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'We are a prince from a line of princes' Lisa Hilton's majestic biography of 'The Virgin Queen', Elizabeth I, provides vibrant new insights on ...
From the Orwell Prize shortlisted author of Freedom for Sale, The Richis the fascinating history of how economic elites from ancient Egypt to the present ...
This new and expanded second edition explores the life of the 16th-century "Blood Countess" of Hungary, Erzsebet Bathory. Reputed to be both a vampire and ...
This authoritative reference follows the history of conflicts in the Balkan Peninsula from the 19th century through the present day.
The Balkan Peninsula, which consists ...
In THE ARK BEFORE NOAH, British Museum expert Dr Irving Finkel reveals how decoding the symbols on a 4,000 year old piece of clay ...
World War II commando, Cold War spy, and CIA director under presidents Nixon and Ford, William Egan Colby played a critical role in some of ...
During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures ...
At dawn on January 23, 1870, four hundred men of the Second U.S. Cavalry attacked and butchered a Piegan camp near the Marias River ...
What life was like for ordinary French and English people, embroiled in a devastating century-long conflict that changed their world The Hundred Years War (1337-1453 ...
A fascinating analysis of the recent history of the beautiful but troubled Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia
To many in the West, the name Cambodia ...
An exploration of the convulsive history of the 20th century's first five decades, seen through the lens of families and family life
In this ...
A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain's best-known king
Philip II is not only the most ...