Running from about AD 400 to the 1100s, this book shows the Anglo Saxons as formative in the history not only of England,…

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'Both pioneering and fundamental. This is the essential history of Ukraine, from one of the greatest Ukrainian thinkers and…

Ancient Greek pottery offers a fascinating window into the past of a lost culture. Reproduced here is a mixing vessel made…

\nOn Every Tide is an immensely impressive, authoritative history of the Irish diaspora.\n…

Revelatory account of the man and the legend…

* Classic essays on revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara that could be key to a deeper understanding of today's…

Kiefer Sutherland has not always led the pampered life of a son of celebrity parents. He has carved his own path, as well as…

The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the Vikings…

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The authorised biography of Shirley Hazzard, one of the greatest writers in the English language, author of The Great Fire,…

From tea's first discovery in China to the present day, the story of a great world obsession…

A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical…

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• Rok vydání 2006

The International Sensation In the tradition of THE SECRET HISTORY and THE ALIENIST - a captivating and suspenseful novel…

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• Rok vydání 2009

A superbly concise and clear, single-volume account of the English Civil Wars.…

* A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South.…

The definitive popular account of the landmark event in British history by an acclaimed young historian.…

A groundbreaking look at life as a conscript during Britain's postwar National Service, as told by the men who served.…

\nThe painfully funny history of Britain you were never taught at school, chronicling some of the ludicrous things the…

A new portrait of Medieval Britain, bringing together the everyday and extraordinary, including the merman imprisoned in…

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• Rok vydání 2011

The rise and fall of Roman Britain, how they lived and what they left behind.…

\nIncluding new evidence from key figures, Love and Deception is the result of 20 years of research into one of the Cold…

* A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj.…

• Rok vydání 2002

A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world.…

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An indispensable companion for the modern traveller who wishes to discover and relive the drama, history and life of Naples,…

\nTake a walk through the streets of Paris in this comprehensive history of the French capital.\n…

• Rok vydání 2010

From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the high water mark of the Victorian era, the world was transformed by a…

* Entertaining, popular but also serious account of pirates and pirate life by the acknowledged expert on the subject.…

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A new biography of the last tsar, Nicholas II, who was overthrown in 1917 and killed, along with his family, on 17 July…

\nHumans are the most migratory species of all land mammals. Migrants cuts through the toxic debates about refugees versus…

The second title in the new four volume Brief History of Britain series - a new look at the Tudors and Stuarts by one of…

* 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, THE IRISH TIMES…

The true story of Florence Nightingale's life, focusing on her real legacy: how she put a sanitary disaster in her wartime…

* Dazzling biograpy of James Dean (1931-1955), a movie actor who has become an icon.…

An alternative to the Blue Plaque Guide that drags the scheme into the twenty-first century by showing where notable women…

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This succinct history of Germany will take you on an incredible journey through time spanning from the 1500s to the present.…

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A concise yet comprehensive history - social, cultural and natural - including regional information for travellers to the…

\nA highly readable history of the stock market crash of 1929, and the depression that followed it\n…

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The perfect introduction to Irish history within the excellent and highly regarded Brief History series.…

Eyewitness accounts of the Battle for Normandy…

Renowned military historian Dr Robert Lyman sheds new light on the inner workings of Churchill\'s war cabinet, its…

In 1945, as part of the Occupation forces sent to postwar Japan Nick Zappetti, a native of Italian East Harlem, entered a…

* 'I devoured this in a few hours - a powerful book of heartbreaking yet flamboyant reportage from a forgotten hell' Simon…

The fascinating and heartwarming true story of two young children evacuated from Newcastle to the remote Lake District…

* First published in 1986 as WINTER IN THE MORNING, this edition has been updated and expanded by the author. *'A profound…

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• Rok vydání 2016

A masterful history of Rome's first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow…

\nA concise complete history of British monarchy, from its pre-Roman origins to the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.\n…

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* A personal story of the Second World War brought to life against the backdrop of the Black Watch - Scotland's best-known…

The extraordinary story of John Kirk, the Scottish botanist who single-handedly ended the East African slave trade.…

The remarkable life of Colonel Edward Despard, comrade-in-arms of Nelson and a man who championed the rights of freed…