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A beautifully illustrated Flammarion history of Le Grand Hôtel and Café de la Paix — two Parisian institutions on the Place de l’Opéra since 1862, with a guest list spanning Proust, Wilde, and de Gaulle. An essential celebration of French luxury hospitality and la belle époque art de vivre.

The authoritative guide to Rosslyn Chapel — separating historical fact from popular legend about one of Scotland’s most extraordinary fifteenth-century buildings. Oxbrow and Robertson examine the intricate carvings and their real meanings with scholarly rigour and genuine engagement with the myths.

The comprehensive reference on tartan — over 400 clan, family, and district tartans documented with full-colour swatches, historical notes, and cultural context. From ancient disputed origins to Victorian revival and global fashion icon: the essential illustrated guide for anyone with Scottish heritage or a love of pattern.

Alison Weir’s sweeping narrative history recovers the powerful women who shaped the Crusades — queens, regents, and noblewomen whose political and military decisions were as consequential as any king’s. A fundamentally different view of medieval history from Britain’s bestselling female historian.

A richly illustrated architectural and cultural history of New York’s most iconic street, from Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park. William J. Hennessey traces Fifth Avenue’s evolution across two centuries in a book that is both serious historical study and visual pleasure.

Mark Galeotti’s sweeping, engaging exploration of crime across human history — from ancient thieves to modern hackers. A leading security expert traces how criminals and the societies that produce them have always shaped each other, in a work that is both serious scholarship and compulsive reading.

Religions of the World (Lorenz Books) — Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, and the indigenous traditions of Africa, Australia, and the Americas — each presented from its origins through its major texts, ritual practices, sacred sites, and contemporary global presence. The most complete one-volume guide to world religion available, with the visual richness and historical depth the subject demands. Published by Lorenz Books.

Europe: A History by Norman Davies (Penguin) — the most ambitious single-volume European history ever published, tracing the continent’s story from the Ice Age to the end of the Cold War across its full diversity: Eastern and Central European dimensions, religious and intellectual history, culture and everyday life, and the deep structural patterns that repeat across centuries. Encyclopaedic in scope, written with literary flair, the essential one-volume European history. Published by Penguin.

Uniforms of World War II by Andrew Mollo (Lorenz Books) — the uniforms of every major national force in the Second World War, from the Wehrmacht and the Red Army through the British, American, and Commonwealth forces to the Japanese Imperial Army and the Italian Regia Esercito, with full-colour illustrations and historical context for each national uniform tradition. A comprehensive reference for military history enthusiasts. Published by Lorenz Books.

The Korean Myths by Heinz Insu Fenkl (Thames & Hudson) — one of the world’s least known and most extraordinary mythological traditions, presented in the most complete and most readable English translation available. Creation myths of dazzling strangeness. Gods in the spaces between heaven and earth. Shamanic rituals persisting from prehistoric times into the contemporary city. Essential for anyone interested in world mythology or Korean culture. Published by Thames & Hudson.

Inside Pompeii: A First-Ever Complete Tour by Peter Connolly (Thames & Hudson) — the first complete visual tour of the entire city frozen at the moment of its destruction in 79 CE, produced in collaboration with the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Every district, every major building, every street — the most comprehensive visual record of Pompeii ever published, and the definitive account of how the city was built, how it functioned, and how its people lived. Published by Thames & Hudson.

The Rise of the Railways by DK — the extraordinary story of how the steam locomotive transformed the world in fifty years, reshaping economies, altering landscapes, creating cities, and changing the social fabric of every country it reached. From George Stephenson and the Rocket through the great Victorian railway builders to the golden age of steam and the transition to modern traction — comprehensive visual detail throughout. Published by DK.