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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.
The last French emperor died in relative obscurity in England, but the story of how Napoleon Bonaparte's nephew became emperor is even more remarkable.
Caribbean, 1720. Two extraordinary women are on the run – from their pasts, from the British Navy and the threat of execution, and from the destiny that fate has written for them.
Damaged headshots from the 1930s document the rise and fall of the US government-funded Federal Theatre Project, getting Americans back to work during the Great Depression.
A ship full of suspects. Two detectives. One killer
July 27th, 2022
When a body is found on deck, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare the death a tragic accident. But Inspector James Temple is certain there's more to this misfortune than meets the eye.
Renowned anthropologist and film-maker Hugh Brody takes us on his first journeys to the Arctic, a world so far removed from anything he had known as to be a chance to learn what it means to be alive.