The latest monthly roundup: new history books published in June in the UK (hardback). A bit less politics and a bit more in the way of ideas this month...
A couple that I have my eye on are:
- Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, by Sam Dalrymple. Taking a broader view of Britain's Indian empire, which seems to have extended to the middle east as well. I'm keen to find out how countries like Oman, Yemen and Bahrain fit into the story of The Partition which has always centred on the subcontinent.
- An Accidental History of Tudor England: From Daily Life to Sudden Death, by Steven Gunn. Something a bit more light hearted: ordinary people dying longer ago - with the details of their death bringing the Tudor period to life. This was written (co-written?) by an old tutor of mine so I should both acknowledge this conflict of interest and insist it will be excellent!
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
The full list:
- ๐ The Blood in Winter: A Nation Descends 1642
- ๐ Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
- ๐ The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico
- ๐ Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age: 1895-1965
- ๐ No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One
- ๐ An Accidental History of Tudor England: From Daily Life to Sudden Death
- ๐ India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
- ๐ Empire Without End: A New History of Britain and the Caribbean
- ๐ The World at First Light: A New History of the Renaissance
- ๐ The Dandy: A People's History of Sartorial Splendour
- ๐ Starwatchers: A History of Discovery in the Night Sky
- ๐ Raising the Tudors: Motherhood in Sixteenth-Century England
