A New History of England (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

A New History of England (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

'Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.' Cecil Rhodes's characteristically nineteenth-century confidence rings rather hollow as England enters the twenty-first century in somewhat reduced circumstances. Jeremy Black steers his way through

A Brief History of Slavery: A New Global History (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

A new global history of slavery from its ancient origins through the horrors of the Atlantic trade to the present

A History of Diplomacy (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

In A History of Diplomacy, historian Jeremy Black investigates how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering in the early modern period developed through increasing globalization into a world-shaping force in twenty-first-century politics. The monarchic systems of the sixteenth

History of Europe - From Pre-History to the 21st Century (Black Professor Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

A Brief History of Italy (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and personal experience'Ciro Paoletti, Secretary General of the Italian Commission of Military HistoryDespite the Roman

The Puritans: A Transatlantic History (Hall David D.)(Paperback)

A panoramic history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical light on the diverse forms of

A Brief History of Spain (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

A wonderfully concise and very readable history of Spain, perfect for travellers This is the extraordinary story of Spain, from early tribalism and Roman rule to the Moorish conquest, Spain's eighteenth-century revival under the Bourbons, the Peninsular War and revolution in Spanish America right

A Brief History of the Mediterranean: Indispensable for Travellers (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home.'The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.'Samuel Johnson, 1776 The Mediterranean has always

Tudors - The History of England Volume II (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The second volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful history of England:

France: A Short History - Jeremy Black

A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France’s sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history,

A Brief History of Portugal: Indispensable for Travellers (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction provides an understanding of geographical and climatic issues, before an examination of Portugal's prehistory and classical Portugal, from the Stone Age to the end of the the Roman

Shortest History of England (Hawes James)(Paperback / softback)

History of the Second World War in 100 Maps (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conflict as he charts its historical sweep across each of the major

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs (Howe Katherine)(Paperback)

A bewitching novel of a New England history professor who must race against time to free her family from a curse by Katherine Howe, New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. A magical bloodline. A family curse. Can Connie Goodwin break the spell before it shatters

A History of Britain: 1945 to Brexit (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

In 2016, Britain stunned itself and the world by voting to pull out of the European Union, leaving financial markets reeling and global politicians and citizens in shock. But was Brexit really a surprise, or are there clues in Britain's history that pointed to this moment? In A History of Britain:

Foundation - The History of England Volume I (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The first volume in Peter Ackroyd's stunning six-part history of England, taking us from Stonehenge to the death of Henry

Mary Tudor - The First Queen (Porter Linda)(Paperback / softback)

A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own

A Brief History of Britain 1851-2010: A Nation Transformed (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

From the Great Exhibition to the Credit Crunch -- the transformation of Britain from the world's greatest nation to the present day. In 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, it was the high water mark of English achievement -- the nation at the forefront of the Industrial

A History of Modern Oman (Jones Jeremy)(Paperback)

The ideal introduction to the history of modern Oman from the eighteenth century to the present, this book combines the most recent scholarship on Omani history with insights drawn from a close analysis of the politics and international relations of contemporary Oman. Jeremy Jones and Nicholas

A Short History of Parliament: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Ireland & Scotland (Jones Clyve)(Paperback)

'A Short History of Parliament' is a comprehensive institutional history, not a political history of parliament, though politics is included where, as frequently occurred, institutional changes resulted from particular political events. It covers the English parliament from its origins, the

Great Britain's Great War (Paxman Jeremy)(Paperback)

Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people.'If there is one new history of the war that you might actually enjoy this is very likely it' The Times 'Lively, surprising and

The Kings & Queens of England: The Biography (Loades David)(Paperback)

An authoritative and accessible history of the lives of the kings and queens of England by a renowned

The Great War and the Making of the Modern World (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

Casting aside conventional narratives of The Great War, Jeremy Black returns to a vast range of original sources and investigates not only the key events of the war, but its consequences in restructuring the old order. Black also considers the struggle not only in its historical context, but also

Death in England: An Illustrated History (Jupp Peter)(Paperback)

Death in England provides the first ever social history of death from the earliest times 500,000 BC to Diana, Princess of Wales. The book reveals how attitudes, practices and beliefs about death have undergone constant change: how, why and at what ages people died; plagues and violence; wills and