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This year, the ten history books we’ve chosen to highlight served ... “The obvious conclusion is that Elizabeth was at best indifferent toward, and at worst ashamed of, Anne,” writes Borman.

Serbia: A Modern History by Marko Attila Hoare (Hurst ... reforms of the 1980s is the subject of this compelling book by two of the best historians of the modern Chinese experience.

The best books of the year so far serve as a great reminder to always question the stories we hear. Where do they come from? And who gets to tell them? When we deconstruct history and look at its ...

That personal history made her especially attuned to how stories can clarify as well as distort what a person is going through. This isn’t an anti-psychiatry book — Aviv is too aware of the ...

From archaeological deep dives into the ancient history of British soil to journeys through forgotten villages, we’ve curated a selection of the best books about British history to read in 2024.

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