History and Biography General

Historic places across the country have shaped England and the world beyond. They are hotbeds of invention, industry and creativity and they bring our nation's story to life.

Balances detailed research with powerful storytelling to create a well-written and heart-wrenching account' - Nicole Gemine, Press and JournalJane Haining was undoubtedly one of Scotland's heroines.

Foreword by Irvine Welsh 'My life sentence had actually started the day I left my mother's womb...' Jimmy Boyle grew up in Glasgow's Gorbals. All around him the world was drinking, fighting and thieving.

Autobiography: The love affair and marriage of John Murray, an official in the British Diplomatic Service and a beautiful Stalinist spy is one of the great romantic and heroic stories of World War II.

Adam Smith is now widely regarded as 'the father of modern economics' and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas are, remain fiercely contested.

Alfred is the story of a family member escaping the war in Germany and the change of identity he used to avoid being a victim of the Nazi regime.

On 1 January 1942, Churchill and Roosevelt issued a 'Declaration by United Nations' with 24 other states.

Ranging from the Egyptians to the late Roman Empire, Ancient Peoples In Their Own Words celebrates the excitement and importance of historical primary sources in an accessible way that will appeal to general readers.