Emperor of the West - Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire (Williams Hywel)(Paperback / softback)

King and Emperor - A New Life of Charlemagne (Nelson Janet L.)(Paperback / softback)

The Carolingian World (Costambeys Marios)(Paperback)

At its height, the Carolingian empire spanned a million square kilometres of western Europe - from the English Channel to central Italy and northern Spain, and from the Atlantic to the fringes of modern Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. As the largest political unit for centuries, the empire

Emperor of Thorns (Lawrence Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Lawrence brings the Broken Empire series to its devastating conclusion The path to the throne is broken - only the broken can walk it The world is cracked and time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I

Heraclius Emperor of Byzantium (Kaegi Walter E. Jr.)(Paperback)

This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal yet controversial Byzantine emperor Heraclius (ad. 610-641), a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. His stormy war-torn reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Balkans and the Middle East, including the

Two Lives of Charlemagne (Einhard)(Paperback)

Two revealingly different accounts of the life of the most important figure of the Roman Empire Charlemage, known as the father of Europe, was one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers. The biographies brought together here provide a rich and varied portrait of the king from two

Emperor Of Scent (Burr Chandler)(Paperback / softback)

In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the

Persian Fire - The First World Empire, Battle for the West (Holland Tom)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant new account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in

Empire of the Moghul: Brothers at War (Rutherford Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling story of the second great Moghul Emperor, whose fatal flaws threatened everything his dynasty had fought

Ten Cities that Made an Empire (Hunt Tristram)(Paperback / softback)

From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British

Lotharingia - A Personal History of France, Germany and the Countries In-Between (Winder Simon)(Paperback / softback)

In AD 843, the three surviving grandsons of the great Emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited

Falcon of Sparta - The bestselling author of the Emperor and Conqueror series' returns to the Ancient World (Iggulden Conn)(Paperback / softback)

Nausica of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 5, 5 (Miyazaki Hayao)(Paperback)

Emperor Namulith wants to unite the warring Dorok and Torumekian empires, but needs Pricess Kushana's cooperation to do so. Meanwhile, a mutant strain of mold has spawned and is consuming everything in its

Empire of the Moghul: Raiders From the North (Rutherford Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The first book in the gripping and brilliant Empire of the Moghul

The Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World (White John F.)(Paperback)

Aurelian saved the Roman Empire from foreign invasion and collapse, earning him the title Restorer of the World from a grateful Senate. This is his story as restorer of the world.The ancient Sibylline prophecies had foretold that the Roman Empire would last for 1000 years. As the time for the

Just Looking - upstream and downstream (Williams Pat)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of Pat Williams' columns from Human Givens, the journal of the Human Givens

Tide - The Science and Lore of the Greatest Force on Earth (Aldersey-Williams Hugh)(Paperback / softback)

Day of the Locust and the Dream Life of Balso Snell (West Nathanael)(Paperback / softback)

Keywords - A Vocabulary of Culture and Society (Williams Raymond)(Paperback / softback)

Raymond Williams' seminal exploration of the history of meaning of some of the most important words in the English

Divine Wisdom - Messages of Love, Hope and Healing from the Masters (Williams Lisa (Lisa Williams))(Paperback / softback)

Emperor of the Eight Islands (Hearn Lian)(Paperback / softback)

Witness for the Dead (Addison Katherine)(Paperback / softback)

Murder, politics and intrigue. When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had set the bombs that killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth, though it did him no

Lion and the Eagle - The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972 (Burk Kathleen)(Paperback / softback)

The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor (Thackston W. M.)(Paperback)

Both an official chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483-1530), The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur's honest and intimate chronicle

Brief History of the Roman Empire (Kershaw Dr Stephen P.)(Paperback / softback)

A new look at the rise and fall of the greatest empire the world has ever