Historical Geography

Anglo-Saxon farming made England so wealthy by the eleventh century that it attracted two full-scale invasions. In Anglo-Saxon Farms and Farming, D...

'Brilliantly written and genuinely one of the most important books I have ever read' - Ellie Mae O'Hagan An engrossing exploration of the science, ...

The First World War led to a radical reshaping of Europe's political borders. Nowhere was this transformation more profound than in East Central Eu...

Parks were prominent and, indeed, controversial features of the medieval countryside, but they have been unevenly studied and remain only partly un...

A key duty of the Renaissance monarchy was the defence of its subjects. For the English monarchy, the rule and defence from enemies beyond the long...

An epic history of the ‘other’ Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. ‘Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe ...

'Engaging, absorbing and crammed with marvellous stories, Finding Endurance is a tale about exploring the cold, told with much warmth.' MICK HERRON...

A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2024The border between England and Scotland is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castl...

Lies of the Land examines the often-overlooked artistic roots of mapmaking practice in early modern France, offering an original perspective on dis...

The Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges flowing south to the Bay of Bengal, is now little known outside of India. Yet for centuries it was a rive...