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Leading archaeologist and author of the bestselling Britain BC, Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and surviving invasions by Angles, Vikings and Normans. In his latest book Francis Pryor – one of Britain's most celebrated archaeologists and author of the acclaimed 'Britain B.C.' and 'Seahenge' – traces the story of Arthur back to its ancient origins.

A thrilling history of Florence's most famous family, the Medicis, from thrilling heights to the end of an astonishing era. At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence.

A sweeping new history of the Byzantine Empire in all its power and splendor For more than a thousand years, the Byzantine Empire stood at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, shaping the course of world history. Its capital, Constantinople, was the largest and wealthiest city in the Christian...

An extraordinary journey that uncovers historical secrets about England's forgotten queen. From Alice Loxton, author of the acclaimed bestseller Eighteen. 'Loxton is the leading historian of her generation' – Dan Jones, bestselling author of The Templars In 1290, England mourned the death of a...

Written in aid of the crucial restoration work to restore Paris’s great cathedral, Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals is a moving, short piece of non-fiction celebrating the stunning history of this beloved building, from Ken Follett, author of the multi-million copy...

In Dante, Lewis traces the life and complex development—emotional, artistic, philosophical—of this supreme poet-historian, from his wanderings through Tuscan hills and splendid churches to his days as a young soldier fighting for democracy, to his civic leadership and years of embittered...

Drift into deep sleep while surviving the dryly funny, filthy reality of daily life in a medieval town. When a racing mind disrupts your bedtime routine, this calm and soothing historical tour offers the ultimate distraction. Trade your modern anxiety for the year 1327, waking up as a perfectly...

Desde los desiertos de Egipto hasta la Biblioteca Vaticana, desde la Florencia de Dante hasta la celda de Catalina de Siena, Peter Jones nos presenta a pensadores, místicos y rebeldes que se enfrentaron a los mismos dilemas que nos inquietan hoy: cómo convivir con nuestros defectos, perdonarnos, analizar nuestros deseos y encontrar sentido en medio de la confusión. La Edad Media tenía más respuestas de las que imaginamos, y los siete pecados capitales nunca habían resultado tan actuales.

A fascinating account of the Fifth Crusade, the campaign to conquer Egypt and regain the Holy Land In 1217, the crusader states were in a highly fragile condition. The Fourth Crusade had failed, and Jerusalem had not been recovered. The crusaders now set their sights on Egypt. If the breadbasket...

The Dark Ages have long been cast as a murky, unknowable period – a void between the worlds of Rome and later medieval Europe. That picture is wrong. In this sweeping history of Europe between 500 and 1000 AD, Oxford historian Alice Rio brings a long-obscured era into intimate focus. Told...

Este libro ofrece un análisis minucioso del recorrido de la Peste Negra por la Europa, Asia y África medievales. Si bien describe con rigor el sufrimiento humano y el colapso de las estructuras sociales provocados por la pandemia, también pone de relieve la extraordinaria capacidad de...

Based on a true story, Princess Parasia is torn from her family and trafficked to Germany as a child bride. Tragically widowed, her beauty catches the eye of the most powerful ruler in Christendom, the German Emperor Henry IV. She becomes his wife, a terrible man who answers to no one, or so he believes. Still a teenager her life is a nightmare, but she is not alone. Her step-son Crown Prince Conrad is consumed by revenge as the blaze-haired girl he adores suffers at his father's hands.

A prize-winning scholar’s new and expansive telling of the Hundred Years’ War, revealing how the lines drawn on medieval battlefields forged the modern world  “A riveting page-turner that brilliantly revises centuries of history” (Bernard Cornwell, New York Times–bestselling author...

Do you find history tedious, uninspiring, dry? Fret not, you are not alone. Luckily Ethel the Confessor feels your pain and has written, just for you, a quick and easy run-down of some of the big scary moments that happened in those far off days of yore. For the first time Ethel's six bite-sized, easy to digest audiobooks are available as a box-set for you to binge or nibble as you wish.

Olivia Swarthout, creator of the viral sensation Weird Medieval Guys, turns her idiosyncratic and humorous eye to the fascinating roots of the English language. Here, she introduces readers to wordspotting, a hobby for those who love words and their peculiarities, origins and histories. From the...

FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE MIDDLE AGES In the year 1324, in the burgeoning town of Kilkenny, Ireland's second biggest town, there lived a wealthy, powerful woman named Dame Alicia Kyteler. After three of her husbands died suspiciously, and with the fourth...

Bruised and battered from a disastrous raid, Ulf and his companions are set to return to their home. But the gods have other ideas. A violent sea storm pushes them back onto the treacherous land of Francia. With their ship damaged, Ulf and his Norse brothers are left stranded.

Arguing that rent gave birth to capital, this book shows us how rent's lost history has striking implications for capitalism's future.

»Alles, was wir über Weihnachten wissen, ist falsch. Eine großartige Lektüre.« Matthew Parris Wer hat den Adventskalender erfunden? Und wer verschickte die erste Weihnachtskarte? Erfolgsautor Mark Forsyth liefert eine launige Geschichtensammlung über die Ursprünge unserer liebsten...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This book traces the fascinating life of Roger Bacon, a Franciscan friar of the thirteenth century who dared to question the way knowledge was understood in his time. Between cloisters, university classrooms, and conflicts with authority, Roger Bacon...