Rebel King: The Making of a Monarch
No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller
Bestselling author Tom Bower reveals the making of a monarch – King Charles III
European history
The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
‘An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader’ WALTER ISAACSON
From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People
An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the world.
Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain’s Wildest Century
‘The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you’d be mad not to want to live there yourself’ GUARDIAN
Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court
The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.
Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain
From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster
‘A rich social history … Paxman’s book could hardly be more colourful, and I enjoyed each page enormously’ DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES
‘Vividly told … Paxman’s fine narrative powers are at their best’ THE TIMES
The Restless Republic: Britain without a Crown: Unabridged edition
THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
Eleven years when Britain had no king.
River Kings: The Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021
‘Astonishing and compelling’ Bernard Cornwell
‘This superb book is like a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed’ THE TIMES Books of the Year
Elizabethans: A History of How Modern Britain Was Forged
The Sunday Times bestseller
THE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain’s Elizabethan Age by bestselling writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr
Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult
AS SEEN IN THE TIMES AND UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL
The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller
‘THE ROYAL BOOK OF THE YEAR’ Daily Mail
THIS CRISIS IS AS BIG AS THE ABDICATION – SAYS LACEY, HISTORICAL ADVISOR TO THE CROWN.
The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn’t get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON
’A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ
A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018
From the foremost historian of 20th century Spain, A People Betrayed is the story of the devastating betrayal of Spain by its political class, its military and its Church.
Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier
A brilliant history of Prince Rupert of the Rhine from his penniless start, becoming a soldier in his teenage years, up to his life as King Charles I’s most famous and spectacular general.
Blenheim: Battle for Europe: How Two Men Stopped the French Conquest of Europe
In the summer of 1704, French conquest seemed inevitable. In this bestselling history, Charles Spencer traces the story of how it was prevented.
Althorp: The Story of an English House
The definitive history of one of England’s greatest houses: Althorp, where for five hundred years the Spencer family have made their home.
Island Stories: An Unconventional History of Britain
‘Concise, elegant and lucid … A very useful primer on the delusions of an English mentality’ Guardian
What do we get wrong about Britain’s history and its place in the world?
In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
‘Never less than compelling … She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life’ Tom Holland, Literary Review
‘Starts with an erupting volcano – and then gets more exciting … Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging’ Sarah Bakewell