Unseen Histories

The Past, Fully Present.

Welcome to Unseen Histories, a place where you can find out about the very best new history books, read author interviews and long-form pieces by the world’s leading historians. Our aim, as our name suggests, is to present history in an original, provoking and beautiful way. All our written pieces are accompanied by high quality visual material.

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The Flames by Sophie Haydock

The electrifying historical debut about four muses and the artist who shocked Vienna

March 24^th, 2022

This is the story of four muses, women whose bodies were shown in intimate detail, depicted by the charming yet controversial artist Egon Schiele. But who were they?

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Shadowlands by Matthew Green

A Journey Through Lost Britain

March 22^nd, 2022

Matthew Green tells the extraordinary stories of Britain's lost settlements, the people who lived, dreamed and died there and how their disappearances explain why Britain looks the way it does today.

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The Aerialists by Katie Munnik

A rich historical novel based on the true story of Louisa Maud Evans, a fourteen-year old girl wh...

March 16^th, 2022

A novel based on the true story of Louisa Maud Evans, who tumbled 8,000 feet into the Bristol Channel in 1896.

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Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by Nadine Akkerman

The Battle of White Mountain and the Courage of a Queen

March 11^th, 2022

In a dazzling new biography of one of history’s most misunderstood queens, Nadine Akkerman presents an altogether different portrayal of the widely misrepresented and underestimated Elizabeth Stuart.

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Iconicon by John Grindrod

A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain

March 3^rd, 2022

John Grindrod takes us on a captivating (and amusing) historical exploration of the great British institution that is the Out of Town Shopping centre.

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Spymaster by Helen Fry

The Man Who Saved MI6

January 25^th, 2022

A true account of Col. Thomas Kendrick's four decade tenure in the shadows of the British Secret Service, Kendrick's intelligence operations shortened the WW2 and saved millions of lives.

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The Last Emperor of Mexico by Edward Shawcross

A Disaster in the New World

January 18^th, 2022

Read Edward Shawcross' account of the short-lived reign of Emperor Maximilian I, as Mexico became the pivotal battleground in the global balance of power, between Old Europe and American imperialism.

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A Very American Santa Claus

Remastered photographs from the American public archives

December 21^st, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, Fred Mizen’s classic Red Santa Claus featured in Coca-Cola’s advertising from the 1930s continues a long tradition of portrayals of the modern day Father Christmas.

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The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill

Life and Death in the New World

December 16^th, 2021

Read an abridged excerpt from Malcolm Gaskill's telling of a New England folktale of witch-hunting, when English settlers' dreams of love and liberty gave way to paranoia and terror, enmity and rage.

Unseen Histories

The Flames by Sophie Haydock

The electrifying historical debut about four muses and the artist who shocked Vienna

Shadowlands by Matthew Green

A Journey Through Lost Britain

The Aerialists by Katie Munnik

A rich historical novel based on the true story of Louisa Maud Evans, a fourteen-year old girl wh...

Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by Nadine Akkerman

The Battle of White Mountain and the Courage of a Queen

Iconicon by John Grindrod

A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain

Spymaster by Helen Fry

The Man Who Saved MI6

The Last Emperor of Mexico by Edward Shawcross

A Disaster in the New World

A Very American Santa Claus

Remastered photographs from the American public archives

The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill

Life and Death in the New World

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