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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.

Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon many others.

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.

Learn about the Great Fire of London with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. Before the Great Fire, the City of London was filled with crowded, timber-framed buildings with thin, plaster walls. Candles, rushlights, coals and fireplaces were omnipresent, and the risk of fire was paramount.The Great Fire of London is believed to have been started by the baker Thomas Farrynger shortly after midnight on Sunday, 2 September 1666, in his shop on Pudding Lane, just East of London Bridge.

The Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family - from Henry II to Richard III. Four kings were murdered, two came close to being deposed, and the last - and most notorious, Richard III - was killed in a battle by rebels. Shakespeare wrote plays about six of them, further entrenching them in the national myth. Based on major contemporary sources and recent research, acclaimed historian Desmond Seward provides the first accessible overview of the whole extraordinary dynasty.

Beauty, make-up, art, power: How to Be a Renaissance Woman presents an alternative history of this period as told by the women behind the paintings, providing a window into their often overlooked or silenced lives. Can the pressures women feel to look good be traced back to the sixteenth century?...

巨大な帝国がひしめくヨーロッパの歴史の中で、険しいアルプスの小さな村落共同体はいかにして「永世中立」という高度な生存戦略を獲得したのか。知的な探求心を満たしたい通勤や散歩のひとときに、知恵と妥協が織...

The life of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers. But the elusive nature of the man (despite an abundance of documentation), his relentless travel and the control of his own image, together with the complexity of governing the world's first transatlantic empire, complicate the task.

From the bestselling author of The Templars, Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. Across 16 chapters, blending Dan Jones' trademark gripping narrative style with authoritative analysis, Powers and Thrones shows how, at...

Bloomsbury presents The Anarchy by William Dalrymple, read by Sid Sagar. THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A...

When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society. Most historians account for the French Revolution by viewing it in retrospect as the outcome of underlying conditions such as a faltering economy, social tensions, or the influence of Enlightenment thought. But what did Parisians themselves think they were doing—how did they understand their world? What were the motivations and aspirations that guided their actions?

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...

15世紀のロンドン塔で消えた若き王位継承者の謎というヨーロッパ史屈指のミステリーを紐解き、権力と謀略が交錯する過酷な政治闘争を浮き彫りにする歴史ノンフィクション。通勤の車中や知的な刺激を求める静かな夜...

かつて最も先進的とされた民主主義の崩壊と、狂気に満ちた独裁政治の誕生は、決して抗えない運命などではなく、日常の些細な選択の積み重ねでした。毎日の通勤時間や静かな夜の知的な思索に深く浸りたい時、歴史が...

フランス革命の崇高な理想はいかにして全ヨーロッパを巻き込む壮絶な戦争へと変貌したのか、栄光と没落の連鎖を解き明かす圧倒的スケールの歴史ノンフィクション。知的好奇心が刺激される毎日の通勤時間や、静かな...

脆弱的民主政体如何在短短十几年间被合法掏空，最终在极权狂热中走向自我毁灭的深渊？这部极具震撼力的政治历史纪实，带你重返二十世纪最为动荡的十字路口。它拒绝将灾难视为历史的必然，而是如同手术刀般精准拆解...

芳醇なビールが注がれる賑やかなビアホールはいかにして、ドイツ史を揺るがす過激な政治運動とナチズムの温床へと変貌したのか。日常の歓談の場が狂気と分断の舞台へと変わる、知的好奇心を深く刺激する歴史の旅が...

ローマ帝国崩壊後の混沌から新たな国家が産声を上げる壮大な中世イングランド史は、権力と動乱が織りなす極上の歴史体験です。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなひとときにイヤホンをつけるだけで、波乱に満ちた数世紀に...

華麗な英雄神話と残酷な史実のギャップを解体し、中世ヨーロッパの騎士道に潜む暴力と倫理の矛盾を浮き彫りにすることで、あなたの知的好奇心を深く満たす重厚な歴史ノンフィクションです。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静...

多様な民族が交錯する中欧で、統合と対立の狭間に揺れながら近代化を駆け抜けた巨大帝国の興亡劇は、現代の私たちが直面する共存の課題に鮮烈な光を当てます。栄華を誇ったハプスブルク家の二重帝国はいかにして生...