History and Current Events

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Updated September 8, 2025
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The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV
Helen Castor
Paper Book
Richard of Bordeaux and Henry Bolingbroke were first cousins, born just three months apart. Their lives were from the beginning entwined. When they were still children, Richard was crowned King Richard II with Henry at his side, carrying the sword of state- a ten-year-old lord in the service of his...
Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
Dan Jones
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, BBC History Magazine and Daily Mail Book of the Year The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a...
The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed
Brad Meltzer
A gripping account of the little-known plot that could have put end end to JFK's historic presidency - before it even began.
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
William Dalrymple
Paper Book
India is the forgotten heart of the ancient world For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail...
War
Bob Woodward
Paper Book
Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST POLITICS BOOKS of 2024 Two-time Pulitzer prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars - Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American presidency.
The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History
Laurence Rees
Paper Book
How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly - often enthusiastically - oversee mass murder? How could ordinary Germans have tolerated the removal of the Jews? In THE NAZI MIND, bestselling author Laurence Rees combines...
Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
Michael Lewis
The government is a vast, complex system that citizens pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply...
Freedom: Memoirs 1954 – 2021
Angela Merkel
Paper Book
'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history' Barack Obama Timely, intimate and important, the long-awaited memoirs from one of the most influential leaders of our times For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor...
El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary
Nora Berend
Paper Book
'A fascinating study of historical mythmaking . . . concise and absorbing' Paul Freedman, author of Out of the East 'Lively, original and fascinating' David Abulafia, Literary Review 'An enthralling study . . ....
The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West
Shaun Walker
A pacy, character-driven history of the KGB's deepest cover spies in the West, a system that took decades to unravel
Secret History of the Five Eyes
Richard Kerbaj
Paper Book
The first published account of the Five Eyes, the elite spy network created by Britain and the United States that industrialised espionage operations.
The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice
Simon Parkin
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025 An Economist Book of the Year 'An astonishing story brilliantly told . . . It is as moving as it is gripping to read' Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Endgame 1944 'A...

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