A sophisticated look into the eight Greek myths that remain the most relevant to us today, exploring their powerful cultural impact from their ancient origins to the present.

A fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries in search of the sea monster.

Explores the history of science, how scientists have sought to explain our incredible universe and how amazing scientific discoveries have been made. This book helps you discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Copernicus' ideas were contentious and what the discovery of DNA meant.

The extraordinary tale of Philip Augustus, one of medieval Europe’s greatest monarchs, and the part he played in the downfall of four Plantagenet kings of England.

At the heart of University College London, nestled in the centre of Bloomsbury, lies a room that had remained undisturbed for decades. When Professor James Cheshire stumbles upon it, he set about exploring its contents in the hope of saving them. For three years, he sifted through the countless dusty drawers and was stunned to discover some of the most significant maps and atlases from the last two centuries - many of which have not seen the light of day since they were created.

Maps...

Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Using a new translation by James Trapp, this bilingual edition of The Art of War lays the original Chinese text opposite the modern English translation.

Harry Parkes was at the heart of Britain’s relations with the Far East from fourteen, to his death at fifty-seven. In his day, he was seen as both a hero and a monster and is still bitterly resented in China for his part in the country’s humiliations at Western hands, but largely esteemed in Japan for helping it to industrialise.

Follow photographer Frédéric Chaubin as he embarks on a unique, century-spanning journey through Europe. Featuring images of more than 200 buildings in 21 countries, Stone Age. Ancient Castles of Europe presents the history and architecture of the most dramatic medieval castles of the continent in an unprecedented collection.

Aan het einde van de zestiende eeuw werd Europa getroffen door een ‘kleine ijstijd’, die duurde tot het begin van de achttiende eeuw. De gemiddelde temperatuur daalde enkele graden, de winters werden koud en lang, rivieren en meren bevroren en de zomers waren onstuimig, met extreme stormen en onweer.

Overal mislukten oogsten en leden mensen honger en kou. Niet alleen boeren maar ook landeigenaren raakten verarmd. Het agrarische, feodale fundament van Europa brokkelde af en er ontstonden n...

‘Jij hebt voor de Duitsers gewerkt,’ kregen velen bij thuiskomst te horen, nadat ze tijdens de oorlog gedwongen waren om te werken in nazi-Duitsland. Sommigen maakten zware bombardementen mee en stonden doodsangsten uit in de schuilkelders. Terug in Nederland moesten ze concluderen dat ze toch beter hun mond konden houden over wat ze hadden meegemaakt.

Meer dan 500.000 Nederlandse mannen werkten tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog voor nazi-Duitsland. Ondanks dit aanzienlijke aa...