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Through the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it was a fact universally acknowledged that any man in want of a great fortune ought to find himself a Caribbean heiress. Their assets, the product of the exploitation of enslaved African men, women, and children, enabled them to marry into the top tiers of the aristocracy and influence society and politics. They fell in love (not always with their husbands), eloped, divorced, squandered fortunes, commissioned art, threw parties, went mad and (in once case) faked a daughter's death.

The #1 New York Times bestseller Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles. “A brotherly tribute to the People’s Princess, no holds barred . . . Full of love and vengeance.” —The New York Times “Charles Spencer was there for...

In this boldly drawn portrait of 18th-century England, Roy Porter defines a nation from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered run the gamut, covering diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.

Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike. Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and...

This is the astonishing true story of three teenage Dutch girls, Hannie Schaft and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, that has inspired many throughout the world. When Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in World War II, these girls took up arms against the enemy by seducing high-ranking Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them. They provided Jewish children with safe houses and gathered vital intelligence for the resistance.

Henry Tudor was born in a country ravaged by conspiracies, coups, and ruthless violence. He belonged to the Plantagenet Royal Family, House of Lancaster. They were engaged in a bloody battle with the House of York, in a conflict that had been going on for years for control of the throne of England: the War of the Roses. Through ruse and guile, Henry Tudor made sure he emerged as the only claimant to the Crown. When he ascended the throne, he managed to unite the two warring houses by his marriage with Elizabeth of York, effectively ending the civil war while founding the Tudor dynasty; but to many, he remained an usurper and a false king. His story is rich with treachery, intrigue, and ruthlessness, while he was a capable monarch.

Dieses Hörbuch bietet eine knappe Gesamtdarstellung des Dritten Reiches auf dem neuesten Forschungsstand. Nach einer Analyse der Faktoren, die den Aufstieg des Nationalsozialismus und die Etablierung der Diktatur ermöglicht haben, ist der größere Teil der Lesung den Jahren von 1939 bis 1945 gewidmet, in denen sich die deutsche Geschichte in eine europäische und welthistorische Dimension ausweitet. Klar und prägnant im Urteil informiert Ulrich Herbert über Hitlers Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion, die deutsche Besatzungsherrschaft in Europa und die Ermordung der europäischen Juden.

For well over 2,000 years, much of our fundamental "desire to know" has focused on science. Our commitment to science and technology has been so profound that these stand as probably the most powerful influences on human culture. To truly understand our Western heritage, our contemporary society, and ourselves as individuals, we need to know what science is and how it developed. In this 36-lecture series, one of science's most acclaimed teachers takes you through science's complex evolution of thought and discovery.

Compiled by Thucydides, an Athenian historian and general during the Peloponnesian War, The History of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) is considered to be one of the first scholarly historical works ever written.

Of all the civilizations that have ever existed, none have inspired as much wonder and awe as Ancient Rome. No society has replicated the achievements nor enjoyed the longevity that the Roman Empire did. This course explores the world of Ancient Rome as students investigate important events and key figures of the epoch. At the end of this course, students will possess a thorough understanding of Ancient Rome's legacy to the modern world.

"We had to take that island to speed the end of the war against Japan." But the capture of Iwo Jima had come at great cost. Sixty-thousand marines had landed on the barren, volcanic island. For five weeks these men would become involved in some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting of the Second World War. One third of them would end the battle either dead or wounded. The U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima, written by five official marine combat writers who personally saw action on the island, provides vivid insight into the battle that was described as "a nightmare in hell."

過酷な極地探検の記録と最新の考古学が交差する、19世紀最大の海難事故の全貌を冷静かつ解像度高く描き出す歴史ノンフィクション。知的好奇心が刺激される静かな夜のひとときや、深い思索にふけりたい通勤の道中に...

在血火交织的法国宗教战争与残酷的宫廷博弈中，一位孤立无援的异国寡妇必须依靠冰冷的政治手腕与隐秘的外交同盟，硬生生拽住一个濒临绝境的帝国。面对男性主导的权力中心与四面楚歌的绝境，她将自身的弱势转化为最...

当神明注定在预言的烈火中走向毁灭，一场交织着极致牺牲与宿命抗争的北欧神话史诗就此展开。无论你是想在通勤途中快速构建诸神体系的初学者，还是渴望在宏大悲歌中汲取内心力量的听众，这趟两小时的沉浸式听觉之旅...

資源も人口も乏しいヨーロッパ辺境の小国が、いかにして大航海時代を牽引し、世界を繋ぐ広大な海洋帝国へと成り上がったのか、知的好奇心を満たす重厚な世界史の旅が始まります。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラッ...

辺境の小さな島国はいかにして世界地図を塗り替え、史上最大の大英帝国へと変貌を遂げたのか、その壮大な歴史のダイナミズムを解き明かします。毎日の通勤時間や夜のリラックスタイムが、知的好奇心を大いに刺激す...

二千年にわたる絶対権力への徹底した抗いと、絶望的な破壊からの劇的な都市再生が交錯する、血湧き肉躍るヨーロッパ史の真髄。古代ローマの小さな軍事拠点はいかにして、情熱と反骨精神が渦巻く地中海の巨大な迷宮...

英雄的な冒険者たちが海を渡った大航海時代、その莫大なコストを裏で操っていたのは、剣を持たない経済史の陰の立役者たる商人たちでした。知的好奇心を刺激するこの没入感あふれる歴史絵巻は、世界史の表舞台から...

Nearly six hundred years ago, a short, genial, cannily alert man in his late 30s took a very old manuscript off a library shelf, saw with excitement what he had discovered, and ordered that it be copied. That book was the last surviving manuscript of an ancient Roman philosophical epic by Lucretius—a beautiful poem containing the most dangerous ideas: that the universe functioned without the aid of gods, that religious fear was damaging to human life, and that matter was made up of very small particles.