General History
Brilliantly readable, beautifully illustrated general history sweeps through the period from the builders of the first pyramids to Cleopatra.
Red Dawn Over China Frank Dikoetter 12th February, hb, eb, £30, 9781526670700
Commanding new history of China’s path to communism.
Alexander
Edmund Richardson 4th June, hb, eb, £25, 9781526658173
Richardson presents a revelatory biography of Alexander the Great, based on startling archaeological discoveries.
Unknown Enemy Dr Charles Dick 4th June, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526665966
Discover for the first time the story of Organisation Todt, a hidden and brutal engineering project overseen by Hitler at the heart of the Nazi machine.
The Red Brigades John Foot 18th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781526645739
The explosive story of a terrorist group who brought Italy to a standstill in the 1970s.
The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain Anna Whitelock
12th March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781408863534
Panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts and how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe.
The Far Edges of the Known World Owen Rees
26th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781526653727
In this bold, revisionist history of the ancient world Rees shifts readers’ focus away from the centres of Greece and Rome to the lively, long-ignored societies on the borders.
The Graces Breeze Barrington 23rd April, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781526663764
Spellbinding history uncovering Maria of Modena and her “graces”– extraordinary women who practised art, poetry and politics within the misogyny of the Restoration court.
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The Basque Witch-hunt Jan Machielsen 9th July, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781350607514
True story behind the witch-hunt of 1609, arguably Europe’s most sensational, and yet most misunderstood, witchcraft panic.
Hot Type Jeff Jarvis 11th June, hb, eb, £17.99, 9798765123959
An examination of the magnificent 19th-century machine that rendered Gutenberg’s movable type obsolete and opened the portal to the long century of mass media.
Bloomsbury Continuum
Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife Hetta Howes
12th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399408745
Spectacular work of history which takes us into the minds and lives of medieval women.
The Wise and Their Works AN Wilson 14th May, hb, eb, £35, 9781399412513
In-depth celebration of the marvel that was the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the people who inspired it.
Emperor of the Seas Jack Weatherford 26th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399417754
Gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry and technical innovation in the time of Kublai Khan by the author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.
Nine Days in May David Torrance 26th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781399423595
Author of the critically acclaimed The Wild Men explores another tumultuous and era- defining moment in British
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Wilkie Collins on Cornwall Wilkie Collins, Henry Brandling, Rick Stein
26th February, hb, £16.99, 9781851246564
Fascinating insight into a county before the arrival of railways.
Insatiable Appetites: Eating Out in Georgian London Peter Ross
14th May, hb, £30, 9781851246649
Follows hungry citizens over one day as they navigate culinary pleasures and horrors in the capital’s diverse food landscape.
William Tyndale and the English Language David Crystal
12th March, hb, £25, 9781851246656
Pioneering exploration of Tyndale’s enormous impact on the development of the English language.
Nature’s Apothecary Margaret Willes 2nd July, hb, £25, 9781851246694 Beautifully illustrated book shows the social, cultural and historical importance of plants and their role in both formal and folk medicine.
Bloomsbury Academic
political history: the General Strike of 1926.
Solidarity Rowan Williams 26th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781399431514
A major and timely idea of solidarity presented in an impassioned work.
Bodleian Library
Bookbindings David Pearson 28th May, hb, £50, 9781851246458
Richly illustrated throughout, this book provides a fascinating history of the development of bookbindings from Roman times to the present day.
Telegraph Railway Codes Deborah Susman (ed) 2nd April, hb, £9.99, 9781851246724
Quirky volume, drawn from code books published in the UK, America, Australia and the former British empire, provides a fascinating insight into the running of railways.
British Library Series
Little Books hb, £12.99 97807123557
Fun and comprehensive histories of folklore’s most famous, fascinating and polarising creatures. Written by leading scholars and experts of folklore and mythology. The Little Book of Fairies Carolyne Larrington 25th March, vol 3, 42 The Little Book of Unicorns Juliette Wood 14th April, vol 4, 97
British Museum Press
Samurai Rosina Buckland, Oleg Benesch
5th February, hb, £45, 9780714137018
The word “samurai” stands for ideals of courage, honour, self- sacrifice and loyalty. Yet much of the common understanding is imaginative fiction.
Cambridge University Press
The China Question Ho-fung Hung 12th February, hb, £30, 9781009559775
Surveying centuries of thought, Hung shows how both the West and China continue to promote orientalist stereotypes.
White Supremacy John Broich 19th March, hb, £22, 9781009627696
Powerful new history exposes white supremacy as a brittle construct that evolved through oppression and resistance.
The Dreaded Pox Olivia Weisser 19th February, hb, £25, 9781009651875
Remarkable history invites readers into the pox-riddled streets of early-modern London, telling stories of sex, suffering and stigma.
Chartwell Books
The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings
5th March, hb, £14.99, 9780785848806
With two of the most important documents in American history in a handsome edition.
Chronos Books
Entwined Histories: Essays on Poland, Britain, and Cultural Memory Piotr Wilczek
26th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781917704540
A diplomatic and literary journey through history, identity and memory.
Church
Anne Boleyn Martha Tatarnic 21st May, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781640658592
Provocative exploration of the queen’s life through a feminist lens examines her influence on the reformation and relevance for a new generation.
C Hurst
Enemy of the State Oliver Price 19th February, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781805265290
How state surveillance of left-wing individuals and groups was normalised in Cold War Britain under the guise of upholding democracy.
The Shah’s Party Robert Templer 5th March, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781805265696
Colourfully narrates a bizarre three-day extravaganza thrown by Iran’s phoney dynasty, which cost $700m and helped to precipitate the Shah’s downfall.
Prisoners of Empire Amal Chatterjee 9th April, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781805265733
Compelling social and political balance-sheet of empire, revealing how former colonies worldwide are still shackled by the legacies of colonial oppression.
The Truth About Empire Alan Lester (ed), Sathnam Sanghera
30th July, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781805265900
Sharp, authoritative essays on the dark realities of empire and the true historian’s importance for democracy amid history’s appropriation by apologists, racists and culture warriors.
Clemson University Press
28 Years a Slave Susanna Ashton (ed), Thomas Lewis Johnson
28th June, hb, eb, £114.50, 9781638042235
Born enslaved, Thomas Lewis Johnson became a Baptist minister, missionary and author, chronicling slavery’s cruelties and global Black perseverance.
Dialogue Books
A History of the World in Six Plagues Edna Bonhomme
12th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780349704395
An original and revolutionary social and scientific history examining the role of confinement in fostering and hindering epidemics.
Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line Elizabeth Lovatt
12th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780349704630
Brilliantly original exploration of queer history based on call logs from a 1990s lesbian phone helpline.
DK
Humans Alice Roberts 4th June, hb, £25, 9780241682746
The story of our evolution, with beautiful illustrations of our anatomy alongside mind-expanding diagrams of what we have achieved with it.
The History Book 5th March, hb, £20.99, 9780241723623 DK’s bestselling guide to the “big ideas” of history. Easy-to-follow explanations, innovative graphics, and intriguing quotes. Fully revised and updated.
A History of Horror, Fear and the Uncanny 2nd April, hb, £25, 9780241777442
Comprehensive and creepily illustrated guide explores the eerie landscapes of horror down the centuries and across the world.
The History of the USA Year by Year 7th May, hb, £25, 9780241794142 Captivating, richly illustrated book takes a strictly linear journey through the back story of the US. For history enthusiasts, students, and curious readers alike.
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