Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends by Terry Breverton
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Category: History
From dragons and wyverns to vampires, werewolves and mischievous gremlins, pixies and fairies, 'Breverton's Phantasmagoria' is a unique compendium of over 250 mythical animals.
Pocket Magna Carta: 1217 Text and Translation by Bodleian Library
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Category: History
'No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned, or dispossessed ...except through the lawful judgment of his peers or through the law of the land.' 'To no one shall we sell, to no one shall we deny or delay right or justice.' Magna Carta (or 'Great Charter' of English Liberties) is one of the most important d ...Show more
A World on Edge - The End of the Great War and the Dawn of a New Age by Daniel Schönpflug
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Category: History
A World on Edge reveals Europe in 1918, left in ruins by World War I. But with the end of hostilities, a radical new start seems not only possible, but essential, even unavoidable. Unorthodox ideas light up the age like the comets that have recently passed overhead: new politics, new societies, new art ...Show more
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire by Roger Crowley
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Category: History
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of the Atlantic winds, launched the expedition of Vasco da Gama to India and beat the Spanish to the spice kingdoms of the East - then set ...Show more
Mythology: Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology by Alexander Stuart Murray; E. M. Berens
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Category: History
Explore classic stories of the great Greek and Roman heroes, gods, and monsters. Who's Who in Classical Mythology is an indispensable guide to all the Greek and Roman mythological characters, from major deities such as Athena and Bacchus, to the lesser-known wood nymphs and centaurs. Also included, of ...Show more
Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Category: History
Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Now in a special new edition perf ...Show more
The Lost Tudor Princess: A Life of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox by Alison Weir
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Category: History
'Alison Weir's sound scholarship and storyteller's gift for rich, telling detail constantly engages and enthrals the reader? The TimesThe captivating life of Margaret Douglas - a life of scandal, political intrigue and royal romance that spanned five Tudor reigns.Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins. Some ...Show more
Prince Arthur by Cunningham Sean
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
During the early part of the sixteenth century England should have been ruled by King Arthur Tudor, not Henry VIII. Had the first-born son of Henry VII lived into adulthood, his younger brother Henry would never have become King Henry VIII. The subsequent history of England would have been very differen ...Show more
Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time by Simon Garfield
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Category: History
Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the one thing we crave the most. How have we come to be dominated by something so arbitrary? The compelling s ...Show more
Flory: One Woman's Account of Surviving the Holocaust by Flory van Beek
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Category: History
This incredible true story of survival poignantly illustrates how even in the darkest times good people are willing to risk their own safety to save the lives of others.
The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia by James Bradley
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Category: History
"Bradley is sharp and rueful, and a voice for a more seasoned, constructive vision of our international relations with East Asia." --"Christian Science Monitor" James Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans--including FDR's grandfather, Warren Delano--who in the 1800s made their fortunes in the ...Show more
The Debatable Land - The Lost World Between Scotland and England by Graham Robb
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Category: History
'A book worth reading' Andrew Marr, Sunday TimesThe Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the bloodiest region in Great Britain, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James V. After the Union of the Crown ...Show more