General History
period in the history of Great Britain from Thatcher to Covid-19.
The Firearm Revolution Catherine Fletcher 14th April, hb, eb, £30, 9780691272672
Account of how firearms changed Europe and the world.
A New World of Revolutions Arturo Chang
28th July, hb, eb, £35, 9780691280998
The hemispheric politics that shaped popular revolutions against European colonial rule.
Profile Books
Talking Classics Mary Beard 16th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781805220312
The world’s most acclaimed classicist on whether and why the Classics still matter.
Hoax
Madeleine Pelling 7th May, hb, eb, £22, 9781805222354
A ghost, a witch, a princess. Three transgressive women, fighting for their lives in the shadows of the Enlightenment. Pelling’s spellbinding history unpicks the stories of three incredible 18th-century hoaxes.
Children of Abraham Marc David Baer 2nd April, hb, eb, £25, 9781805223610
Timely and indispensable analysis of Muslim-Jewish relations, free from myths and counter-myths, by the author of the Wolfson Prize-shortlisted The Ottomans.
Quercus
SAS Great Escapes Five Damien Lewis 21st May, hb, eb, £22, 9781529448245
Latest instalment in the series.
Reaktion Books
Stories of the Stones Paul Robichaud 1st February, hb, eb, £25, 9781836391708
Uncovers the rich cultural afterlife of ancient stones and sacred landscapes.
Sons of Heaven Craig Clunas 1st March, hb, eb, £29, 9781836391760
Inside the lives, scandals and splendour of Ming China’s imperial ruling family.
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Taiwan Evan N Dawley 1st March, hb, eb, £20, 9781836391784
The island state’s story told through its people –their origins, struggles and transformations.
Antisemitisms Sander L Gilman 1st May, hb, eb, £16.95, 9781836391807
Powerful rethink of how antisemitic fantasies take shape and persist.
In Search of Trade and Fortune Lydia Towns
1st April, hb, eb, £25, 9781836391821
Reframes Cabot and Columbus within centuries of Atlantic trade and exploration.
The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living Katherine Harvey
1st April, hb, eb, £20, 9781836391845
Fresh look at medieval wellness that echoes modern healthy- living concerns.
Treasures on Earth Jeremy Harte 1st April, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781836391876
Uncovers the deep folklore of Britain’s buried riches, fears and desires.
The Scythians Caspar Meyer 1st May, vol 19, hb, eb, £18, 9781836391937
The Scythians as creators of culture and as subjects of enduring fascination.
Navigations Malyn Newitt 1st April, pb, eb, £14.95, 9781836392071
A re-examination of the Portuguese medieval and Renaissance voyages of discovery.
Desk Revolutionaries Biancamaria Fontana 1st July, hb, eb, £25, 9781836392491
The history of the forgotten leaders who established Europe’s first modern republic and their legacy.
River Books
Prince Chakrabongse’s 1911 Grand Tour
Narisa Chakrabongse (tr) 11th May, hb, £25, 9786164510944
Edited from diaries, journals and news items of the time, this is a fascinating account of a young Thai prince and his new bride travelling back to where they met.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Atlas of the Roman Empire David Potter, Anna Walsh (illus)
5th March, hb, £36.99, 9781917226196
Innovative cartographic history of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall, written by a renowned classicist and illustrated with exquisite hand- drawn maps and charismatic photography.
Robinson The Queen
Michelle Morgan 19th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781408783467
A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II told through 100 stories about her to mark the centenary of her birth.
Saqi Books
A Passage to Europe Rahul Markovits 21st May, hb, eb, £25, 9781849250955
From Gujarat to revolutionary Paris, Ahmad Khan’s journey rewrites empire and revolution. A Passage to Europe uncovers the global currents of power, mobility and resistance beyond Eurocentric history.
Scala Arts & Heritage
Fit for a King Ian Eaves, Stuart W Pyhrr 16th February, hb, £100, 9781785514005
This magnificent book is an unprecedented survey of Greenwich Tudor armour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Scala Books
Atlanta in 100 Objects Amy Durrell, Lisa Flaherty, Mark Hill 7th April, hb, £20, 9781785516252 Experience the vibrant history of Atlanta through its treasures. Richly illustrated.
