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From the days of sail to the majestic ocean liners of the twentieth century, this is a history of British sea travel from a passenger ...
The definitive account of the superior fighting force that powered the English Revolution
The New Model Army was one of the most formidable fighting forces ...
The Franco-Prussian War did not end with the catastrophic French defeat at Sedan on 1 September 1870 when an entire French army surrendered, the Emperor ...
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
"Impeccably researched and seductively readable Tom Zoellner tells the story of Sam Sharpe's revolution manque, and ...
Patricians and Emperors offers concise comparative biographies of the individuals who wielded power in the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, from the assassination ...
The extraordinary story of St. Paul's Churchyard-the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millennium ...
A vibrant history of the castle in Britain, from the early Middle Ages to the present day
The castle has long had a pivotal place ...
THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ...
Most of what we 'know' about Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) comes from the pages of much later historians, writing 300 years or more after ...
Yan'an is China's "revolutionary holy land," the heart of Mao Zedong's Communist movement from 1937 to 1947. Based on thirty years of ...
This is a bold reassessment of one of the pivotal points in British history. PJ O'Gorman analyses the sources for the period from Julius ...
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day
In this riveting ...
In the 1920s a new generation stepped forward to invigorate the Bloomsbury Group -- creative young people who tantalised the original 'Bloomsberries' with their captivating looks ...
Western exceptionalism-the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent-is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace ...
The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable ...
