Historian and author Ian Stewart picks five of his favourite British history books that tell the stories of a union.

Our history teachers and textbooks have been telling us that the British Industrial Revolution began in the late 18th century ...

Now, he has written a short history of British architecture ... But in its final 70 pages, the book "comes flamingly to life", as a "blistering polemic" against the postwar planners and architects ...

Meet David Olusoga, the historian reshaping our understanding of history. His work reveals overlooked narratives with ...