Early Modern History: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

Pitkin is proud to introduce the tale of one mans ascent from relatively humble origins to international legend. To many, Walter Raleigh was a pira...

Anne of Cleves left her homeland in 1539 to marry the king of England. She was not brought up to be a queen, yet out of many possible choices she w...

This book is about the transformation of Englands trade and government finances in the mid-seventeenth century, a revolution that destroyed Ireland...

*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022*A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT '...

Intrigue, double-dealing and conspiracy in the Eternal City. 'A fascinating narrative of the intermingling of secular and religious power' New Sta...

The first major English-language biography of Francisco Goya y Lucientes, who ushered in the modern eraThe life of Francisco Goya (17461828) coinci...

The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro. 'Painstakin...

James Crowden is Britains best cider writer Cider Country is the book weve all been waiting for. Oz Clarke ...

***A Financial Times Fiction in Translation Book of the Year 2022***The third part in an epic historical trilogy - The Estonian answer to Wolf Hall...

Sir Robert Dudley, the handsome base born' son of Elizabeth I's favourite, was born amidst scandal and intrigue. The story of his birth is one of ...

Illegitimate son to Edward IV and the uncle of Henry VIII, Arthur Plantagenet's life is an intriguing story. Raised in his father's court, he then ...

The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as...

The uniforms of the fighting men of the American War of Independence are a vivid illustration of the difficulties and complexities of the conflict,...