The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. This title offers an English translation of a single, extensive, major text that can speak to us from beginning to end in the order in which it was composed.

The third edition of David Potter’s lively history, which tells the extraordinary story of Rome from its origins, through the Republic and Empire, to the period of its decline and fall.

The remarkable excavation of a previously unidentified city in Israel from the time of King David, shedding new light on the link between the bible and history

An entertaining introduction to the ways ancient Egyptians practised magic in their daily lives.

A unique re-interpretation of the city of ancient Rome and its empire, using the tools offered by the latest information technology and graphic design.

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.

IT'S A CONTINENT is the illuminating history book that aims to unravel misconceptions and celebrate Africa's rich and diverse history, one country at a time.

An original and superbly entertaining appraisal of the uniquely English approach to stagecraft.

An illustrated portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.

‘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...