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A Brief History of the English Civil Wars by MILLER JOHN
Category: European History | Series: Brief History of
'The English Civil War' is one of the most hotly contested areas of English History and John Miller is one of the experts on the period. Amid dramatic accounts of the key battles and confrontations, Miller explores what triggered the initial conflict between crown and parliament and how this was played ...Show more
A Brief History of the English Reformation by Derek Wilson
Category: Reference | Series: Brief Histories
Religion, politics and fear: how England was transformed by the Tudors. The English Reformation was a unique turning point in English history. Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed English religion and why it still matters today. Recent scholarly research has undermined th ...Show more
A Brief History of the Great Moghuls, India's Most Flamboyant Rulers by Bamber Gascoigne
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
This text chronicles the history of the extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors, nicknamed by travellers returning to Europe, the Great Moghuls for their almost limitless power and incomparable wealth. The book deals with one of the most interesting periods of Indian history, the 16th and 17th cent ...Show more
A Brief History of the Holy Grail: The Legendary Quest by Giles Morgan
Category: World History | Series: Brief History of
"A Brief History of the Holy Grail" charts the origins of the grail story from early Christian gospels through to eastern mysticism and the rise of medieval romances and Arthurian legends. The grail reappears once more in the story of the Crusades and in particular the rise and dramatic fall of the Knig ...Show more
A Brief History of the House of Windsor: The Making of a Modern Monarchy by Michael Paterson
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and fam ...Show more
A Brief History of the Knights Templar by Helen Nicholson
Category: European History | Series: Brief History of
Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years. A leading specialist in the history of this legendary medieval order now writes a full account of the Knights of the Order of the Temple of Solomon, to give them their full title, bringing the latest findings to a general audience. Putting ...Show more
A Brief History of the Magna Carta by Geoffrey Hindley
Category: No Category | Series: Brief History of
In 1215, the Barons of England forced King John to sign a revolutionary document which would change the political landscape of Britain and beyond for the next 800 years. Magna Carta was the forerunner of the Constitution that limited the powers of the crown and its echoes can be found in the seventeenth ...Show more
A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu by Jonathan Clements
Category: Sports and Hobbies | Series: Brief Histories
Folk tales of the Shaolin Temple depict warrior monks with superhuman abilities. Today, dozens of East Asian fighting styles trace their roots back to the Buddhist brawlers of Shaolin, although any quest for the true story soon wanders into a labyrinth of forgeries, secret texts and modern retellings. T ...Show more
A Brief History of the Normans by François Neveux
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
The history of the Normans began a long time before 1066. Originating from the _Norsemen_ they were one of the most successful warrior tribes of the Dark Ages that came to dominate Europe from the Baltic Sea to the island of Sicily and the borders of Eastern Europe. Beginning as Viking raiders in the ei ...Show more
A Brief History of the Pacific: The Great Ocean by Jeremy Black
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Western control or influence over the its islands and shores. There is a particular focus on the period from the 1530s to 1890 with its greater Western coastal and ...Show more
A Brief History of the Private Life of Elizabeth II, Updated Edition by Michael Paterson
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill and every American President since Eisenhower. Yet what of t ...Show more
A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
With the recent success of "Rome" on BBC2, no one will look at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Caesars is a must-read for all interested in what really went on in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar is usually presented as a g ...Show more