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The countryside is cherished by many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places, the moors and lochs, valleys and mountains, cottages and country houses. Yet the British countryside, so integral to our national identity, is rarely seen as having anything to do with British colonialis...

Based on outstanding original research, and brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore 2000 years of history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built.

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, ...

For over a century, Birmingham has been the second largest town in England, and at the heart of British history. In his enjoyable and thoughtful book, Richard Vinen captures the drama of a small village that grew to become the quintessential city of the twentieth century: a place once synonymous ...

In a history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global history, natural history, and future of...

From the Norman Invasion in 1066 to the eve of the First World War, this book takes a thousand-year jocular journey through the history of Britain and its global empire.

From the Norman Invasion in 1066 to the eve of the First World War, this book takes a thousand-year jocular journey through the history of Britain and its global empire.

Jump into Tudor life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. Discover why Henry VIII thought he'd married a horse, how the Tudors tortured their enemies and which shocking swear words they used. It's all in Horrible Histories: Cut-Throat Celts: fully illustrated throughout and packed ...

Follow the development, decline, and later revival of Britain's iconic railways with bestselling railway author Julian Holland. Discover their remarkable history through expert commentary, stunning photographs, and archive material from a lifetime of railway research.

The seeming tranquility of many rural landscapes can hide a combative history. This biography of one such landscape, Ashdown Forest in the Weald of Sussex, exemplifies the evolving conflicts that have taken place over many centuries. Wealth and poverty, power and exclusion, have all characterised...