Hammer and the Cross - A New History of the Vikings (Ferguson Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Hammer and the Cross - A New History of the Vikings (Ferguson Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Takes us on a journey to a misty region inhabited by Hallfred the Troublesome Poet, Harald Bluetooth, Ragnar Hairy-Breeches, Ivar the Boneless and Eyvind the Plagiarist, in which literature, history and myth dissolve into one

Scandinavians - In Search of the Soul of the North (Ferguson Robert)(Paperback / softback)

A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and

The Knights Templar and Scotland (Ferguson Robert)(Paperback)

Now available in paperback, the first book to chronicle the history of the Knights Templar in Scotland, from 1127 to the present, with a new theory on Templar participation at the Battle of Bannockburn Places and books such as Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on

Scotland - a New History (Lynch Michael)(Paperback / softback)

From Bannockburn and Robert the Bruce to the union of the crowns and Mary, Queen of Scots; from the Reformation and John Knox, to the Enlightenment and the Highland Clearances, and right up to devolution, this book tells the history of a country that has experienced centuries of dramatic

The Vikings (Magnusson Magnus)(Paperback)

The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus Magnusson's indispensable study of this great period presents a rounded and fascinating picture of a people who, in modern eyes, would seem to embody

Brief History of the Vikings (Clements Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Price Neil)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive history of the Vikings -- from arts and culture to politics and cosmology -- by a distinguished archaeologist with decades of expertiseThe Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders,

Ascent of Money - A Financial History of the World (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback / softback)

Shock of the New - Art and the Century of Change (Hughes Robert)(Paperback / softback)

An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard

The Vikings (Chartrand Ren)(Pevná vazba)

The history of the Vikings is bloody and eventful, and Viking warriors continue to capture the popular imagination to this day. They made history, establishing the dukedom of Normandy, providing the Byzantine Emperors' bodyguard, and landing on the shores of America 500 years before Columbus

Civilization: The West and the Rest (Ferguson Niall)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower 'A dazzling history of Western ideas.' --The Economist 'Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase.' --Wall Street Journal ' W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour

The Story of Scotland (Brassey Richard)(Paperback)

The story of Scotland from the Ice Age to the Vikings, the Picts and the Romans, to Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Flora Macdonald, Sir Walter Scott, Logie Baird, Keir Hardie and many more famous Scots up to the present day. Each page is packed with colourful pictures

Trust (Hammer Chris)(Paperback / softback)

The stunning new novel from the No.1 international bestselling author of Scrublands and 'master of Australian noir' Chris

Northmen - The Viking Saga 793-1241 (Haywood John)(Paperback / softback)

A history of the Vikings that fully reflects the extraordinary geographical range of their activities, from Newfoundland in the west to Baghdad in the

Hammer And Tickle - A History Of Communism Told Through Communist Jokes (Lewis Ben)(Paperback / softback)

The book that immerses the Cold War in the warm bath of nostalgia

Passage Across the Mersey (Bhatia Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable story of Helen Forrester, author of Twopence to Cross the Mersey, and how she turned tragedy to

The Age of the Vikings (Winroth Anders)(Paperback)

A major reassessment of the vikings and their legacy The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy

The Vikings: Wolves of War (Arnold Martin)(Paperback)

This concise and balanced history traces the 300-year saga of the pirates and warlords who poured out of Scandinavia between the eighth and eleventh centuries, terrorizing, conquering, and ultimately settling vast tracts of land throughout Europe. Undaunted by the might of the Arab caliphates and

Silver - Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month (Hammer Chris)(Paperback / softback)

An enthralling and propulsive new thriller from the acclaimed and bestselling author of

Deadly Irish History - The Vikings (Farrelly John)(Paperback)

Irish history isn't boring ... it's DEADLY And nobody was more DEADLY than the Vikings who attacked Ireland in the 8th century DEADLY Viking warriors DEADLY Viking ships DEADLY Viking weapons But were they really just marauding, murdering maniacs?The first book in a new series 'Deadly Irish

Acts of the Apostles - Interpretation, History And Theology (Padilla Osvaldo (Author))(Paperback / softback)

A new, advanced introduction to the study of the New Testament

Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A dazzling new history of the world through ten major

Concise History of the Arabs (McHugo John)(Paperback / softback)

New and updated edition covering fourteen centuries of Arab history, from the rise of Islam to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. Well received this is an accessible introduction to the history of the Arab world for the general reader. Contains nine maps, glossary, notes, bibliography,

Viking Britain - A History (Williams Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.To many, the word `Viking' brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of