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As modern empires rise and fall, ancient Rome becomes ever more significant. We yearn for Rome's power but fear Rome's ruin—will we turn out like the Romans, we wonder, or can we escape their fate? That question has obsessed centuries of historians and leaders, who have explored diverse political, religious, and economic forces to explain Roman decline. In New Rome, Paul Stephenson looks beyond traditional texts and well-known artifacts to offer a novel, scientifically minded interpretation of antiquity's end.

Sex. The word makes some people giggle or blush, while others may draw back in discomfort. So, why do we find it so difficult to talk openly about sex? Much of our reticence in discussing and acknowledging the realities of sex comes, at least in part, from a unique time and place: medieval Europe. In the 12 episodes of Sex in the Middle Ages, Professor Jennifer McNabb and a panel of experts in medieval history and literature will take you back to the period between the fall of Rome and the rise of the Renaissance to explore the ideals and realities of sex and sexuality.

Corrientes de Cambio explora las fuerzas cruciales, los encuentros y los intercambios que han dado forma al mundo interconectado que habitamos hoy. Abarcando continentes y siglos, este volumen profundiza en el auge y caída de imperios, la difusión de ideas, el movimiento de personas y la evolución de las economías.

Secrets of the Wolf Pack takes listeners deep beneath the surface to uncover the full story of Germany’s U-boat campaign: from its origins in the First World War, through its spectacular early triumphs, to its desperate innovations and ultimate defeat. Cyril Marlen offers an accessible yet detailed account of this hidden war, blending strategy, technology, and the gritty realities of life aboard an “iron coffin.”

Peace Makers uncovers the hidden world of British diplomacy during the Second World War. Far from the quiet corridors of Whitehall, it was a stage for patriots and public servants, but also for charmers, chancers, eccentrics, and adventurers. Drawing on fresh research and vivid storytelling, the book reveals the extraordinary, often untold stories of the diplomats who shaped the war—and the world that followed.

In the early sixteenth century, amidst the ruins of war and mounting religious hatred, the world’s first Jewish “ghetto” was established in Venice. Constrained in cramped, often unsanitary conditions, the Jews who were forced to live there were extorted, abused, and subjected to countless humiliating restrictions. In the centuries that followed, the Venetian Ghetto would become the prototype for ghettos throughout Europe—and pave the way for modern antisemitism.

From the very beginning, Caesar's story makes for a dazzling story. As a politician, he quickly gained a reputation as a dangerously ambitious maverick. His greatest skill, outside the bedroom, was as a military commander. In a string of spectacular victories, he conquered all of Gaul, invaded Germany, and twice landed in Britain - an achievement which in 55 BC was greeted with a public euphoria comparable to that generated by the moon landing in 1969.

The youngest of the Maitland siblings, Marie had watched her elder sisters be married off one by one, destined to take up the unavoidable path for women in sixteenth-century Scotland. After his death, she put the finishing touches on the Maitland Quarto, long recognised as significant for its preservation of the poetry of the male great-and-good of sixteenth-century Scotland. For hidden in the pages of the Maitland Quarto, historian and translator Ashley Douglas discovered Marie's own secret lesbian love poetry.

Die Historikerin Anna Maria Sigmund zeichnet in ihrem Bestseller acht eindringliche Porträts von Frauen in herausragender gesellschaftlicher Position des NS-Terrorregimes, darunter Emmy Göring, Magda Goebbels, Eva Braun und Leni Riefenstahl. Diese Neuausgabe überrascht mit zahlreichen neuen Erkenntnissen aus lange verschlossenen Archiven und neu aufgefundenen Quellen.

Die Zeit von Shakespeare und Königin Elisabeth I. gilt als »goldenes Zeitalter«. Aber wie war es eigentlich wirklich, im England des 16. Jahrhunderts zu leben? Wir reisen mit Ian Mortimer zurück und spazieren durch die Straßen Londons.

Nicholas Morton's panoramic new account explores the territories established by the crusaders from their first foundation in 1097 to the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, exploring how they both disrupted and integrated into this dynamic landscape. Rather than framing events from just one or two perspectives, the narrative unfolds through a kaleidoscope of viewpoints: a Byzantine renegade, a crusader princess, a Turkish matriarch, a young Arab nobleman, a Syriac archbishop, Saladin's leading commander, and the vizier of Egypt.

Les dernières découvertes sur la France de Pétain. Plus de quatre-vingts ans après sa disparition, le régime de Vichy continue de hanter notre mémoire collective. En quelques jours, en juillet 1940, la République s'est effondrée. Derrière le maréchal Pétain, héros national devenu chef de l'État français, et le politicien sans scrupules Pierre Laval, des opportunistes jouant la carte allemande et des doctrinaires d'extrême droite prennent le pouvoir.

From prehistory to the modern era, our coastline has shaped Britain, not only physically but socially, economically and culturally. Far from being at the margins of national interests, the coast has been at the heart of the British people's most important endeavours and central to era-defining national events. From artifacts lost by hunter-gatherers in a land beneath the sea to bustling medieval ports, smugglers' caves, early seaside resorts, fortifications and secret bases, the coast is resplendent with fascinating history to explore and enjoy.

Read by the author, Robert Hardman. The instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, updated with exclusive new material on the tests and triumphs of 2025 'Scoops aplenty are here . . . An irresistible insider account of momentous royal events' – Melanie Reid, The Times 'Fascinating . . . the book...

For fans of 300, a riveting retelling of The March of the Ten Thousand, when Greek mercenary Xenophon led a stranded band of soldiers on a treacherous escape from the Persians. 400 BC. The Persian prince Cyrus the Younger hires a mercenary army of ten-thousand Greek soldiers to oust his brother...

Descubre el alma eslava con Alfabeto Ruso de Marina Berri. Un viaje fascinante a través del alfabeto cirílico para descifrar la cultura, la literatura y los secretos del idioma ruso. Una lingüista argentina se sumerge en las profundidades del alma rusa a través de su enigmático alfabeto...

In this Very Short Introduction, now thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the most recent scholarship, Peter Marshall argues that the Reformation was a long-term process of social, political, and cultural change.

Have you ever wondered why we count sheep to get to sleep? Or where the phrase "red herring" comes from? Across British history, animals have been written about in poetry, painted in oils, and even recorded in law. Loved or feared, familiar or endangered, animals are everywhere to be seen. In this enchanting study, Karen R. Jones takes a journey through the history of ten animals to show the extraordinary story of "beastly" Britain.

Horatio Nelson's celebrated victory over the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 presented Britain with an unprecedented command of the seas. Yet the Royal Navy's role in the struggle against Napoleonic France was far from over. This groundbreaking book asserts that, contrary to the accepted notion that the Battle of Trafalgar essentially completed the Navy's task, the war at sea actually intensified over the next decade, ceasing only with Napoleon's final surrender.

Built nearly a thousand years ago by William the Conqueror, the Tower has been a fortress, palace, prison, and treasury. Within its gates, kings and queens walked in triumph, traitors met their fate, and the glittering Crown Jewels still sparkle with centuries of tradition. But the Tower is more than history—it is alive with legends, mysteries, and unforgettable experiences waiting for every visitor.