SECTION SPONSOR Te History Press
London, 1984 Stephen Brooke 15th February, hb, eb, £35, 9780198862888 Against the backdrop of dramatic political and social change driven by Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative government, London, 1984 examines the capital’s history during a tumultuous decade.
A Noble Ruin W Jeffrey Tatum 1st March, hb, eb, £26.99, 9780197694909 The fullest biography of Mark Antony in English, A Noble Ruin provides a fresh account of his personal life and public career.
Palgrave Macmillan
Visualizing History’s Fragments Ashley R Sanders 8th March, 1.pb, eb, £59.99, 9783031469756 Combines a methodological guide with an extended case study to show how digital research methods can be used to explore ethnicity, gender and early modern Algerian society and politics.
Papillote Press
Resistance, Refuge, Revival: The Indigenous Kalinagos of Dominica Lennox Honychurch 29th February, pb, £13.99, 9781739130329 What happened to the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean? Most were wiped out. On Dominica, they survived. Honychurch sheds new light on the cultural history of a remarkable people.
Penguin
The Battle of the Beams Tom Whipple 9th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780552177801 Winning the war of the air and the airwaves helped the Allies win the Second World War. This is the thrilling story of the maverick genius Reginald Jones who made that possible.
The Savage Storm James Holland 23rd May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781804991404 The Second World War 2 in microcosm, told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight.
Pen & Sword History
History Vs Hollywood MJ Trow 30th March, hb, £20, 9781399066501 Written in a light, easy style, the book also raises issues and creates debate about both film and history.
Pen & Sword Military
De Gaulle and Churchill Evan McGilvray 30th March, hb, £25, 9781526786463 Examines the tense and complicated relationship between General de Gaulle, as leader of the Free French, and Churchill and the British government.
Picador
Heresy Catherine Nixey 7th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781529040357 From the author of The Darkening Age, Heretic is perfect for readers of Tom Holland, Karen Armstrong, Richard Ovenden, Mary Beard and Bettany Hughes.
Wise Animals Tom Chatfield 8th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781529079746 Brilliantly original exploration of humanity’s intimate relationship with technology, from the emergence of our species to the advent of AI and beyond.
Nostalgia Agnes Arnold-Forster 25th April, hb, eb, £25, 9781529091366 A dazzling history of that most slippery of emotions by an acclaimed young historian.
Rites of Passage Judith Flanders 29th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781509816972 Forensic history of dying, death and mourning in Victorian Britain by bestselling author of The Victorian House.
Divine Might Natalie Haynes 2nd May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529089516 On Greek goddesses, a scintillating follow-up to Pandora’s Jar.
Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny Con Coughlin 20th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781529074925 Riveting and insightful
account of Bashar al-Assad and his tyrannical regime, from the bestselling author of Saddam: The Secret Life.
Pluto Press
The Patriots’ Dilemma Timothy Messer-Kruse 20th April, pb, eb, £19.99, 9780745349671 Provocative interpretation of early US history argues that abolitionism among the founders was motivated by white racism.
Princeton University Press
Out of One, Many Jennifer T Roberts 9th July, hb, eb, £30, 9780691181479 Sweeping new account of Ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity.
Reading the Odyssey Jonas Grethlein, Sabrina Stolfa (tr) 4th June, hb, eb, £30, 9780691182490 Fresh and original introduction shows how Homer’s evergreen work continues to shape literature, film, art and even the ways we make sense of our lives.
The End of Empires and a World Remade Martin Thomas 14th May, hb, eb, £35, 9780691190921 Capacious history of decolonisation, from the decline of empires to the era of globalisation.
After 1177 BC Eric H Cline 16th April, hb, eb, £28, 9780691192130 Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed— why some civilisations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever.
1177 BC: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed Eric H Cline, Glynnis Fawkes (illus) 16th April, pb, eb, £20, 9780691213026 Beautiful, full-colour version.
Pox Romana Colin Elliott 2nd April, hb, eb, £28, 9780691219158 Wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle.
Birthing Romans Anna Bonnell Freidin
GENERAL HISTORY
16th July, hb, eb, £38, 9780691226279 How Romans coped with the anxieties and risks of childbirth.
