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A true masterpiece of narrative history and the definitive story of the revolution that ignited the end of colonialism worldwide
A story of staggering scope ...
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In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory ...
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was ...
The extraordinary story of Rome told through one of the world's once most ubiquitous objects- coins.
The extraordinary story of ancient Rome, history's ...
This true crime odyssey explores a forgotten, astonishing chapter of American history, leading the reader from a free-love community in upstate New York to the ...
In February 2022, Russian missiles rained on Ukrainian cities, and tanks rolled towards Kyiv to end Ukrainian independent statehood. President Zelensky declined a Western evacuation ...
'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative . . . fizzes with ideas. Even if you think you know the subject, you'll ...
The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
"A perfectly paced biography."-Tom Holland, Times ...
The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman
Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome ...
Rogerson is an original - eloquent and always fascinating' - William Dalrymple
At the heart of the Middle East, with its regional conflicts and proxy wars, is ...
A Spectator Book of the Year
A New Statesman Book of the Year
'An illuminating and riveting read.' - Jonathan Dimbleby
Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor ...
A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.
Once described ...
From childhood dreams of joining the British Royal Navy to a dotage spent riding on a seesaw to improve his health, the true story of ...
The gospels and ancient historians agree: Jesus was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate, the Roman imperial prefect in Jerusalem. To this day, Christians of ...