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Who were the Norse gods - the mighty AEsyr, led by Odinn, and the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate and squabbling ...
This fascinating new book reveals the origins of the Vikings-from Thor and Leif Erikson to Loki and the Valkyries-and the tales that have influenced our ...
A riveting account of the last eighteen months of Tsar Nicholas II's life and reign from one of our finest historians of Russia.
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'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN
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Istanbul has ...
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Selected as a book of the year 2017 by the Times Literary Supplement and the Sunday Times ('At a ...
Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and lived in the former royal palaces of Whitehall and Hampton ...
The 'Industrial Revolution' was a pivotal point in British history that occurred between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries and led to far reaching transformations of ...
'Stirring' Roger Lewis, Daily Mail, BOOK OF THE WEEK
'A warm and worthy tribute' The Times
'Elegantly written, thought-provoking' The Lady
'A lucid and affectionate ...
'Lisbon and Portugal's best days are behind them' is a common theme put forward by writers who focus their attention on the golden era ...
The documents that made the United States the country it isCollected in this volume are some of the most significant documents and writings that helped ...
Thomas Telford's name is familiar; his story less so. Born in 1757 in the Scottish Borders, his father died in his infancy, plunging the ...
The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau will romp through a full year to tell the story of nine young American women - the seasons, the parties, the money ...
Cannibalism. It's the last, greatest taboo: the stuff of urban legends and ancient myths, airline crashes and Captain Cook. But while we might get ...
In the early twentieth century, the worldwide rubber boom led British entrepreneur Lord Leverhulme to the Belgian Congo. Warmly welcomed by the murderous regime of ...
