The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades and chivalry, glittering cathedrals and grand castles. It was also a…

On 1 July, 1916, a continuous line of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches of the Somme into No Man's Land and…

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Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between Athens and…

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A brilliantly arresting historical work, John Lewis Gaddis's The Cold War takes us as never before to the time when the…

From Abdul Kassem Ismail, the tenth-century Persian who never went anywhere without his library, this title takes aim at the…

Features Nick Dormer, the young Englishman who, during the course of the novel, will courageously resist the glittering…

Using details from the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for "Hamlet", this tale brings to life…

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Mencius was one of the great philosophers of ancient China, second only in influence to Confucius, whose teachings he…

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 'Generous and empathetic ... opens up postwar migration in…

A book explaining the history of economics; including the powerful and vested interests which moulded the theories to their…

From bestselling author Stephen Pinker, "The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature" shatters the myths surrounding…

Produkt Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Penguin Books Ltd.…

The extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest…

Kniha 9780140430660 Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain Daniel Defoe…

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Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789,…

It is September 1938 and during a heatwave, Europe tensely awaits the outcome of the Munich conference, where they will…

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Revolutionary Iran, A History of the Islamic Republic Second Edition je fascinující kniha, která podrobně mapuje historii…

'History writing at its compulsive best' A. N. Wilson This is a history of the ideas that shaped not only London, but…

Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations…

One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the…

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At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass…

Set in the reign of Queen Anne, this title presents a story that follows the troubled progress of a gentleman and an officer…

The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered. The…

Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook…

Traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. This book is illustrated and features more than sixty full-colour maps. It…

Covers radical public poems of Leopardi on history and politics; philosophical satires; his great, dark, despairing odes…

Gregory of tours wrote this dramatic narrative of sixth-century French history as a chronicle of the events leading up to…

Presents history of the monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account research findings about the building of…

This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline…

Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, married to Bao-chai, after the tragic…

Presents an account of the First World War. This title tells the story of the conflict from the German advance in the West,…

During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe…

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A magisterial history of the astounding rise - and unimaginable fall - of America's most iconic corporation Perhaps no…

On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this book offers an explanation of why the war's legacy continues…

At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and…

Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and…

By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen.…

'One of the best history books you will read this decade' History Today'Fascinating, suspenseful, revelatory, alive' The…

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Winner of the Wolfson Prize 2013 and Herald Books of the Year 2014, this book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and…

Franz Werfel's masterpiece tells the true story of the inhabitants of six Armenian villages on the mountain of Musa Dagh,…

The British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure. Sent to evacuate the country,…

A fascinating and highly original history of the city and culture that was the bulwark of the West for a thousand years.…

From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the…

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Presents an introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia and its civilizations, incorporating archaeological and…

A narrative history of Roman Britain. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the…

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A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first, drawing on a wealth of Spanish-led…

Suitable for those who enjoyed "The Story of Lucy Gault" and "Love and Summer", this title deals with themes of missed…

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Mike Nichols burst onto the scene as a wunderkind: he was half of a hit improv duo with Elaine May that was the talk of the…