How did a quintessential German scholar become an anglicised architectural pundit, broadcaster and national treasure?

Jeremy Paxman's book on Britain's imperial story is an idiosyncratic, droll but ultimately useful introduction to the subject.

Two new books show that 16th-century history is about more than Henry VIII.

Intelligence is the hidden hand of history, as three new books demonstrate.

A 'charming book' which provides an insight into life in Early Modern England at a time of enormous stress.

This large landscape shaped book draws on Philip Davies' bestselling Lost London, whilst also featuring previously unseen photographs.

Stephen Gundle reviews two books which explore Italian culture in the postwar decades.

Two Tudor treats from the prolific writers A.N. Wilson and Alison Weir.

An examination of the practices and cultural meanings attached to the night and darkness.

Two books that underline the extent to which the Victorians clung on to the roots and language of religious faith after they had abandoned it

A paean of praise for the 'backroom boys' of the Second World War. 

Roger Crowley's history of the rise of the empire acquired by Venice between 1000 and 1500 is a 'gripping tale of diplomatic cunning and military engagements'.