(Paperback)

On the two hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Spencer Perceval - the only British Prime Minister ever to have suffered that fate - this is the riveting untold story of the murder, the murderer and the repercussions of his act

(Paperback)

Kings of Shanghai is at once the intimate story of two families and a sweeping account of how modern Shanghai was born.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

This new edition of the most influential book about pirates ever written presents twenty action-packed biographies of the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd along with the celebrated female pirates Mary Reed and Anne Bonny. A classic from 1724 brought back to life with extra material from the Library collections.

(Paperback, Reprint)

Eric Graham traces the development of the Scottish marine and its institutions during a formative period, when state intervention and warfare at sea in the pursuit of merchantilist goals largely determined the course of events.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Presents aboriginal history. This book includes chapters on: The Assimilation Era 1937-1960s; The Rise of Self determination 1960s-1990s; Mabo, Wik and Reconciliation.

(Paperback)

This book tells the story of every one of Australia's 25 prime ministers.

(Paperback)

A globe-spanning, different and vital new history of gender.

(Hardback, Main)

One man's personal discovery of his family's involvement in transatlantic slavery leads to his call for a wider reckoning among the descendants of slave owners.

(Hardback, Main)

A breathtakingly original history of the slave rebellion that almost changed the face of the Americas.

(Paperback)

(Hardback, Main)

Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

The Zuytdorp, one of the great ships of the Dutch East India Company, disappeared without a trace after leaving Cape Town in 1712, en route to Batavia (Jakarta). The ship was carrying a rich cargo including some 250,000 guilders in silver coins. The author, one of the wrecks discoverers, gives an account of an incredible true story.

(Hardback)

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of narrative history'.

(Paperback)

The Company of Scotland and its attempts to establish the colony of Caledonia on the inhospitable isthmus of Panama in the late seventeenth century is one of the most tragic moments of Scottish history. This is the first book to set out the full history of a key moment in Scottish history.

(Hardback)

Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History is a delight for both lovers of the sea and anyone with a curiosity for what lies on the horizon. Discover the nuances and history behind some of the worlds most iconic ships, including Captain Cooks HMS Endeavour and Greenpeaces once flagship Rainbow Warrior.

(Hardback, Main)

An unsparing memoir of the city in the 21st century, from a long-time Parisien d'adoption

(Hardback)

300 stunning maps from all periods and from all around the world, exploring and revealing what maps tell us about history and ourselves

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

An unconventional view of the First World War from inside the glittering social salon of Downing Street: a story of unrequited love, loss, sacrifice, scandal and the Prime Minister's wife, Margot Asquith.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The little known story of life on and around the Kimberley's most notorious government-run station: the Moola Bulla Native Welfare Settlement, which was used for punishment, the removal of children, training, schooling and stock production.