Non-fiction
Category: History
The books here are listed alphabetically by authors' surnames.
A collection of pithy, inspiring, humorous and challenging quotes, accompanied by beautiful black and white photography.
The extraordinary true story of a woman who moved her house from Hertfordshire to Norfolk!
Part memoir, part social history, inspired by George Ewart Evan's book from 1956, this is a mesmerising account of Suffolk village life.
A little known period in the history of Cambridge when women were held at the mercy of a powerful few.
Subtitled 'The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance', it describes the search for the ship that slipped under the ice in the Antarctic in 1915.
Throughout history we've been taught that humans are inherently selfish and motivated by self-interest. But is it really the case?
A brilliant book telling the extraordinary story of the people, places, concept and designs behind Isokon.
The author investigates the murder of her great-great aunt in Great Yarmouth in the 19th century.
An extraordinary sweep through first nights in history and how they changed the world.
A compelling and comprehensive biography of an incredible pianist and an incredible woman.
A refreshingly wry and entertaining memoir, investigating motivations and morals in a challenging period of time with big questions for us all.
An uplifting and inspiring read which proves as a reminder to value the time and skill taken to produce things of use and beauty.
Part nature writing, part travel writing, meeting the people trying to save birds and wildlife in peril.
A gripping account of the lives of six women who first flew the Atlantic in the 1920s.
Four extraordinary women who provide an insight to life in the medieval period. A fabulous read.
A brilliant, engaging biography of George Villiers, favourite of James I.
A remarkable collection of biographies of women who have set sail from the 20th century.
A beautifully told account of buying a house and garden in Suffolk, and the author's thoughts on gardens in literature, art and society.
A perfect gift at coming-of-age, looking at the younger lives of people through history.
A fascinating account of how East Germany's secret police decided to fight the encroaching capitalism through poetry.
A history of the House of Windsor, looking at the clothes that shaped them.
Travelling to Norway, James Rebanks meets a woman who lives alone on an island harvesting the down from ducks.
A gripping account of the fates of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria.
Recalling the lives and times of female journalists who broke down barriers in Fleet Street in the 1970s and 1980s.