Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World – Victoria Finlay
£25.00Fascinating look at the uses and methods of making cloth and the extent to which fabric is a rich source of culture, creativity, symbolism and connection worldwide.
Index, A History of the – Dennis Duncan
£20.00A charming and engaging historical journey exploring the evolution of the humble but indispensable index, and the way in which it has shaped literary and intellectual culture.
Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House – Adrian Tinniswood
£30.00Entertaining look at the often extreme lengths to which enterprising aristocrats went to preserve and finance their country homes in the wake of social and economic change.
Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village – Marit Kapla
£20.00Extraordinary oral histories collected by the editor who has interviewed almost all of the surviving inhabitants of a village whose population has shrunk as automation has transformed the lumber industry.
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace – Max Hastings
£25.00More than 300 accounts of the experience of war from Roman times to the present from a wide range of men and women, compiled by the historian and former war correspondent.
Spymaster: The Man Who Saved MI6 – Helen Fry
£20.00Absorbing tale of Thomas Kendrick, working undercover in 1920s Vienna, who schemed to thwart communist agents and later the Nazis, enabling thousands of Jews to escape the Holocaust.
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity – David Graeber & David Wengrow
£30.00Ambitious re-evaluation of our past which draws on new evidence from ancient sites across the world and stresses the variety and complexity of early societies.
The Dublin Railway Murder – Thomas Morris
£16.99A fascinating and meticulously researched true-crime history of a grisly train-station murder and subsequent police investigation which captivated 1850s Dublin.
The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies – Irving Finkel
£25.00An examination of Assyrian and Babylonian cunieform which uncovers a rich tradition of spirit wisdom, mythologies and the telling of ghost stories from past times.
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe – Mark Mazower
£30.00Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Greek independence, a highly readable account of the ferocious struggle against the Ottomans.
The Greeks: A Global History – Roderick Beaton
£25.00Compelling account of the extraordinary worldwide reach of Greek culture over the past 3,000 years and of the ways in which Greek ideas have shaped the modern world.
The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs – Marc David Baer
£30.00Chronological and thematic survey of more than 600 years of Ottoman history which emphasises the extent to which it is inseperable from the history of Europe.
The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World – Malcom Gaskill
£20.00Compelling story of Hugh and Mary Parsons, settlers in New England, who became the focus of the colony’s discontent as witchcraft provided a convenient explanation for the many hardships of pioneering life.
The Rule of Laws: A 4000-year Quest to Order the World – Fernanda Pirie
£20.00Groundbreaking study of what law is, why it matters and how societies drew upon secular, sacred and scholarly traditions to create modern legal systems.
The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Famous Dynasty – Natalie Livingstone
£25.00Absorbing look at several generations of the women from the Frankfurt banking dynasty who carved out notable careers in science, politics, and social reform.
Unmasking Our Leaders – Michael Cockerell
£20.00Thoughtful, revealing, and amusing account of a life in political television by the veteran reporter who has interviewed the past 12 prime ministers as well as other senior politicians.