An exploration of André Breton’s life-long commitment to the visual arts.
The colourful story of fancy dress in Britain.
The first scholarly biography in English for nearly a century of Albertus Magnus.
The first general account of Italian poet Francesco Petrarca in over thirty years.
Shows how Shakespeare portrayed working people with insight, compassion and purpose.
A history of the world’s greatest and yet most incomprehensible sport: cricket.
A new portrait of The Who through the prism of pop art.
A superbly illustrated chronology of the Soviet Union’s extraordinary achievements in space exploration.
A superb overview of pivotal Renaissance philosopher, writer and historian Machiavelli.
A concise yet comprehensive critical biography of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Unwraps the history of the UK’s most popular takeaway.
A history of tomb-raiders in Egypt since antiquity.