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We often think of them as tiny, glittering creatures fluttering about in pastel tulle, but fairies haven't always been so benign. Here, historian Sarah Clegg explores the true history of fairies, and the menace and ambiguity that always lurks within the shimmering fantasy. This history takes us from elf fires in Iceland to a burial mound in Ireland; and from a stream in Cottingley where two sisters created a fairy hoax to a modern-day fairy ball in Los Angeles.

In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. Both authoritative and beautifully told, The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance - a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of knighthood, the development of Europe, the increasing power of the Catholic Church, and the advent of the middle class.

From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts written and read by Christopher de Hamel. This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is rather like meeting a very famous person...

For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Rather than recounting the standard chronology of emperors and battles, leading Byzantium scholar Jonathan Harris focuses on a succession of archetypal figures, families, places, and events.

At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness.

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium-long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium—what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.

The Mosquito was probably World War II's most versatile combat aircraft. This book contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from many of the two-man crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators. It portrays the dramatic experiences of flying in its many roles as pathfinder, night fighter, reconnaissance aircraft, precision bombing, and low-level ground attack aircraft. It describes many of the RAF's most audacious raids on prime, but difficult, targets where carpet bombing by heavy bombers was likely to be ineffective and cause unnecessary casualties to civilians.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Short History of Europe written and read by Simon Jenkins. Europe is an astonishingly successful place. In this dazzling new history, bestselling author Simon Jenkins grippingly tells the story of its evolution from warring peoples to peace, wealth and...

Vom berühmten Ausspruch »Dann sollen sie doch Kuchen essen«, der Marie Antoinette bis heute zu Unrecht zugeschrieben wird, bis zu den angeblichen Hörnern auf Wikingerhelmen: Hartnäckige Geschichtsmythen begegnen uns überall – in den Medien, im Internet und besonders in den sozialen Netzwerken. Die Historikerin und als »The Fake History Hunter« bekannte Jo Teeuwisse geht 101 der verbreitetsten Irrtümer auf den Grund und zeigt, wie solche Legenden überhaupt entstehen konnten.

An authoritative life of Harold II, the king who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 Harold Godwinson is renowned as the king who lost England to the invading William the Conqueror in 1066. Infamous legends, invented by the Victorians, surround his life, corrupting our idea of him. But who...

An essential, epic new history illuminating the Middle Ages, told through the lives of twelve remarkable women who lived through the wild, raucous, and experimental time period and made it their own The era between the fall of Rome in AD 500 and the year 1000 feels strangely alien. We trace our...

Manche Geschichten überdauern Generationen. Sie erzählen von unheimlichen Begebenheiten, rätselhaften Erscheinungen und Plätzen, denen bis heute etwas Geheimnisvolles anhaftet. Der Sage nach – Auf unheilvollen Wegen dunkler Legenden begibt sich dorthin, wo Überlieferung und Wirklichkeit ineinanderfließen. In jeder Folge gehen wir einer Sage oder Legende auf den Grund und suchen nach dem, was sich hinter der Überlieferung verbirgt.

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran). It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan) and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on the edge of Roman Syria and consider trade ventures through the Tarim territories that led Roman merchants to Han China.

In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization, throwing the inhabitants of the West back to a standard of living typical of prehistoric times. Attacking contemporary theories with relish and making use of modern archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans.  

当昔日帝国的废墟在战火与饥荒中分崩离析，一段长达千年的权力重组与文明觉醒由此拉开序幕，彻底打破了我们对“黑暗时代”的刻板印象。在这场漫长而壮阔的历史巨变中，信仰、土地与王权交织碰撞，不仅重塑了欧洲的...

Bezwzględna walka o władzę i krwawe wojny dynastyczne ożywają w tej epickiej, średniowiecznej kronice Wysp Brytyjskich. Idealna na długie dojazdy lub wieczorny relaks, ta pełna napięcia narracja wciągnie cię w środek dworskich intryg, gdzie polityczne ambicje zderzają się z...

Reis terug naar de kruistochten en zie hoe vrome krijgsmonniken de machtigste financiers van Europa werden. Dit sfeervolle, meeslepende historische verhaal is de perfecte luisterervaring voor tijdens je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer. Dompel jezelf volledig onder in een intrigerende wereld vol...

تتبع صعود وسقوط الرهبان المحاربين الذين أسسوا إمبراطورية مالية في قلب أوروبا خلال حقبة الحروب الصليبية المعقدة. يقدم هذا السرد التاريخي المشوق رحلة معرفية غنية،...

长达两千年的分裂与融合，如何在战争与信仰的撕裂中铸就了主导欧洲地缘政治的现代强国？在这段专为高效充电打造的两小时通勤伴读中，你将跳出枯燥的碎片化记忆，以极其宏大而明快的节奏，俯瞰从日耳曼部落到冷战铁...