Christopher Hill Hill uses the learning gathered in a lifetime's study of 17th-century England to carry out a major reassessment of Milton as man, politician, poet and, above all, religious...

Gitta Sereny From 1942 Speer was the second most powerful man in the Reich and Hitler’s right-hand man. Gitta Sereny, through twelve years of research and through many conversations with...

Philip Gould In May 1997, the Conservatives were ejected from British office after 18 years in power, and the Labour Party which replaced them had itself changed irrevocably. Blair's majority...

Melissa Benn School Wars tells the story of the struggle for Britain’s education system. Established during the 1960s and based on the progressive ideal of good schools for all, the...

Peter Hennessy Authoritative, powerfully engaging, and highly readable - winner of England's most prestigious prize for nonfiction, the NCR Award - Never Again is the definitive history of a crucial...

RW Hoyle This is the first full account of the Pilgrimage of Grace since 1915. In the autumn and winter of 1536, Henry VIII faced risings first in Lincolnshire, then...

John Toland Adolf Hitler was, without doubt, an influential individual of the 20th century. His actions shaped the modern world, and his fearful legacy still influences the world in which...

Christopher Hill God's Englishman A biography of Oliver Cromwell, breaking down Cromwell's life into different parts: fenland farmer and humble backbencher; stalwart of the good old cause and the New...

Conrad Russell The two themes of this book are the political and constitutional effects of rapid inflation and the difficulties caused by the universal desire to achieve and enforce religious...

James Fergusson In April 2006 a small British peace-keeping force was sent to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Within weeks they were cut off and besieged by some of the...

Nick Clegg 'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston 'Important' Shirley Williams*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united...

Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson With a second recession looming, Britain is facing a moment of truth. This book examines how the leader of the industrial revolution came to exhibit...