A fascinating new picture of Victorian family life explores sibling relationships and what it meant to be part of a ‘long family.’

Two new books illuminate the hidden role of intelligence in war and peace.

The first major biography of Joseph Rotblat, the scientist who helped build the atomic bomb then campaigned for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

A valuable and unusual addition to the many volumes on London.

An important book that demonstrates how crucial the political context is to any charge of heresy.

A new book that offers a laid-back approach to cultural tourism that provokes both interest and irritation.

We tend to look at the 1960s as an era of free love. Yet a more profound sexual revolution happened in Britain in the 18th century.

Jan Golinski's new book reveals that attitudes to weather in the 18th century were one of the great test cases for the Enlightenment project in Britain

A convincing and entertaining new book by Tim Jeal brings the story of Nile exploration up to date.

Nigel Jones considers a new book on the mère et père of all Gallic scandals, the Dreyfus affair.

An account of a 17th-century conflict between China and the Dutch sheds fresh light on why the West rose to global dominance

A compelling addition to the history of women resisters and their moving acts of solidarity.