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Empires, until recently, were everywhere. They shaped borders, stirred conflicts, and set the terms of international politics. With the collapse of empire came a fundamental ...
A concise and detailed chronological survey of world events from early human ancestors to the present day
Discover the world's most significant events through ...
'A sparkling tour through the stories of the symbols we know so well' - Tim Marshall
Starting with flags that we know, this captivating history explains ...
Most things you 'know' about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain ...
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook.
The hidden ...
A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought, from the fall of Rome in the fifth century AD to the Scientific Revolution thirteen centuries later ...
A humorous and informative guide to surviving history's most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to making it off the Titanic alive.
History is the ...
The people who made, saved and sometimes destroyed medieval manuscripts, over a thousand years of history, from the acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts ...
Imperial conquest and colonisation depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder. European empires amassed global power by asserting a right to use unilateral force at ...
The origin story of our modern oil age
Petroleum has always been used by humans- as an adhesive by Neanderthals, as a waterproofing agent in ...
Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans ...
A dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic
A dazzling exploration of ...
A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world, from Europe to the Antipodes, seen through the eyes of those who travelled across it
From the ...
Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of creative vanity ...
An in-depth and unified exploration of genius in the arts and sciences through the life and works of five seminal intellectual and cultural figures: Leonardo ...