A revisionist account of one of Ireland's darkest chapters - the Civil War of 1922-1923 - which stresses how, a century on, modern Irish politics are still partly defined by its divisive leg... read more
MH constructs an enthralling narrative of Vatican intrigue by drawing on Cardinal Ippolito d'Este's records of the papal conclave of 1559. She shows how both the papacy and the political fat... read more
A narrative account of the rise of the Asian city state by the FT's former Singapore correspondent, exploring both its extraordinary economic development and the authoritarian bent of its le... read more
SJ, a Swedish linguist, draws on recent research to argue that, rather than being something peculiar to Homo sapiens, language may have in fact originated among the Neanderthals.
The first of a two-volume history of this cosmopolitan and romantic landscape, stretching from the mountains of Georgia to the shores of the Caspian sea. Baumer, an historian and explorer (a... read more
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.