Reviews

Opium has been known and used for more than 7,000 years. A brilliantly researched and wide-ranging study brings its history up to date.

A history of medieval Iberia that reaches beyond simply a tale of Convivencia and Reconquista.

Three German-born princesses made important contributions to the art, medicine and science of Georgian Britain.

How one of the greatest advances in human culture, the Gutenberg Bible, also helped divide Christendom.

Revelations about the US nuclear codes during the Cold War from the man who helped draft the policy. 

The winner of the 2018 Longman-History Today Book Prize provides an intriguing and accessible study on the evolution, dissemination and continued influence of Edmund Burke’s political ideas.

From the practical idealism of early municipal reformers to the tragedy of Grenfell Tower. 

Four new studies challenge familiar tropes to consider some important but lesser-known areas of the women’s suffrage movement. 

The creation of India’s fantastic rail network was the work of the British Raj, but it came at a high price for Indians themselves.

The story of Indonesia’s anti-Communist coup, the rise to power of a pro-western regime and its murderous aftermath.