These outstanding books bring to life the people, places and events of the past in these islands, from the earliest settlers to the present day. They explore the everyday lives of people of all kinds across the centuries and charting the great moments of social change and of discovery and invention.

Find out what it was like to live in London in the 16th century, about the feud between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, and how the name Cavalier and Roundhead came about.