New History Books for May 2026
Our pick of new history books for May. From the Vikings to the Weimar Republic, the Georgian Dining Room to Winston Churchill.
Our monthly Previews feature a selection of anticipated new history books that will be released over the month ahead.
Our pick of new history books for May. From the Vikings to the Weimar Republic, the Georgian Dining Room to Winston Churchill.
From Pompeii to Kim Philby, Renoir to Offa of Mercia
From Silence to the Battle of Trafalgar, King Henry VII to Adolf Hitler
From the Samurais to the Fascists, Charlotte Brontë to Daniel Defoe
From the Footlights to the Baltic, the Declaration of Independence to Suleiman the Magnificent
From earthquakes to aeroplanes, Picasso to Thomas More, here are ten of our favourite history books, published over the past year
From the North Sea to Mexico, fossil hunting to the Soviet Union
From the Caspian Sea to Burma, the Regency to U Boats
From herrings to Queen Elizabeth II, the Caribbean to Christopher Marlowe
From Mary Queen of Scots to Fidel Castro, the Monsoon to earthquakes
From tanks to planes, the Indian Empire to the stars
From Gertrude Stein to Thomas More, the Sahara Desert to D-Day