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Life of Mendel

First published in 1932. The widespread influence of Gregor Johann Mendel¿s work who, little known in his lifetime, was one of the pionee...

Slumming - Sexual and Social Politics in Victorian London

"Arresting. Koven's scholarship is excellent, and this book will appeal across a wide range of disciplines."--James Epstein, Vanderbilt U...

The Covent Garden Ladies - the book that inspired BBC2's 'Harlots'

***By the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE*** 'A fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life' MAIL O...

The Hungry Empire - How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World

The way in which food drove the development of the British Empire and the way by extension that the trade in tea or the need for cod (for...

Ain't I a Woman?

A collection of Sojourner Truth's iconic words, including her famous speech at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio A former...

The 1619 Project - A New American Origin Story

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story o...

A Cultural History of Medicine in the Age of Enlightenment

The Enlightenment, as concept and time period, was haunted by ambiguities about the relationships between mind and body, humans and the n...

A Cultural History of Medicine in the Renaissance

Since the 'cultural turn' of the 1980s the history of Renaissance medicine has been radically transformed, with older narratives stood on...

The Devastating Wake

The Devastating Wake describes the environmental and social impacts of 13,000 voyages from New England to the Pacific Ocean in the ninete...

Speak for England - Leo Amery and the British Empire in the Age of Churchill

Leo Amery was a leading British Conservative politician and imperialist who played a pivotal role in the fall of Neville Chamberlain and ...

Killing Napoleon - The Plot to Blow up Bonaparte

New paperback edition - An amazing story that is still largely unknown in the English-speaking world - the plot to blow up Napoleon, an e...

Confronting Napoleon: Levin Von Bennigsen's Memoir of the Campaign in Poland, 1806-1807 - Volume II - The Friedland Campaign

Volume 2 of General Levin von Bennigsen's memoirs offer unique insights into the epic confrontation between the French and Russians in Po...

Holding the Political Center in Illinois - Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War

The importance of political moderation in preserving the Union Holding the Political Center in Illinois charts the political trajectory o...

Tippu Tip - Ivory, Slavery and Discovery in the Scramble for Africa

Embark on a gripping journey through the life of Tippu Tip, a pioneering 19th-century ivory trader whose exploits left an indelible mark ...

Italy's Honour and Liberty - A Wargamers Companion to the Great Italian Wars, 1494-1559

The book begins with a brief historical overview of the Italian Wars before moving on to look at the different troop types in the conflic...

Robert E. Lee's Reluctant Warrior - The Life of Cavalry Commander and Railroad Businessman, Brigadier General Williams Carter Wickham

Williams Carter Wickham fought bravely for the south as a Confederate cavalry officer, finishing the war as a brigadier general. He also ...

In the Thickest of the Fray - Mississippians at Gettysburg in Their Own Words

The Magnolia State sent eleven infantry regiments and one artillery battery to Gettysburg. The individual memories were published in news...

North Carolina's Confederate Hospitals - Volume II, 1864-1865

This book is the second volume of an organizational examination of North Carolina's Confederate hospitals and why they existed. This cont...

Race and Africa - Cultural and Historical Legacies

Beginning with the premise that race is a global phenomenon configured in the political context of European empire, this book presents st...

Broken Threads - My Family From Empire to Independence

'Unforgettable' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Spell-binding' PETER FRANKOPAN 'Fascinating' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE

African Narratives of Slavery and Abolition - Testimonies from the 19th-Century

Patient Voices in Britain, 1840-1948

Patient voices in Britain repositions the patient at the centre of healthcare histories. By prioritising the patient's perspective in the...

Bismarck's War - The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe

'Superb on the human consequences of war, ravishing in its evocations of wartime life' The Times 'Compassionate and thought-provoking his...

Johnsonville - Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4-5, 1864

Johnsonville unearths a wealth of new material that sheds light on the creation and strategic role of the Union supply depot, the use of ...

The Notorious Massacre At Calabar In 1767

A close study of an event that had major repercussions for British participation in the Atlantic slave trade.

Hunting the Falcon - Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe

A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England for...

Broken Threads - My Family From Empire to Independence

An extraordinary history of Mishal Husain's four grandparents, whose lives were shaped by the tumultuous politics and prejudices of empir...

Possessed By the Devil - The Real History of the Islandmagee Witches and Ireland's Only Mass Witchcraft Trial

An updated and expanded edition examining Ireland's onyl mass witchcraft trial and the effect it had on Islandmagee's residents years aft...

The Overland Campaign - Grant Vs Lee 1864

A fully illustrated, accessible account of the Richmond campaign.

The Blood-Tinted Waters of the Shenandoah - The 1864 Valley Campaign's Battle of Cool Spring, July 17-18, 1864

"This book examines Gen. Horatio Wright's pursuit of Gen. Jubal Early into the Shenandoah and the clash on July 17-18, 1864. It analyzes ...

The Russian Patriotic War of 1812 Volume 2: The Russian Official History

The Russian Patriotic War of 1812 is the only publicly available translation into English of Bogdanovich's official history of the Russia...

