I like the look of a lot of these, not that one should judge a book by looks alone, but there certainly are more than usual.
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
![The Tudor Empire The Tudor Empire](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1399089226.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1405953179.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1846683785.02._SCM_.jpg)
![One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1408708582.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Heirs of Ambition: The Boleyn Family and Their Rise to Power Heirs of Ambition: The Boleyn Family and Their Rise to Power](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0750999985.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0241524946.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Traders in Men: Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Traders in Men: Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0300257619.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Jobs for the Girls: How We Set Out to Work in the Typewriter Age Jobs for the Girls: How We Set Out to Work in the Typewriter Age](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1408713462.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Fool: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man Fool: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0691250162.02._SCM_.jpg)
![The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy The Story of Scandinavia: From the Vikings to Social Democracy](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1474625193.02._SCM_.jpg)
![The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0008447322.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1526631520.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0300264453.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of Romans](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0300254431.02._SCM_.jpg)
![A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/0861542304.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Fear: An Alternative History of the World Fear: An Alternative History of the World](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/1788167236.02._SCM_.jpg)
![Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry](https://res.cloudinary.com/ds2o5ecdw/image/upload/f_auto/acovers/154161996X.02._SCM_.jpg)
I could have highlighted more but here are a few I found interesting:
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Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future, by Ian Johnson - I am always fascinated by the very different ways in which we perceive the study of history in the UK (/the west) and in China, and am hoping this will provide more insight.
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The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons, by Cat Jarman - This looks like another great archaeological detective book from the author of River Kings, a book I very much enjoyed reading last year.
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One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink, by Matthew Parker - this is a global survey of Britain's stuttering empire on a single day exactly one hundred years ago in 1923 - a 'macro from micro' perspective.