History

The list covers works of outstanding, original scholarship and more trade-oriented books, often quirky in nature, which catch the popular imagination. In the first category, we publish books by Patrick Collinson, Geoffrey Best, Dan Todman, and the brilliant and definitive biography of John Jay by US author Walter Stahr. In the second category, the list features Two Planks and a Passion by Roland Huntford and Pius XII: The Hound of Hitler by Gerard Noel. The list ranges from the ancient world to contemporary history.