Author: The National Archives

The bloody history of Britain through the stories of its most notorious traitorsA History of Treason details British history from 1351 to 1945,...

For centuries, ships' commanders kept journals that recorded their missions. These included voyages of discovery to unknown lands, engagements in w...

The bloody history of Britain through the stories of its most notorious traitorsA History of Treason details British history from 1352 to 1946,...

Letters, postcards, notes and telegraphs from the great and the good, the notorious and the downright wicked, shine a spotlight on a range of histo...

A revealing, sometimes sinister and often hilarious look at the gadgets and devices devised to help spies in their profession. Spies claim that th...

A series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists. Winning World War II was about m...

A fascinating, illustrated history of forts and castles from their earliest origins to the 20th century. Ever since humans began to live together ...