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The turbulent age that straddles the first millennium is brought to life in a history worthy of a modern television epic
The art historian’s book attempts to upset some of our assumptions about different shades to kaleidoscopic effect
The Polish Nobel Prize-winner’s magnum opus is a dazzling achievement, aided by an equally deft English translation
Martin Indyk’s revelatory account highlights the extraordinary geopolitical influence wielded by the former US secretary of state
In this superb account, Kevin Birmingham delves into the mind of the real-life murderer who inspired Dostoevsky’s novel
A remarkable new history of the Ottomans restores the empire’s central role in shaping European culture
The king’s reputation as feeble or despotic is in need of revision, argues this well-researched biography
Tony Barber selects his must-read titles
A briskly paced, action-packed history of 17th-century England argues that the roots of a chaotic 100 years lay in its quarrelsome relationship with Europe
Two books reveal the influence of both classical and modern Hellenic culture on western science, thought and geopolitics
This historical reconstruction of accusations decades before Salem reveals the era’s hysteria and the timelessness of conspiracy
The Irish writer gives a personal and empathetic account of the social upheavals his country has weathered since 1958
This investigation of cold war manoeuvring sees the west as undermining fledgling democracies for geopolitical and economic ends
An incisively argued and thrilling moment-by-moment examination of one of the French Revolution’s most dramatic days
Two books champion rarely heard voices to chart the chaos and convulsions that blighted the country throughout the cold war and beyond
Two books written by Germans assess the final days of the Third Reich — and the rebuilding of a newly divided nation
This family-memoir-cum-travelogue is a paean to tolerance between faiths and communities
This enjoyable survey of female inheritors focuses more on the eccentric and feckless than the enlightened and philanthropic
Two books look at the effects of the attacks and argue they turned the US into a martial state in perpetual conflict
But western intervention has left countries trapped in despotism, making continued instability likely
'The Verge’ takes up the question of the Great Divergence, exploring how for a time, the continent grew faster than the rest of the world
Here’s what to read to explore the country’s troubled history and uncertain future
This look at Cyril Connolly’s 1940s Horizon magazine and the Bloomsbury set skilfully conveys the unravelling of literary London
Three books look at colonial-era crimes and offer insights on the way to defuse this flashpoint in the culture war
The least Joe Biden could do is pay tribute to the sacrifices of the forces who fought alongside the US
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