The first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II.

A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Florentines.

A history that has never been told before: the story of the global search for moral truth.

Traces the history of modern British democracy through the eyes of its people. Through the author's analysis of how, why and when the British public have voted, this work offers fresh insight into our relationship with politicians, demanding a rethink of our political history.

'Timothy Garton Ash is the best and most perceptive political writer of our time, and this book is a wonderful distillation of his thoughts on an extraordinary range of subjects. They were excellent as individual essays; put together like this, they shine the clearest of lights on an entire decade.' John Simpson

A sweeping and vibrant history of Europe and America during the inter-war years, by the acclaimed author of The Vertigo Years.

A compellingly original illustrated chronicle of two thousand years of British history, recounted via the stories of one hundred landmark documents that changed the face of Britain.

From one of our leading contemporary critics and poets comes a fresh, wily, accessible book of poetry in all its forms.