\nThe power of the Roman Empire was at its peak in the second century AD but in fact it started in 753 BC when Rome was…

• Rok vydání 2016

A quirky collection of stories from London's stranger side, featuring a tiny prison cell in Trafalgar Square, a train…

Anne Boleyn is perhaps the most influential and important queen consort England ever had. This book reveals the facts behind…

Read how Gloriana reigned in dazzling majesty over an exciting new age of exploration, discovery, artistic brilliance,…

• Rok vydání 2019

This seminal Pitkin guide to one of England's greatest monarchs has been revised and updated for 2019. Fully illustrated…

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The Victorians gave us many of the Christmas traditions we enjoy today, from putting up Christmas trees to pulling crackers.…

Life in a Roman villa…

\nSpirit of London offers a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the Second World War, and a charming insight into our…

A quirky collection of true stories from the stranger side of the world's railways, featuring weird weather conditions,…

A quirky collection of stories from London's stranger side, featuring a tiny prison cell in Trafalgar Square, a train…

Richard Wyndham's evocative and charmingly eccentric account of his tour of Sussex, Kent and Surrey, taken as Britain stood…

More extraordinary but true tales from London's history, featuring a mysterious mummy housed in a City church, a TARDIS at…

A quirky collection of true stories from the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England, including ghosts, castles,…

A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers.…

An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present.…

Vintage Parisian scenes from the time of the Belle Epoque and beyond are matched with the same views today to give a…

• Rok vydání 2019

12 classic English fairy tales and their history reissued for 2019. These are stories of giants, dragons, fairies and…

A visual historical tour through all the great tourist locations of Rome, with vintage images paired with their modern-day…

Fascinating vintage photos of Hong Kong have been matched with the same viewpoint today to show the amazing growth and…

The fascinating story of the Isokon, from its beginnings to the present day, and the artistic networks and legacy of the…

This large-format map book allows the reader to see some of the wonderful details of these illustrations. For example,…