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In 55 BC, on a stretch of beach near Deal in East Kent, the Romans' first invasion was in great danger of being pushed back ...
In 136 BC, in Sicily (which was then a Roman province), some four hundred slaves of Syrian origin rebelled against their masters and seized the ...
An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the ...
In the Western mind, Afghanistan has come to mean many things in recent decades, most of them bad. Partly thanks to the relentless media coverage ...
It was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and ...
Britain and the Ocean Road uses new firsthand research and unconventional interpretations to take a fresh look at British maritime history in the age of ...
Philippa Langley took the world by storm when, against all the odds and a seven-year investigation, she discovered the grave of King Richard III (1452-1485 ...
This book describes and analyses the Manchu, or Qing, army in all its aspects. The emphasis lays on the Qing army in the seventeenth and ...
The untold history of the British occupation of Germany, told through the eyes of the people who were there.
Following the end of the Second ...
Mysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries! The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai presents 100 of the strangest creatures you have ever ...
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Discover the complex mythology of the legendary Nordic people who inspired Hollywood films, epic novels, and more.
Beautiful goddesses, fierce warriors, formidable beasts, and Ragnarok ...
A collection of 15 classic Chinese folk stories - passed down from generation to generation - presented in both Chinese and English.
Welcome to the land of ...
The compelling story of the inescapable return of Hong Kong to China, published for the 25th anniversary of the handover
British Hong Kong ended in ...
A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world.
In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors ...