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AN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORY, FROM OUR ...
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The fascinating history of Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son Hernando, guardian of his father's flame, courtier, bibliophile ...
History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that ...
When we think of climate change, we often picture man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human ...
Fat. Such a little word evokes big responses. While 'fat' describes the size and shape of bodies - their appearance - our negative reactions to corpulence also ...
Castles and palaces around the world are structures of grandeur, might and beauty.
From the flamboyance of Germany's fairy tale Neuschwanstein Castle to the ...
The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets ...
Discover the full stories behind over 85 of the world's most influential people
Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the ...
The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, the royal families of Western Europe have feared the gut-roiling, vomit-inducing agony of a ...
'What a wonderful, eclectic daily diet of historical speech! Each entry - one for each day of the year - transports us back to hear the voices ...
'A mesmerizingly fascinating tale, one astonishing adventure after another. I could not stop reading this beautifully written book.' Michael Finkel, author of The Stranger in ...
A history of sewing and embroidery, told through the stories of the men and women, over centuries and across continents, who have used the language ...
