Our general historical titles, with particular strengths in social history, literary history, art history, history of education and historical biography.
Second edition of an authoritative study of socialist literature showing the racist and genocidal roots of socialist texts of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A masterful work of biography and garden and art history, describing the styles and legacy of the eminent Victorian designers the Nesfields.
A lavishly illustrated exploration of pet statues and memorials from around the world, and the often surprising and inspiring stories behind them.
A major illustrated reference work that provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the Graeco-Roman world that formed the backdrop for the New Testament.
An account of one of Europe's earliest scientific explorations of Egypt, showing how Carsten Niebuhr laid the foundations of modern Egyptology.
A controversial, detailed examination of the decisive events of the Falklands war, providing an important reassessment of the Battle of Goose Green.
A comprehensive study of the history of Christian ministry to seamen and sailors, from the Early Church to the modern era.
An authoritative account of the growth of the British public postal service from its local beginnings to national and international agreements.
A short study of the effects upon design, principally architecture, of the Reformation and the associated rejection of imagery in worship.
A scholarly but accessible history of playing cards, emphasising the diversity of design and usage in different countries, including tips on preservation.
An account of the remarkable life of Charles Plomer Hopkins, the maritime chaplain and trades unionist who led the first international seamen's strike.