Historical Geography

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEFrom the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WOR...

For hundreds of years, the islands and their constituent tribes that make up the British Isles have lived next door to each other in a manner that,...

This social history of the 'ordinary' people of the south-western peninsula of Argyll, in Western Scotland, has become a classic since its original...

Thailand is known for its picturesque beaches and famous temples, but there's much more to this popular holiday destination than many realize.A Bri...

For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research fr...

Dividing the county of Hertfordshire into four broad regionsthe champion countryside in the north, the Chiltern dip slope to the west, the fertile ...

The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent's principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In ...