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F is for Fashion, Darling is an alphabet book parody for parents who know their Prada from their Pampers.Categories: Children's Books Activities, Crafts &am...

Geoffrey Ellis Offers An Up-to-date Synthesis Of Recent Research Into The Aims And Effects Of Napoleonic Rule In France And In Conquered Europe. Thoroughly ...

This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times t...

Recounts the end of British colonialism and the political events leading to the independence of India, Palestine, Malaya, Iran, Egypt, Aden, Cyprus, Gold Co...

Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic work of sc...

For fans of the Netflix series The Crown, a meticulously researched historical tour de force about the secret ties among Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Chu...

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfu...

On the heels of the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M. Sasek's beloved and nostal...

Highlights from the horrid series that gets you hooked on history! Age 8+. Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm. Titles:The Awesome Egyptians; The Groovy Greeks; ...

Now in paperback, the #1 San Francisco Chronicle bestseller that is an enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany,...

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Be...

In 1945, when the Red Army marched in, eastern Germany was not "occupied" but "liberated." This, until the recent collapse of the Soviet Bloc, is what pass...

Investigating Babyn Yar Tells The Story Of The Murder Of Kyiv's Jews Using Available Fragmentary Evidence. The Book Follows The Trail Of Discarded Property ...

The story of the rise and fall of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate (1653-9), England's sole experiment in republican government - and one of the most extrao...

Publisher's Description -- Hunger Is As Old As History Itself. Indeed, It Appears To Be A Timeless And Inescapable Biological Condition. And Yet Perceptions...

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfu...

the First Popular History Of The Emancipation Of Europe’s Jews In The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries—a Transformation That Was Startling To Those Who...

Volume 32 of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (Sixth Series) includes: 'The Making and Breaking of Kinetic Empire: Mobility, Communication and P...

Discover the captivating history of Europe's second-oldest dynasty-the Habsburgs The Habsburg family ruled central Europe since the early medieval times ...

The mythic status of the Oxbridge man at the height of the British Empire continues to persist in depictions of this small, elite world as an ideal of athle...

A German Historian Attempts To Explain How The Holocaust Happened, Discussing How Widespread Acceptance Of Anti-semitism And Scientific Racism In The Politi...

The greatest story of military conquest in history from a 'master storyteller'. (Guardian) Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has eve...

Based On A New Documents And Interviews, This Work Is A Look At The Berlin Crisis Of 1961, With Powerful Applications For The Present. In June 1961, Nikita ...

In 1945, when the Red Army marched in, eastern Germany was not "occupied" but "liberated." This, until the recent collapse of the Soviet Bloc, is what pass...

"There was a smell in the air of tar and rope and rusted chain, a smell of tidal water. Down harbour, around the point, was the open sea. Here was the freed...

'Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.'-New York Times Book ReviewErik Larson has been widely acclaimed as ...

This is the next issue of the Anglotopia Print magazine. It features many articles about British Travel, Culture, and History. It has 64 full color pages ...

The Author And The Characters From The Pooh Books Engage In Dialogue Elucidating The Taoist Principle Of Te, The Way Of The Small.Categories: Humor & En...

We live in a world the Victorians created. Their two great inventions go hand-in-hand: industrial capitalism and imperialism. A.N. Wilson illuminates these ...

It could have been the biggest military disaster suffered by the British in the Second World War, but against all odds the British army was successfully ev...

Albert Speer was not only Hitler's architect and armaments minister, but the Fuhrer's closest friend—his "unhappy love." Speer was one of the few defenda...

In An Alphabetical Presentation, Key Figures And Events Are Re-evaluated In The Light Of Recent Research, While Emerging Areas Of Scholarship, Such As Women...

Editor, Thomas Hinde. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 343) And Index.Categories: History EuropeGreat Britain

Placing value in perspective―a rich primary source collection at a truly exceptional value.Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civiliz...

Which king ordered everyone to bed at 8pm? How many Pot Noodles are sold every second in Great Britain? How many streets must a London cabbie memorize in or...

this Magisterial Volume Follows The Death Of Ancient Traditions, The Triumph Of New Classes, And The Emergence Of New Technologies, Sciences, And Ideologi...

Hobsbawm's classic history, repackaged as an Abacus History GreatCategories: HistoryWorld

A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire—the Amritsar Massacre—to mark its 100th anniversary The Amri...

A Preeminent Music Historian And Critic Presents A Global History Of Music From The Bottom Up Histories Of Music Overwhelmingly Suppress Stories Of The Outs...

Winner • 2021 An Post Irish Book Award ― Nonfiction Book of the Year • from the judges: “The most remarkable Irish nonfiction book I’ve read in th...

Comprising relevant selections from the four ancient writers whose portraits of Alexander the Great still survive -Arrian, Diodorous, Plutarch, and Quintus ...

An account of upper class French society through the centuries showing how its setting - the chateaux and manoirs of the French countryside evolved in conce...

sometimes It's Worth The Wait. Having Waited 40 Years To Tell His Story, Frank Mccourt Doesn't Pull Any Punches In His Story Of Growing Up Dirt Poor In Lim...

Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers in the Western tradition as well as one of the most difficult to understand. Contributors to this volume do not at...

The second edition of this best-selling textbook is thoroughly updated to include expanded coverage of the late eighteenth century and the Enlightenment, an...

The Birth of a Great Power System, 1740-1815 examines a key development in modern European history: the origins and emergence of a competitive state system....

Based on exhaustive research by a trained historian, the definitive work on the Ripper murders includes much new material, the discovery of a possible new v...

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was...