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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Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa

Richard Hargreaves examines two of the most bloody and significant weeks in all military history

June 5^th, 2025

We speak to the author of Opening the Gates of Hell, Richard Hargreaves

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In Interviews

The Voynich Manuscript

Garry J. Shaw on the world's most mysterious manuscript

May 28^th, 2025

Garry J. Shaw on the world's most mysterious manuscript

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In Features

A Montana Rancher (1939)

Louis D. Hall explores the history behind one of Arthur Rothstein's finest photographs

May 15^th, 2025

In this snapshot history, Louis D. Hall, author In Green, examines one of Arthur Rothstein's photographs as well as the cultural history of ranching in the United States.

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In Snapshot

New History Books for May 2025

From Gertrude Stein to Thomas More, the Sahara Desert to D-Day

May 8^th, 2025

Our picks of a range of vibrant new history books that will be released over the month ahead.

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In Features

The Mysterious Miss Charlesworth

Mark Bridgeman explores the story of one of Britain's great swindlers

May 1^st, 2025

Mark Bridgeman, author of Nothing for Something, revisits the colourful life of Violet Charlesworth..

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In Features

Alexander Pushkin and the City of Death and Beauty

Sinclair McKay explores the significance of one of Russia's great poet's death to the people of S...

April 25^th, 2025

Author of Saint Petersburg, Sinclair McKay, examines the the meaning of the death of Alexander Pushkin.

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In Excerpts

Neanderthal vs Human: did diseases make the difference?

Liz Kalaugher considers the fate of the Neanderthals

April 10^th, 2025

Why did the Neanderthals vanish? Liz Kalaugher, author of The Elephant in the Room, investigates a theory.

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In Features

New History Books for April 2025

From Homer to Columbus, Saint Petersburg to Atlantis

April 4^th, 2025

Our picks of a range of vibrant new history books that will be released over the month ahead.

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In Features

The Photography of Dora Maar

In this excerpt from her book, Hidden Portraits, Sue Roe introduces us to the pioneering photogra...

March 31^st, 2025

Dora Maar was one of the great photographic pioneers of the 1930s. Here Sue Roe, author of Hidden Portraits, introduces us to her work.

Unseen Histories

Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa

Richard Hargreaves examines two of the most bloody and significant weeks in all military history

The Voynich Manuscript

Garry J. Shaw on the world's most mysterious manuscript

A Montana Rancher (1939)

Louis D. Hall explores the history behind one of Arthur Rothstein's finest photographs

New History Books for May 2025

From Gertrude Stein to Thomas More, the Sahara Desert to D-Day

The Mysterious Miss Charlesworth

Mark Bridgeman explores the story of one of Britain's great swindlers

Alexander Pushkin and the City of Death and Beauty

Sinclair McKay explores the significance of one of Russia's great poet's death to the people of S...

Neanderthal vs Human: did diseases make the difference?

Liz Kalaugher considers the fate of the Neanderthals

New History Books for April 2025

From Homer to Columbus, Saint Petersburg to Atlantis

The Photography of Dora Maar

In this excerpt from her book, Hidden Portraits, Sue Roe introduces us to the pioneering photogra...

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