The inspiring, painful stories of German prisoners, which shines new light onto Germany itself.
Shows how Napoleon Bonaparte took advantage of, and then ended, the French Revolution.
The first monograph in a generation of Renaissance master-artist Filippino Lippi.
The first truly global history of sexual violence, by acclaimed historian Joanna Bourke.
The first full study of the Catholic Church’s notorious Index of Prohibited Books.
A colourful and engaging account of the Devil’s influence on the English landscape.
Addresses William Wordsworth’s profound identification of the spirit of nature in trees.
A superbly illustrated account of Britain’s national treasure, the ruddy breasted robin.
A highly illustrated exploration of shipwrecks over 4,000 years.
The first culinary history of a truly remarkable fish, cod.
A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty.... Læs mere
Shows how Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel redefined people’s perception of human nature.