In 1891, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) traveled to Tahiti in an effort to live simply and to draw inspiration from what he saw as…

\nThe gripping story of the tumultuous destruction of the Irish country house, spanning the revolutionary years of 1912 to…

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An account of Richard the Lionheart's reign. John Gillingham scrutinizes the king's fluctuating reputation over the…

In this biography of Henry VI, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent and…

Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his…

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Prize-winning biographer Leo Damrosch tells the story of the Club, a group of extraordinary writers, artists, and thinkers…

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Tells the story of Lucius, a curious and silly young man, who is turned into a donkey when he meddles with witchcraft.…

This biography provides a comprehensive reappraisal of Henry II, the man and king. W.L. Warren explores a whole range of…

This title paints a portrait of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror. The author vividly describes Henry's life and reign…

A biography of Richard II. It offers a radical reinterpretation of a complex king whose reign was characterized by a mixture…

A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil…

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book…

Immediately after the Second World War, the victorious Allies authorized and helped to carry out the forced relocation of…

Presenting a historical overview of vocal performance practice and style, this title provides an introduction to how such…

Chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of the Christian capture of the Islamic city of Tulaytula, now…

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\nA collection of inspiring essays by the photographer Robert Adams, who advocates the meaningfulness of art in a…

\nA comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with…

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\nAn engaging and authoritative history of Scotland\'s influence in the world and the world\'s on Scotland, from the Thirty…

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A fascinating life of Sergei Shchukin, the great collector who changed the face of Russia\'s art world…

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\nThe definitive biography and assessment of the wily and formidable prince who unexpectedly became monarch-the most…

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A fascinating look at the recent history of the beautiful but troubled Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia“A richly detailed…

Brings the story of modern Iran, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes. This book provides insightful…

An exclusive look at one hundred fabulous shoes from the renowned Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art…

Discusses the "Book of Hours", unquestionably the most intimate and most widely used book of the later Middle Ages. This…

A lavishly illustrated and long-overdue guidebook to the rich natural history of Long Island Sound and its coastlines, a…

The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediated by, amongst other influences: the Protestant Reformation; the…

An authoritative and entertaining exploration of Australia's distinctive birds and their unheralded role in global evolution…

This study places the reign of Edward IV in the context of late-medieval power politics, and analyzes the methods by which a…

Europe is, in world terms, a relatively minor peninsula attached to the Eurasian land mass, yet it became one of the most…

\nA rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga-the first to fully reveal its vital place in Russian history\n…

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A widely celebrated translator's vivid, accessible, and elegantly concise rendering of an ancient English masterpiece…

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\nThe fascinating story of the so-called “Prayer Book Rebellion” of 1549 which saw the people of Devon and Cornwall rise up…

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\nAn exhilarating chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary…

\nThe first serious full-length biography of modern Africa\'s most famous dictator\n…

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Overturning the received narrative of Europe's military and religious conquest and colonization of the region, the author…

A critical biography of Paul Celan, a German-speaking East European Jew who was one of Europe's most compelling postwar…

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\nVaccines have saved more lives than any other single medical advance. This book recounts a devastating episode in 1955 at…

Presents the painful division within Israeli society between Ashkenazi Jews, whose families come from Eastern Europe, and…