Used for many centuries for administrative and legal purposes, the Domesday Book is the starting point for most local historians researching the history of their area and there are several ...

Ian Stewart is a historian of modern Europe. Here he picks five of his favourite British history books that tell the stories of a union. Originally written in Welsh, this translation traces the ...

A 2000-year-old tale of Roman emperors' secrets is making waves on bestseller lists, captivating readers with its scandalous and vivid storytelling.

Now, he has written a short history of British architecture ... But in its final 70 pages, the book "comes flamingly to life", as a "blistering polemic" against the postwar planners and architects ...

A new history of women stockbrokers, authored by a Lancaster University professor, captures the stories of the businesswomen who fought against the ...

In The North Road, Rob Cowen recounts his thrilling journey between Edinburgh and London with a superb blend of memoir, ...