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For centuries, the Celtic peoples of Britain stood fast against invasion and oppression. Theirs is a fascinating and exciting story that includes the deeds of ...
Translated by Tom HollandThe Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero ...
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it.
In the summer of 1913 ...
'A riveting account about Scott of Antarctica and the machinations of his demise. Of the food depots that were diminished and the rescue that never ...
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook.
The hidden ...
Imperial conquest and colonisation depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder. European empires amassed global power by asserting a right to use unilateral force at ...
'Bob Whiting came to the city as a stranger in a strange land in 1962 and stayed for five decades - he knows the dark alleys ...
The English Soul portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity as it has developed over the last 1,400 years. As the predominant faith ...
"Superbly acute and unashamedly complex."-The Telegraph
"Rich and provocative."-Times Literary Supplement
"An engaging exploration."-The New Yorker
"The phenomenal Ms. Beard has written ...
Libertine London investigates the sex lives of women from 1680 to 1830, the period known as the long eighteenth century. It uncovers the various experiences ...
The compelling story of the inescapable return of Hong Kong to China, published for the 25th anniversary of the handover
British Hong Kong ended in ...
The Battle of Bannockburn has long been recognised as one of the most influential moments in Scottish history. The fighting that took place on 23rd ...
A complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman RepublicIn his lifetime, Mark Antony was ...
He pulled off what some deem the crime of the century: skyjacking a commercial jetliner, collecting a ransom of $200,000, parachuting off the aft ...
A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice--from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present day--that traces its evolution as a city, city-state ...
