Explore British History

Six Moments of Crisis G I L L B E NNETT Former chief historian to the Foreign Office, Gill Bennett lifts the lid on six crucial British foreign policy challenges since the Second World War, from the Korean War to the Falklands conflict. How did the cabinet of the day make its decisions? How was the balance of history tipped? ‘takes us into Number 10 and the Cabinet room and we are literally transported - we can see and hear the people, feel the tension, and hear the arguments.’ Peter Hennessy Hardback | £20 | February 2013

Worlds of Arthur Facts and Fictions of the Dark Ages King Arthur; the myths, the legends, the history - and what we can ever really know about him.

BY GUY HALSALL Hardback | £20 | February 2013

Saltpeter The Mother of Gunpowder

The history of the ‘inestimable treasure’ saltpeter, and the science, politics and military applications that made it so vital.

BY DAVID CRESSY Hardback | £16.99 | January 2013

Who’s Who 2013 Print and Online set

Anyone who is, or was anyone...in their own words. With this set you can access autobiographical information on over 130,000 influential people from all walks of life.

Hardback & Online set | £325

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