Seren Books Muslim Wales
Abdul-Azim Ahmed Riverside Press
23rd February, pb, £14.99, 9781781727935
Explores the stories of nine Welsh places and the people, artefacts and buildings associated with them, to highlight the deep history of Islam in Wales.
Simon & Schuster
The Rebel Romanov Helen Rappaport 12th February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781398525986
To Queen Victoria she was Aunt Julie; to Catherine the Great she was Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna, granddaughter-in- law. This is the story of Princess Juliane Henriette Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg, the Rebel Romanov.
Mafia Ryan Gingeras 12th February, hb, eb, £25, 9781398531659
Important new book explores how mafias have dramatically affected governments, economies and cultures across the globe. This is a shadow history of the world.
Witchland Marion Gibson 4th June, hb, eb, £22, 9781398545144
History of the country’s biggest witch hunt, written by Renaissance and Magical Literatures professor.
Simon & Schuster Audio
Mafia Ryan Gingeras 12th February, audiofile, £21.99, 9781398543898
Details above.
Witchland Marion Gibson 4th June, audiofile, £21.99, 9781398545175
Details above.
Sona Books Greatest Battles: The Somme and Ypres Mike Lepine
16th June, hb, £22.50, 9781917259545
Featuring an exceptional selection of historic photographs, detailed battle maps, personal accounts, and expert analysis, this book provides a comprehensive account of these pivotal campaigns.
The World’s Greatest Military Aircraft Carolyn Thomas 12th May, hb, £30, 9781917259637 Climb into the cockpit of the world’s earliest
combat aircraft, from the French Voisin III to the German Albatross DVA.
Summersdale
Stories of Hope From Auschwitz Petra Stevenson
12th March, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781837997626
True stories of the rebels, Resistance fighters, saboteurs, escapees and survivors who held on to hope through the horrors of the Holocaust.
Ten Speed Graphic
The British Are Coming Vol 1 Rick Atkinson, Nora Neus
2nd June, pb, £23, 9780593799321
Graphic novel adapts the first half of the opening volume in Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s extraordinary trilogy about the American Revolution.
Thames & Hudson
Atlas of the Sky Christian Grataloup, Pierre Léna
16th July, hb, £30, 9780500030592
Fourth volume in the Atlas series is an all- encompassing history of the sky in 300 previously unpublished maps and infographics.
Great Kingdoms of Africa John Parker 7th May, pb, £14.99, 9780500298954
Essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies. “A vital work”– Irish Times.
Japan: A History in Objects Angus Lockyer
26th February, vol 1, hb, £35, 9780500481196
A history of the Japanese archipelago through material artefacts over 15 millennia.
The Making of the Middle Ages John Haywood
26th February, hb, £30, 9780500029800
Traces the tumultuous history of Europe during the early Middle Ages via 85 specially commissioned maps and an authoritative narrative.
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn Felix John Taylor
19th March, hb, £30, 9780500029183
First full-length narrative history of the esoteric society at the centre of the
19th- and 20th-century rise of the occult.
The Art of the Book: 75 Years of Thames & Hudson Anna Nyburg
12th March, hb, £50, 9780500028063
Celebration of 75 years of publishing at Thames & Hudson. A delight for bibliophiles, historians, art lovers and fans of the brand.
The Bodley Head
All We Say Ben Rhodes 28th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781847928887
A vital account of 15 speeches that tells the story of the US as a battle over what it means to be an American. From a former presidential speechwriter.
The British Academy
The Idea of Evangelisation Samuel Cardwell 28th May, hb, eb, £90, 9781805965787
Studies the origins of Christian ideas of evangelisation from c.100–c.750AD.
Catholicism and Elizabethan Seafaring Andrii Pastushenko
15th July, hb, eb, £70, 9781805966005
First study of Elizabethan seafarers revealing their Catholicism, shipboard religious cultures and overlooked Anglo- Spanish histories.
Series
Records of Social and Economic History David Brown 28th July, hb, eb, 9781805966 Sources for the study of social and economic history from the 11th century to modern times. The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury Vol 2, Part One: 1846-49 £135, 456 Vol 2, Part Two: 1850-55 £150, 210
The Syriac Galen Palimpsest Peter Ernst Pormann
28th February, hb, eb, £120, 9781805966692
Explores the palimpsest from the vantage point of numerous disciplines.
The History Press
The Little History of Storytelling Dawn Nelson
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