General History
the Elder in 899 to the death of Edgar in 975.
General History
After Agincourt WB Bartlett 15th March, hb, eb, £25, 9781398126190
Abbeville Press
The Second Oldest Profession Barbara Zucker
9th March, hb, £19.95, 9780789215215
Illustrated exploration of an age-old occupation, at once life-giving and freighted with contradictory ideas about women and their bodies: the wet nurse.
Amaurea Press
Kin, Kilts & Kolonie G Roger Knight 19th March, hb, eb, £40, 9781914278938
Historical study of the Scots who travelled to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) to make their fortune. Fascinating stories of the families in migration and on return.
Amber Books
Celts Martin J Dougherty 19th May, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781838866969
Generously illustrated, Celts examines the different tribes and how they lived, fought and survived as a people. The truth behind the stories of naked warriors, beheadings, druids and magic.
Treasures of the Vikings Tom Horne 19th May, hb, £19.99, 9781838866624
Photographic celebration of the wonders of the Norse raiders and explorers, from how they lived to the treasures they made or plundered.
Amberley
Dynasties: The Noble Families of England Patrick Coleman
15th February, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398123670
Overview of the history of the aristocracy in England from the Saxon period to the present.
Nobility and Fortune TD Asch 15th March, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398120440
Asch looks at the story of England from the accession of Edward
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Agincourt took place in 1415 but what happened next? Specifically over the next seven years? Why didn’t a victorious Henry V become king of France?
Sons and Daughters of Perdition Stephen David
15th May, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398124974
Revealing story of how Simon de Montfort’s legacy played out among his banished children.
Anne Boleyn’s First Love Jan-Marie Knights 15th June, hb, eb, £22.99, 9781398127968
The tragic story of Henry Percy, Warden of the North and the first love of Anne Boleyn.
Saving Byzantium Laura Bolick 15th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781398122192
New interpretation of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine empire and one that is sure to stimulate renewed interest and discussion.
Roman Life on Hadrian’s Wall Claire Millington
15th May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781398126497
Pieces together the wide- ranging archaeological evidence at Hadrian’s Wall to reveal the lives of non-combatants who lived there alongside the Roman army.
Samuel Pepys in 50 Places and Objects Paul Kendall
15th June, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398128637
Artefacts, buildings and places that together provide a fascinating insight into the life and legacy of the 17th-century London diarist.
Heroines of the Tudor World
Sharon Bennett Connolly 15th July, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781398133518
The stories of the most remarkable women from European history in the time of the Tudor dynasty, 1485-1603.
The Austen Girls Helen Amy 15th March, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781398133471
Sisters Jane and Cassandra Austen were inseparable and sought
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one another’s approval in all important decisions. Amy asks would Jane have become a novelist without Cassandra?
Amistad
Radical Reparations Marcus Anthony Hunter 12th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780063004733
Groundbreaking argument from one of the nation’s foremost voices on reparations.
Anthem Press
British Entanglement With Brazilian Slavery Joseph Mulhern
10th February, hb, eb, £80, 9781839984662
Looks beyond the British empire and the Slavery Abolition Act to focus on Brazil as the final frontier of Britain’s centuries- long involvement with transatlantic slavery.
Postal Data Analysis and US Economic History in the 19th Century Robert Dimand, Michael O’Reilly, Emily Sanders, Thomas Velk, Mengyue
7th July, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781839990731
Uses unexploited postal data to explore regional economic fluctuations and to study social mobility and status among postmasters, particularly women and African Americans.
What is the State For? Douglas Moggach 10th March, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781839993879
The first English translation and analysis of a 1793 text by Karl von Dalberg (1744-1817) in defence of enlightened absolutism against Kantian criticisms.
Inside the Russian Revolution Rheta Childe Dorr, Victoria Zhuravleva (ed)
3rd March, hb, £80, 9781839995255 pb, eb, £24.99, 9781839995262 The first republication of Dorr’s book (1917) that depicts the overthrow of the tsar as a positive move that raised hopes of Russia following the American path to constitutional democracy.
The History of Eugenics in Global Perspective Thomas Adam
2nd June, hb, eb, £80, 9781839996610
The first global history of eugenics, a philosophy that emerged at the end of the 19th century as a
global phenomenon that transcended religions, political orientations and ideologies.
Donald Thompson in Russia
Donald Thompson, David H Mould (ed) 10th March, hb, eb, £80, 9781839996733
1918 compilation of Thompson’s letters to his wife in Kansas, illustrated with photos, outlining his conspiracy theory that German intrigue among the masses led to Russia’s downfall.