Puerto Rico: A National History Jorell Melendez-Badillo 28th May, hb, eb, £25, 9780691231273 Panoramic overview of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today.
Dolia Caroline Cheung 18th June, hb, eb, £45, 9780691243009 The story of the Roman Empire’s enormous wine industry told through the remarkable ceramic storage and shipping containers that made it possible.
Provenance and Possession: Acquisitions From the Portuguese Empire in Renaissance Italy KJP Lowe 4th June, hb, eb, £38, 9780691246840 Thought-provoking study of how knowledge of provenance was not transferred with enslaved people and goods from the Portuguese trading empire to Renaissance Italy.
Profile
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx Jerry Toner 1st February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781781255766 The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire.
At the Edge of Empire Edward Wong 13th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781788162654 The essential history of modern China, told through the story of one family.
Love in a Time of Hate Florian Illies, Simon Pare (tr) 8th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781800811164 The love lives of famous Europeans as war approaches from the author of 1913.
The Language Puzzle Steven Mithen 7th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781800811584 Groundbreaking account of prehistory from one of the most esteemed archaeologists working today.
All That She Carried Tiya Miles
1st February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781800818217 A historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women.
Reaktion
All Mapped Out Mike Duggan 1st February, hb, eb, £16, 9781789148367 Unique approach to maps explores how they have shaped society and culture.
How the Spanish Empire Was Built Felipe Fernández- Armesto, Manuel Lucena Giraldo 1st February, hb, eb, £25, 9781789148404 Fast-paced and entertain- ing journey through 400 years of Latin American and Spanish history.
A Devilish Kind of Courage Andrew Whitehead 1st March, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781789148442 The notorious 1911 London gunfight, the Siege of Sidney Street, and its antecedents and consequences.
The English Soul Peter Ackroyd 1st March, hb, eb, £20, 9781789148459 Magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the last 1,400 years.
Libertine London Julie Peakman 1st March, hb, eb, £25, 9781789148473 Unveils the complex sex lives of libertine women in 18th-century London.
Outposts of Diplomacy GR Berridge 1st March, hb, eb, £25, 9781789148497 Well-illustrated history of the diplomatic embassy, from antiquity to today.
Nether World Drew D Gray 1st April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781789148541 Reveals the gritty, everyday lives of Victorian Londoners via the city’s police courts.
Strike Up the Band Helen Crisp, Jules Stewart 1st April, hb, eb, £20, 9781789148565 A spirited chronicle of New York during the 1920s.
Behind the Privet Hedge Michael Gilson 1st May, hb, eb, £16.95, 9781789148602
Unearths the British national obsession with the suburban garden and highlights the forgotten figure of Richard Sudell.
In the Service of the Shogun Frederik Cryns 1st May, hb, eb, £16, 9781789148640 William Adams’ extraordi- nary journey from helms- man to influential adviser in feudal Japan.
SERIES
Medieval Lives hb, eb, £16.95, 978178914 Covering one of the most fascinating periods in history, the Medieval Lives series presents people, concepts and events of the time, drawing on political and social history, philosophy, mate- rial culture and science. The Teutonic Knights Aleksander Pluskowski 1st May,vol 10 8688 The Art of Medieval Falconry Yannis Hadjinicolaou 1st July, vol 11 9104 The Troubadours Linda M Paterson 1st July, vol 12 9197
The Three
Kingdoms of Korea Richard D McBride II 1st June, hb, eb, £18, 9781789148756 Sheds new light on the history and legacy of Korea’s Three Kingdoms period.
British Comics James Chapman 1st July, pb, eb, £15, 9781789149128 New in paperback, this book offers a unique cultural history of British comic papers and magazines.
Chequered Past, Uncertain Present: A History of Pakistan Tahir Kamran 1st July, hb, eb, £30, 9781789149135 Narrates the ebbs and flows of Pakistan’s history, beginning with the Indus Valley civilisation up to very recent times with the state in crisis.
The Medieval Scriptorium Sara J Charles 1st July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781789149166 Immersive journey through medieval manuscript production in the Latin Christian world.
Myths, Muses and Mortals William Furley 1st July, hb, eb, £25, 9781789149173 Mesmerising account of Ancient Greek life draws
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