A brilliant hour-by-hour recreation of what happened on 27 July 1794, from the midnight when Robespierre was in full control to the midnight when he was on the run.
Daughter of James I & VI, she briefly became Queen of Bohemia before being deposed along with her husband, Frederick V, Elector Palatine. This fine new biography of 'the Winter Queen' portra... read more
Scholarly history of the Wannsee conference in 1942, when the Nazi leadership met at Heydrich's behest to discuss the 'final solution to the Jewish question'.
9000BC years ago there were pastoral economies; by 3000BC the desert reasserted itself. A fascinating study of human adaptability in the face of early climate change and geophysical influenc... read more
Wildsmith's three wonderful bestiaries in one volume, first published in 1967-1968: all creatures portrayed are given their lyrical collective nouns too, wakening the imagination: a walk of ... read more