Cannadine looks at the contradictions of Britain’s 20th century hero and of its 20th century history. Here is an intriguing look at ways in which perceptions of a glorious past…

Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts and statistics, Cannadine shows how the prestige, prosperity, and political significance of the British aristocracy shifted between the outset of…

E.H. Carr’s What is History? was originally published by Macmillan in 1961. In this book, ten international scholars, writing from a range of historical vantage points, answer Carr’s question for…

This volume stands alongside Carr’s classic, paying tribute to his seminal enquiry while moving the debate into new territory, to ensure its freshness and relevance for a new century of…

Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained legendary status. He returned to war when called back in May and spent…

An entirely new perspective on Churchill and his paintings, complete with essays by Churchill himself, some of which have never before been published.

This concise, lively, and authoritative biography examines the life of Margaret Thatcher and sets it in the context of recent British history. Written by leading international historian David Cannadine, it…

Through previously unpublished documents, this volume revisits the public furore 40 years ago when the British Academy chose not to expel from its Fellowship the eminent art historian, Anthony Blunt…