History

An epic, moving graphic novel set in ancient Athens about the birth and the rise of democracy – from the illustrator b ...

Troy is familiar to us from the timeless and epic tales of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid. These have been retold ove ...

A charmingly personal history of Hapsburg Europe, as lively as it is informative, by the author of "Germania" From the e ...

For us to understand how we see the world around us – and hence ourselves – what is needed is a history of pictures. Thi ...

This title contains three new editions in the popular "Discovery" series. Visually exciting and highly informative, each ...

An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of ...

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the V ...

Bardi a Druidové stvořili nadpřirozený svět duchů a znamení, hrdinských skutků a statečných výprav, jež pro další genera ...

Deals with human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. This title shows the survi ...

In this vast and vivid panorama of history, Martin Meredith, bestselling author of The State of Africa, follows the fort ...

In 1916, Arthur Eddington, a war-weary British astronomer, opened a letter written by an obscure German professor named ...

What were the secret plans for Britain if World War Three had erupted and breakdown had occurred? When would the Queen ...

The third and final book in the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE series, soon to be a major BBC TV series. This final book i ...

For readers of Schindler's List, The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas comes a heart-break ...

A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to read ...

'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain ...

Leningrad, Russia, 1968.  Alexander Karpenko is no ordinary child, and from an early age, it is clear he is destined to ...

Presents the story of one of the greatest crime family in Italian history - the Borgias.

Among millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each passed through ...

A unique lens through which to view the modern world: 28 insider accounts of national histories, now available in paperb ...

Who were the ancient Romans? Where did they go to eat, shop and wash? What did they do for fun? You'll find the answers ...

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat t ...

Little Lien wasn't taken from her Jewish parents - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. Hidden and ra ...