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The Roman Conquests series seeks to explain when and how the Romans were able to conquer a vast empire stretching from the foothills of the ...
For nearly 60 years, King George III reigned over a tumultuous kingdom. His health and realm were in turmoil, whilst family life held challenges of ...
A horological history of human civilisation, told through twelve world-changing clocks
Since the dawn of civilization, we have kept time. But time has always been ...
While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the ...
This beautifully illustrated book brings to life the greatest treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Fifty of the most important objects on display today are ...
An authoritative biography of Sir Ernest Shackleton from polar adventurer Ranulph Fiennes. In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut ...
In November 1519, Hernando Cortes walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That ...
Henry II became King of England in 1154 after twenty years of civil war. He was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of England's ...
This fascinating book explores the status of women in medieval England, both before and after the Norman Conquest. The author starts by contrasting the differences ...
'In this excellent book, Ecott's evocative telling makes me want to go to this weird and wonderful place.' - PAUL THEROUX
'I never want to ...
The ground-breaking book that uncovers how our fear of death is the hidden driver of most of humankind's endeavours.The human mind can grapple ...
Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman - Ian Thomson, Independent Innovation brings Peter Ackroyds History of England to a triumphant close. In it, Ackroyd takes ...
How our understanding of the past was transformed between the French Revolution and the Great Exhibition by a band of long-forgotten pioneers, the antiquariesBetween the ...
A spellbinding journey through the life of an English monk, an age of discovery and the mysteries of the medieval mind
The Middle Ages were ...
A wide-ranging, thought-provoking introduction to British tax history
'There is almost no issue of public interest which does not derive from taxes or end up ...
