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...a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It ...
'A fascinating study of historical mythmaking... Concise and absorbing'
Paul Freedman, author of Out of the East
Rodrigo Diaz lived a violently colourful life in ...
The epic story of one of the world's most enduring civilisations and empires.
'For who is so indifferent or indolent as not to wish ...
"Elegant, erudite, ambitious, inventive - a remarkable blend of research, imagination and first-hand experience"-Rory StewartLand Between the Rivers is the result of ten years of ...
How can one European capital be responsible for most of the West's intellectual and cultural achievements in the twentieth century?
Viennese ideas saturate the ...
The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy.
In her previous two ...
Were the signs that Putin is a ruthless dictator there all along? How should we deal with President Xi of China? Given the world seems ...
Turn the pages of this thought-provoking book and discover maps that challenge conventional wisdom, confront social and political norms and offer fresh perspectives on familiar ...
Explore the failures, mistakes and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series.
From the botched attempt to create a ...
It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't be more wrong.
In Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers ...
The author of She-Wolves chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink ...
An ideal gift for anyone with an intrigue for geographical curiosities.
Defined as sovereign states with a very small population, land area, or both, microstates ...
From the acclaimed author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia, comes a new journey tracing a colonial-era African expedition.
In 1879, King Leopold II of ...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small ...
`Dark Emu injects a profound authenticity into the conversation about how we Australians understand our continent ... [It is] essential reading for anyone who wants to ...
