SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2022

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022

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'Rigorous, deft and entertaining ... a sparkling read' - The Spectator

'The ride is thrilling ... a work of serious scholarship' - Sunday Telegraph

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For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been celebrated as a hero: a noble adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in an extraordinary feat of human bravery; a paragon of daring and chivalry.

Now historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto...

An authoritative, original and exciting history of the French nation, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

The fascinating story of the decadent and thrilling world of Oscar Wilde's wife Constance, and the world of scandal which would betray her

'An impressive depiction of the Viking world' - Michael Jones, author of The Black Prince

Follow-up to Highest Mountain, Deepest Ocean, this time exploring extraordinary comparisons in the human and natural world.

A richly drawn account of a single day in the Viking world, chronicling an hour in the life of 24 individuals from every corner of Viking society. From the bestselling 24 Hours series.

A fascinating and entertaining alternative history of the world told through fifty of the greatest failures, catastrophes and missed opportunities ever to occur.

*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?

The history and possible future of the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

An award-winning New York Times bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to the UK, Africa and beyond.