracing short history of the Roman Catholic Church to have appeared for decades – The Sunday Telegraph

Russia of the Tsars

Russia of the Tsars

  • Paperback
Combines the high production values associated with Thames & Hudson with the impressive text to be expected from a leading specialist on the period – The Historical Association

Russia: A Concise History

Russia: A Concise History

  • Paperback
Ronald Hingley copes with the complexities and the vastness with admirable clarity – The Times

Samurai

Samurai

The Japanese Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual

  • PLC (no jacket)
All you need to know about maintaining the honour of the Samurai class both on and off the battlefield – Military History Monthly

The Scots

The Scots

A Photohistory

  • Hardback
An enthralling visual history which brings the country to life – Scottish Field

Scotland - A Concise History

Scotland: A Concise History

  • Paperback
Magnificently illustrated, it is a constant visual delight … an admirable introduction to a fascinating subject – The Scotsman

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Scotland: A Concise History

Scotland: A Concise History

  • Paperback
Will be warmly welcomed by general and specialist readers alike – The Scotsman Magazine