In brutally repressive sixteenth-century England, artists had been frightened into dull conventionality; foreigners were suspect; popular entertainment largely consisted of coarse spectacles, animal fights, and hangings. Into this crude world came an ambitious cobbler's son with an uncanny ear for Latin poetry-a torment for most schoolboys, yet for a few, a secret portal to beauty, visionary imagination, transgressive desire, and dangerous skepticism. What Christopher Marlowe found on the oth...

This book is aimed to provide an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history by presenting a series of essays focused on a few central topics and written by specialists.

A captivating history of civilization that reveals the central role of the horse in culture, commerce, and conquest.

Available for the first time in paperback, The Lessons of History is Will and Ariel Durant's celebrated collection on the themes that define history

A thrilling political history about the months that brought England to the cusp of civil war, from the acclaimed author of The Blazing World

Wonderful' JOHN BARTON

'A stupendous intellectual achievement' ANDREW PETTEGREE

'A stunning love song to the Bible . . . this will be a classic' CHINE MCDONALD

The remarkable story of the most influential book in human history.

The Bible is the world's best-known text. Yet, it is a book that never was - its original form does not exist and probably never did. What we have is the inheritance of generation after generation of Christians who have sought to hea...

Celebrating not only sewing's recent resurgence but sewists' creativity, well-being and community, this book argues for the importance of sewing in our lives today.

An entertaining, alternative portrait of nudity down the ages.

Pioneering printer Johannes Gutenberg’s true story, rightful recognition and enduring legacy.