Our Favourite History Books of 2024
From Paris to India, King Richard II to the Commonwealth of England
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Welcome to the Unseen Histories bookshelf. Here you can read excerpts from new history books as well as browsing our archive of previews. These, published monthly, showcase the boldest and best new history writing across all eras of the past.
Cherry the Pioneering Dog
Paul Koudounaris traces the modern tradition of pet commemoration back to its roots in Victorian England
New History Books for October 2024
From Edinburgh to Rillington Place, Henry Bolingbroke to Horatio Nelson
Why Are We Drawn to Mountains?
George Mallory, one of the central figures in the history of mountaineering, was haunted by this simple question, as the author Daniel Light explains
New History Books for September 2024
From Ancient India to Chernobyl, the Commonwealth of England to King Henry V
New History Books for August 2024
From Operation Barbarossa to the Medieval scriptorium, Kyiv to Cornwall
Before the Tourists: The Unseen History of the Venice Ghetto
Harry Freedman on a 'dark and unhappy' chapter in Venetian history