History: The Definitive Visual Guide
$85.00 AUD
Category: HISTORY
From prehistoric times to the 21st century, the compelling story of world history may both surprise and inspireThis lavishly illustrated visual encyclopedia tells the story of our world in depth and detail from the dawn of civilization to the present day.Charting human endeavour from every angle, Histor ...Show more
The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire, 1918-1922 by Ryan Gingeras
$59.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY | Reading Level: very good
A new, groundbreaking history of the fall of the Ottoman empire, published to coincide with its centenary In the autumn of 1918, revolution spread across Europe. One by one, grand imperial houses collapsed, allowing new republics to take their place. The fall of the Ottoman Empire is usually understood ...Show more
Devil-Land: England Under Siege, 1588-1688 by Clare Jackson
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Category: HISTORY
A ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history. Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land'- a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse. Clare Jackson's dazzling, origin ...Show more
Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome by Daisy Dunn
$39.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY
A rigorously and imaginatively researched anthology of classical literature, bringing together one hundred stories from the rich diversity of the literary canon of ancient Greece and Rome. Striking a balance between the 'classic classic' (such as Dryden's translation of the Aeneid) and the less familia ...Show more
La Serenissima: The Story of Venice by Jonathan Keates
$79.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' - 'the Most Serene Republic' - to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today. 'Everything about Venice,' observed Lord Byron, 'is, or was, extraordinary - her aspect is like a dream, and her history is li ...Show more
The Drainage of the Fens by Richard Leslie Hills
$60.00 AUD
Category: RARE AND COLLECTIBLE | Series: Landmark Collector's Library
This work on the drainage of the Fens approaches the subject mainly from the viewpoint of an engineer. Richard Hills sets the scene geographically and geologically referring to the sinkage which has taken place in Eastern England since Roman times.
50 Codes that Changed the World: . . . And Your Chance to Solve Them! by Sinclair McKay
$49.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY
<h3>A CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED THE WORLD</h3><h1>From the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book.</h1> There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and there were ...Show more
The Ruling Caste - Imperial Lives in the Victorian Raj by David Gilmour
$35.00 AUD
Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS
In 1900 just over a thousand British civil servants ruled a population of nearly 300 million people spread over a territory now covered by India, Pakistan, Burma and Bangladesh. In its time, the Indian Civil Service was regarded as efficient, benevolent and incorruptible, but revisionist historians have ...Show more
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III by Jeremy Black
$39.99 AUD
Category: HISTORY
The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III. Much more than a linear history, this is the intertwined story of r ...Show more