The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it

A spellbinding work of history that uncovers the inner lives and work of Maria of Modena and her ‘graces’, the extraordinary women who practiced art, poetry and politics within the misogyny of the Jacobite court.

Good Nature is a groundbreaking exploration from Professor Kathy Willis exposing the causal relationship between nature and our health - making you experience the world in a new light.

As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary' VOGUE

'Private Revolutions could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound' IRISH TIMES

'A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible' SUNDAY TIMES

'A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change' PETER FRANKOPAN

*A Sunday Times, Observer & BBC Highlight for 2024*

This is a book about the coming of age of four women b...

An ambitious, authoritative history of the Roman Catholic Church in the modern age.

A timely and controversial examination of thirty years of diplomatic misunderstandings, roads not taken and mutual suspicion that resulted in the terrible tragedy of Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine.

The illuminating memoir of Academy Award-winning film director, screenwriter and author Neil Jordan.

"The text of any Shakespeare play is a living negotiable entity: scholarship and theatre practice work together to keep the plays alive and vividly present." – Greg Doran, RSC Artistic Director EmeritusDeveloped in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, this Complete Works of William Shakespeare combines exemplary textual scholarship with beautiful design. Curated by expert editors Sir Jonathan Bate and Professor Eric Rasmussen, the text in this collection is based on the iconic 16...

A fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries in search of the sea monster.

The extraordinary tale of Philip Augustus, one of medieval Europe’s greatest monarchs, and the part he played in the downfall of four Plantagenet kings of England.