Transnational Nationalism in the Mediterranean Sea Leslie Rogne Schumacher
7th April, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781839996856
Investigates how pre- nationalist ties between Mediterranean cultures have been inherited, repurposed and rejected by nationalist movements from 1815 until the present day.
Ten Days That Shook the World John Reed, William Benton Whisenhunt (ed), William Benton Whisenhunt
10th March, hb, £80, 9781839996986 pb, eb, £24.99, 9781839996993 Another view of Russia on the eve of revolution. The author is an interesting person in his own right as an American who became enamoured with fascism.
Series
Americans in Revolutionary Russia 10th March, 9781839997
Exciting series of republished diaries, letters and books by American eyewitnesses during the Russian revolutionary era (1914–1921). Russia from the American Embassy David R Francis, Vladimir V Noskov (ed) hb, £80, 129 pb, eb, £24.99, 136 Russian People Princess Julie Cantacuzene Countess Speransky, Norman E Saul (ed) hb, £80, 167 pb, eb, £24.99, 174 Intimate Letters from Petrograd Pauline S Crosley, Lee A Farrow (ed) hb, £80, 440 pb, eb, £24.99, 457
Publishing Science and Technology Under Franco Fernando Garcia Naharro
3rd March, hb, eb, £80, 9781839997693
Exhaustive analytical history of the great Spanish publishing house Editorial Gustavo Gili,specifically the scientific and technological works in its catalogue published under the Franco regime.
WEB Du Bois’ Africa Taharka Ade 3rd February, vol 1, pb, eb, £25, 9781839998010
Delivers for the first time a comprehensive Afrocentric investigation and critique of Du Bois’s writings on Africa and Pan-Africanism.
Genocide Thomas Earl Porter, John Cox
10th March, pb, eb, £25, 9781839998393
The purpose of this volume is not simply to compile yet another wearying chronicle of the horrors that have been committed by fellow human beings but is a broader analysis of what the word means.
Operational
Decision-making Milan Vego 7th July, hb, £55, 9781839998829 The highest art of operational leadership is that of making timely and sound decisions.
Crimes of States and Powerful Elites Claudia Radiven (ed), Simon Prideaux (ed)
14th April, pb, eb, £25, 9781839998874
Case studies investigating the crimes of the powerful, the social harms caused and the perpetuation of inequalities through lack of prosecution.
Apollo
Stealing Hitler’s Rocket Guy Walters 4th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781035910854
The incredible story of how one of Hitler’s top-secret V2 rockets was stolen by Poland and smuggled to Britain in an extraordinary operation.
The Roman Conquest Ferdinand Addis 9th July, hb, eb, £30, 9781789541014
Epic, visceral history of the Romans in Britain, from Caesar’s first attempt at conquering the island in 55BC to the fall of the Roman empire.
How to Build a Spitfire David Price 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781800242333
Homage to the fighter aircraft that helped win the Battle of Britain intertwines the stories of how the author built a replica Spitfire with the plane’s operational history.
Athens and Sparta Adrian Goldsworthy 23rd April, hb, eb, £35, 9781800245426
Dramatic exploration of two opposing cities examines the politics, war and extremes of human behaviour in the ancient world.
Eagle Days Victoria Taylor 23rd April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804542583
New research offers a revelatory insight into the men who flew Hitler’s air war against Britain in the summer of 1940.
Arcturus Oil
Ian Fitzgerald 1st February, hb, £19.99, 9781398828773
Lavish, full-colour reference guide explores the fascinating history of the substance that changed the modern world.
Gold Tony Lee Moral 1st February, hb, £19.99, 9781398829046
Enthralling book investigates the story of gold, examining what it is, how it came to be found and why it has played such an important part in history.
A History of the World Alex Woolf 1st June, hb, £24.99, 9781398853355
How did mankind get to where we are today? This book tells our story, through conflict and intrigue, power won and lost, great empires built and destroyed.
Classical Mythology Nathaniel Hawthorne 1st June, pb, £16.99, 9781398863132
Legendary heroes, powerful goddesses and vengeful monsters presented in a beautiful hardback collection of Greek and Roman mythology, vividly told and illustrated.
A History of the Classical World Elizabeth Wyse
1st June, pb, £16.99, 9781398863149
Smartly jacketed volume chronicles the rise
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