Swiss Mercenaries in the Dutch East Indies - A Transimperial History of Military Labour, 1848-1914

Between 1848 and 1914 around 5,800 Swiss Mercenaries enlisted in the Dutch Colonial Army (KNIL) to fight in the Dutch East Indies (presen...

Settlers at the End of Empire - Race and the Politics of Migration in South Africa, Rhodesia and the United Kingdom

This ground-breaking study integrates the history of both emigration from and immigration to the United Kingdom. Drawing attention to the...

Ireland, Slavery and the Caribbean - Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Ireland, slavery and the Caribbean draws together a diverse group of contributors to explore the many and varied ways in which Ireland an...

The Bravest Battell - Cheriton 1644 and the End of the Royalist Winter Campaign in Hampshire

A re-examination of the decisive defeat of the Royalists at the Battle of Cheriton in March 1644, using both contemporary 17th century so...

The Empire's Reformations - Politics and Religion in Germany, 1495-1648

The Empire's Reformations provides a concise overview of reform movements in 16th-century Germany that gave birth to the modern division ...

Young Queens - The Intertwined Lives of Catherine De' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots-three queens exerc...

English Mps - Legislators and Servants of Their Constituents, 1750-1800

What was the role of elected legislators? Was it to represent the opinions of constituents or to vote according to their informed opinion...

The Vicksburg Campaign, 1863 - The Inland Battles, Siege and Surrender

A fully illustrated account of the Vicksburg campaign.

Bright Eyes of Danger - An Account of the Anglo-Sikh Wars 1845-1849

The Bright Eyes of Danger is rich in detail about the British advancement in India during the latter part of the eighteenth century, thus...

Blood, Fire & Gold - The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici

**SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE, "10 BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2022"** **HISTORY TODAY, "BOOKS OF THE YEAR (2022)"** A brilliant and beautifully writt...

The Battle of Fribourg 1644 - Enghien and Turenne at War

Early August 1644 saw the two greatest French men-of-war of the mid-seventeenth century, Turenne and the future Grand Condé, attempt to d...

Frontier Soldiers of New France Volume 1 - Regulation Clothing, Armament, and Equipment of the Colonial Troops in New France (1683-1760)

Frontier Soldiers of New France examines the official and regulation dress, weapons and equipment of the regular colonial troops maintain...

Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV Volume 8 - The Armies of Sweden and Denmark-Norway, 1665-1690

Whatever name the historians gave to the conflicts fought by Sweden and Denmark-Norway, and despite all of the battles, sieges, winter ca...

King George's Hangman - Henry Hawley and the Battle of Falkirk 1746

'Hangman Hawley' is one of the villains of the '45 and holds a prominent place in Jacobite demonology but was also held in contempt by th...

Renatio Et Gloriam: Many Enemies, Much Honour - Army Lists for the Great Italian War and French Wars of Religion

Renatio et Gloriam is a set of tabletop miniature rules that allows you to fight large-scale battles from the Renaissance. This supplemen...

The Sardinian-Piedmontese Army in the War of the Austrian Succession 1740-1748 - Organisation, Uniforms & Equipment Including Flags, Standards & Guidons

The Sardinian-Piedmontese Army in the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748 is a comprehensive and fully illustrated study of the uni...

On Gladsmuir Shall the Battle Be! - The Battle of Prestonpans 1745

In the summer of 1745, a charismatic (but inexperienced) young Prince sailed to Scotland - determined to wrest the crowns of Great Britai...

Renatio Et Gloriam: Great Kings, Grand Alliances - Army Lists for the Great Northern War and War of Spanish Succession

Renatio et Gloriam is a set of tabletop miniature rules that allows you to fight large-scale battles from the Renaissance. This supplemen...

Royalist Newark, 1642-1646 - Sieges and Siege Works

During the English Civil War, Newark held immense strategic value as a crossing over the River Trent before the Humber estuary. Dubbed th...

French Émigré Armies of the Revolutionary Wars Volume 1 - The Armée Des Princes (1791-1792)

French Émigré Armies of the Revolutionary Wars tells the story of these counter-revolutionary forces for the first time in English. Their...

His Majesty's Loyal Subjects - The Scottish Royalist Armies of the British Civil Wars, 1639-1655

Between 1639 and 1655, Scotland was engulfed in civil war. While there were lulls and ceasefires which punctuated the conflict, this peri...

The Russian Patriotic War of 1812 Volume 3 - The Russian Official History

The Russian Patriotic War of 1812 tells the story that inspired Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace and will appeal to those interested in...

An Unavoidable Evil - Siege Warfare in the Age of Napoleon

Sieges were the exception, rather than the norm, of the Napoleonic Wars. This simple truth may seem unremarkable to the modern reader, ye...

Peter the Great's Disastrous Defeat: The Swedish Victory at Narva, 1700

The Battle of Narva, in which Charles XII of Sweden defeated Peter the Great of Russia, occurred during the Great Northern War. Peter the...

One Fine Day - A Journey Through English Time

A time-travelling, genealogical adventure, bringing pre-industrial, rural, eighteenth-century England vividly to life on the page. One da...