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For over 700 years, the title 'Prince of Wales' has been awarded to royal heirs waiting to accede to the throne of England. They did not always achieve it even...

In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter's Basilica-designed by Michelangelo-cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians whose groundbreaking ideas spark a revolution in the...

The Jacobite story is more than the tale of Bonnie Prince Charlie and a handful of battles. This book unravels an unending intelligence war on and off the battlefield as,...

James II (1633-1701) lacked the charisma of his father, Charles I, but shared his tendency to dismiss the views of others when they differed from his own. Failing to understand...

In Danube the author sets his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, of Christendom and Islam....

Napoleon was the colossus of his age. He rose to become one of Revolutionary France's most successful generals, before being crowned emperor in December 1804. Over the next eight years,...

This comprehensive and widely acclaimed study of British history since 1945 has now been fully updated and expanded for this new edition to include a chapter on the rise of...

The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and her peoples over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Edited by...

From the preeminent Hitler biographer, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II. Countless...

No country embodied the turbulence of twentieth century Europe more dramatically than East Prussia. The scene of Stalin's `terrible revenge', it was carved up between Poland and the USSR after...

This history of Tudor England provides an account of political and religious developments from the advent of the Tudors in the 1460s to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603,...

The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and entertaining biography that recreates a remarkable era of French history and brings to life a...

John Carter's modern translation conveys the compelling style of the original. His extensive introduction provides an in-depth assessment of Appian as historian and places the work in context Taken from...

A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't...

Author: Jenny WhiteBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self-Published, 1997Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells a story of a region shaped by its geography and the people who have...

Author: Sheva Glas-Wiener; translated from the Yiddish by the author and Shirley YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: Globe Press, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis poignant narrative transports readers...

Author: Gilbert NorwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Company, 1948Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the profound and enduring impact of Greek tragedy on Western literature and thought. It...

Author: Hans AufrichtBinding: HardbackPublished: Columbia University Press, 1951Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a bibliographical survey of the League of Nation's work from...

Author: R.B. PughBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, London, 1961Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed historical overview of York, specifically focusing on the City...

Author: Gordon Brook-ShepherdBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1961Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis biography recounts the life of Engelbert Dollfuss, an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor...

Author: Paul Hoftilizer; C.C. BarfootBinding: SoftbackPublished: Editions Rodopi, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the cultural and historical context surrounding William and Mary, delving into...

Author: W. M. HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1947Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book contains tales from bygone days. The author, W.M. Hughes, shares...

Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the intricate relationship between urban centers and the societies they foster....

Author: Stephen UsherwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsContemporary documents reveal the history of the Spanish Armada. Usherwood selects and edits these documents....

Author: Tobias SmollettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, London, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book recounts the author's experiences and observations during travels through France and Italy....

Author: J.H. ElliottBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsEurope underwent significant transformations during the period of 1559-1598. Religious conflicts and political rivalries shaped the continent....

Author: Laura Loseri RuaroBinding: HardbackPublished: Edizioni B & M Fachin, 1995Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases the city of Trieste through a collection of images....

Author: Masha GreenbaumBinding: HardbackPublished: Gefen Publishing House, Limited, 1995Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account chronicles the Jewish people in Lithuania from 1316 to 1945....

Author: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Herschel LevitBinding: SoftbackPublished: Dover Publications Inc, 1976Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book juxtaposes etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi with contemporary photographs....

Author: Rosalind FallanceBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of essays that explore London through the lens of Charles...

Author: Rosalind VallanceBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of essays provides insights into Charles Dickens's relationship with Europe. It examines his...

Author: Joanna RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book recounts a journal of events that transpired in Paris during the years 1870...

Author: Agustin de Zárate; J. M. Cohen (Translator); Edward Bawden (Illustrator).Binding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a translation of Books...

Author: Maurice AshleyBinding: HardbackPublished: G. & C. Merriam Co, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume examines Europe during the Age of Absolutism, a period marked by...

Author: M. R. Lambert, M.A., & M. S. Sprague, M.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: BASIL BLACKWELL - OXFORD, 1933Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis in-depth historical guide presents a detailed...

Author: Sacheverell SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, London, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAutobiographical self-portrait that roams freely between his own life and Western culture.

Author: Edith ClayBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative recounts the life of Lady Blessington while she resided in Naples. Society regarded her...

Author: Alexandra HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: National Library of Australia, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAudrey Lady Tennyson's letters from Australia between 1899 and 1903 are compiled in this...

Author: H.W. ForsterBinding: HardbackPublished: Cheshire Melbourne, 1968Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the historical relationship between the land and its inhabitants. It provides...

Author: Joan GillisonBinding: HardbackPublished: McKellar Press, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history of the Lyceum Club in Melbourne. It details the...

Author: Herbert ButterfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: G. Bell and Sons, London, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis revised and enlarged edition provides insights into the historical context of scientific...

Jan and Antonina Zabinski were Polish Christian zookeepers horrified by Nazi racism, who managed to save over three hundred people. Yet their story has fallen between the seams of history....