Category Archives: History

Read an extract from The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory

By Toby | Published: March 15, 2013

Read the introduction to the new book The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory by Deborah Alun-Jones, which explores the lives of writers whose work was deeply influenced by the time they spent living in village rectories. For more information, head to our website. Read, comment on and share more book extracts on our ISSUU [...]

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T&H staff members win prestigious awards

By Toby | Published: January 28, 2013

Two Thames & Hudson staff members have scooped both awards in the Picture Research category of the Longman – History Today Awards 2013. Pauline Hubner won the overall Picture Research Prize for her work on The Great Builders, while Louise Thomas’s work on Gay Life Stories was Highly Commended. Thames & Hudson spoke to the [...]

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What was it like to be the Pharaoh of Egypt?

By Toby | Published: November 12, 2012

In this short video, Garry J. Shaw debunks ancient Egyptian propaganda and introduces his new book, The Pharaoh, an introduction to the day-to-day life of the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh: Life at Court and on Campaign is available from our website and all good bookshops. Tweet

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The Rolling Stones 50 book hits the eBookshelf!

By Toby | Published: October 23, 2012

Following this summer’s incredible worldwide success of The Rolling Stones 50, the only official 50th anniversary book of the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world, Thames & Hudson is delighted to announce the release of the enhanced eBook, one which is set to shape things to come in the world of digital publishing. Created and [...]

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Autumn 2012 catalogue now online

By Toby | Published: September 25, 2012

We are delighted to announce that our Autumn 2012 catalogue is now online. You can read the catalogue below or view it here. The Autumn 2012 Catalogue features our forthcoming titles for July to December including The Rolling Stones 50, the official anniversary book; In My View, which looks at seminal art works through the [...]

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Read an extract from Histories of Nations

By Toby | Published: August 6, 2012

With Queen Elizabeth II celebrating her Diamond Jubilee, Bradley Wiggins’s victory at the Tour de France and the triumphs at the London Olympic Games, 2012 sees Great Britain unified in national celebration. But what do we mean when we talk about ‘Great Britain’? Who are its people, and how do they view their nation’s history? [...]

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Paul Koudounaris – The ‘Twinterview’

By Toby | Published: November 8, 2011

Professor Paul Koudounaris, author of The Empire of Death, joined us for a special Halloween interview via Twitter. Paul answered questions from fans about his favourite macabre site, the soundtrack to The Empire of Death and how he would like his own remains to be handled. @PaulKoudounaris OK, first question. Which was your favourite charnel [...]

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The Hare and the Potter

By Philip Watson | Published: April 26, 2011

Taken from Edmund de Waal’s collection of Netsukes Anyone who has read Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes will know that the author has a particularly powerful way of describing objects. ‘Edmund de Waal’s writing has done for touch,’ wrote one reviewer, ‘what Proust’s did for taste.’ Edmund describes the history of his [...]

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

By Jo Walton | Published: April 9, 2011

Werner Herzog’s new 3D film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, has just been released in the UK and it’s well worth seeing as a full 3D-spectacle-wearing experience! The film is a documentary about the amazing Chauvet Cave, in the Ardèche region of France, where the world’s oldest cave paintings were found in 1994. Since the discovery, [...]