The history and legacy of the forgotten leaders who established Europe’s first modern republic
The vivid, feminine-inflected pleasure gardens that defined Regency Britain’s outdoor culture
A definitive account of Britain’s uncanny music genre shaped by memory and nostalgia
A fascinating portrait of Auguste Comte, nineteenth-century mathematician and philosopher
How Russian was shaped by centuries of conflict, creativity and cultural change
A richly illustrated historical guide to kissing in art, politics, science and literature
A reappraisal of Arcimboldo’s visionary, startlingly subversive art
A dynamic account of Bob Dylan’s enduring career
A fresh look at our perennial interest in martial arts.
Reveals the wit and brilliance of Renaissance master Annibale Carracci
A witty botanical memoir revealing the astonishing diversity and wonder of oaks
A revealing history of the nomadic empire that transformed Eurasia’s political world