History
The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No
Paperback
Shocking cases of abusive medical research and the whistleblowers who spoke out against them, sometimes at the expense of their careers
The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History
Hardback
Graham Robb takes readers on a time-traveling adventure around the “spindly, sea–wracked island” he calls home.
Carthage: A New History
Hardback
A Waterstones UK Best Book of 2025
A landmark new history of ancient Rome’s most famous rival—home of Hannibal, jewel of North Africa, and foundational power of the western Mediterranean.
The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires
Hardback
A majestic cultural and environmental history that reveals how forests have made—and resisted—Russia’s many empires.
The Shortest History of Scandinavia: From Vikings to the Cold War and the New Nordic Movement
Paperback
From the Stone Age to “Scandimania”—discover the aesthetic influence and unparalleled global impact on peace by these Nordic nations