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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Brad Meltzer tells us about a failed assassination attempt that very nearly altered the course of...
February 20th, 2025
Brad Meltzer, one of the authors of the JFK Conspiracy, explains how American political history almost changed in December 1960.
'La Divine Comtesse' was considered the most beautiful woman of her day
February 14th, 2025
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, photographed by Pierre-Louis Pierson throughout her life
Owen Rees leaves Athens and Rome behind and strikes out for the lesser known regions of the ancie...
February 13th, 2025
Owen Rees introduces us to his new history of the Ancient Past.
From JFK to the Titanic, Brazil to the North Pole
February 6th, 2025
Our picks of a range of vibrant new history books that will be released over the month ahead.
Stephen Taylor's book, Predator of the Seas, follows the life of an extraordinary vessel
February 4th, 2025
We speak to the author of Predator of the Seas, Stephen Taylor, about the West Africa Squadron.
In the 1920s the last traces of old Dickensian London faded as the modern city grew at pace
January 31st, 2025
A shepherd drives his flock into the heart of the biggest city on Earth.
Tinker? Tailor? Soldier? Spy? Howard Linskey looks back at the most mysterious phase of Shakespea...
January 30th, 2025
The author of A Serpent in the Garden investigates one of its central characters: William Shakespeare
József Debreczeni describes his arrival at the Auschwitz Extermination Camp in May 1944
January 27th, 2025
Read an exclusive excerpt of Cold Crematorium by József Debreczeni.
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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.