Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal by Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. 'We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become eternal,' Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, in wh ...Show more
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Bryson
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got ...Show more
Aelfred's Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age by Max Adams
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The story of Aelfred the Great, his war against the Vikings and the foundations of modern Britain. In AD 865, a 'great host' of battle-hardened Norse warriors landed on England's eastern coast, overwhelmed East Anglia with terrifying swiftness and laid the North to waste. Ghosting along estuaries and i ...Show more
The Rise Of Rome by Anthony Everitt
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
A complete account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. A gripping account of the ascent of Rome - from agrarian backwater to capital of the world's greatest empire. 'An elegant, swift and faultless introduction to the subject' The Spectator Sta ...Show more
Jewels A Secret History by Victoria Finlay
$29.95 AUD
Category: History
Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure t ...Show more
Scotland: The Global History: 1603 to the Present by Murray Pittock
$51.95 AUD
Category: History
An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland's influence in the world and the world's on Scotland, from the Thirty Years War to the present dayScotland is one of the oldest nations in the world, yet by some it is hardly counted as a nation at all. Neither a colony of England nor a fully equal partn ...Show more
The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and murderous rivalry in early medieval France by Shelley Puhak
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A vivid double biography of two fearless early medieval queens. 'Brings the Merovingian empire to thrilling, bewildering, horrifying life' Helen Castor 'Restores two half-forgotten and much-mythologized queens to their proper place in medieval history' Dan Jones 'Fredegund and Brunhild have finally foun ...Show more
The Shortest History of the World by David Baker
$27.99 AUD
Category: History
A fascinating journey through life, the universe and everythingHow did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the ...Show more
The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs by Marc David Baer
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Category: History
The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic-Asian antithesis of the Christian-European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans' multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe's heart. In their breadth and versatility, the Ottoman rulers saw t ...Show more
Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy.' Michael Prodger, The Times 'Full of treasures to be unc ...Show more
Empires of the Normans: Makers of Europe, Conquerors of Asia by Levi Roach
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
'In this fascinating, panoramic account, Levi Roach brings an expert eye and page-turning energy to the telling of their extraordinary story' Helen Castor, bestselling author of She Wolves'A fresh retelling of the story of the Normans . . . written with enthusiasm and brio' Marc Morris, bestselling auth ...Show more
The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England by Joanne Paul
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
In the shadow of every Tudor monarch there was a family who were the kingmakers but were never the kings, told for the very first time, this is the true story of the family behind the throne, the Dudley familyWas the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?This was the question on the mind of Elizabeth ...Show more