Describes and analyses brutality in the later Middle Ages, focusing on a thriving region of Northern France. Explores…

This is a study of the effects of cross-cultural contact and confrontation on frontier societies, particularly those between…

A comprehensive, multi-author survey of German history, featuring cutting-edge syntheses of major topics by an international…

This edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new…

Biography of the polymath, Lt Cmdr Rupert T. Gould (1890-1948), the man who, in the 1920s, restored the great eighteenth…

In this new edition of Herodotus' Histories, Nigel Wilson has revised the original Oxford Classical Text by the Danish…

The first major synthesis of the evidence for Anglo-Saxon settlements from across England and throughout the Anglo-Saxon…

In September 1726, Mary Toft was found to have given birth to seventeen rabbits in Godalming, Surrey. The case caused a…

The life of Harry Perry Robinson-a born adventurer, a master of reinvention, and the ultimate witness to history. From a…

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\nThis vividly written and authoritative book offers an updated account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors…

This is the first environmental history of Russia's steppes. David Moon focuses on the settlement of migrants from central…

This history of the city of Wells in the Middle Ages traces its growth from a rural manor into the prosperous borough of the…

From 1718 to 1775 British courts transported 50,000 convicts to America. This account of their transportation in the years…

Truth, etc. is a wide-ranging study of ancient logic based on the John Locke lectures given by eminent philosopher Jonathan…

Tausret: Forgotten Queen & Pharaoh of Egypt reveals the relatively unknown story of one of the only women to ever rule…

Empire of Ideas examines the origins of the U. S. government's programs in public diplomacy and how the nation's image in…

A revised critical edition of books 21 to 25 of Livy's history of Rome (Titi Livi ab urbe condita)-which cover the first…

A new edition covering the Chinese history since the 17th century and updated to include analyses of the return of Hong Kong…

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Very well illustrated with vivid and relevant images. The Irish Catholic…

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\nThe Irish experience of Christianity has never been simple or uncomplicated. Here, Crawford Gribben describes the ancient…

\nElizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented - and underestimated - figures of the seventeenth century. This biography…

An introduction to the art of archaic and classical Greece. Looking at the social and cultural contexts in which the rich…

Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from…

Eleven obituaries of recently deceased Fellows of the British Academy: Isaiah Berlin; Christopher Hill; Rodney Hilton; Keith…

Stuart Clarke examines the history of the senses in early modern Europe, a time when the nature and reliability of human…

The reign of Elizabeth I was a Golden Age of English culture. Part of Elizabeth's policy of 'popular monarchy' took the form…

These essays discuss various related themes: the traits of holy men; creating saints out of a minority of holy men; and the…

Arguing about Empire explores key imperial debates between Britain and France from the age of high imperialism to the…

Produkt Making and Unmaking of Empires - Marshall, P.J. (Emeritus Professor of History at King's College, London.) zakoupíte…

The 11th to early 14th centuries saw a great transformation in the political, cultural and economic life of the Italian…

\nDrive critical, engaged learning. Helping learners more deeply understand historical concepts, the student-centred…

\nTutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World shows a whole new side to the story of Tutankhamun\'s treasures, exploring…

\nThe story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each…

\nThe 4000-year story of witchcraft and magic - from the ancient world to Harry Potter... and beyond...\n…

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\nThe Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and…

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\nExplore some of the many perspectives and experiences of the British Empire through accessible case studies on America,…

The Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War, the War of the Roses... A succession of dramatic social and…