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A major new biography of Oliver Cromwell from one of Britain’s most eminent historians....more
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From the rock’ n’ roll pioneers of the 1950s to the pop superstars of the 21st century - as well as lesser-known, bounda......more
A compelling study of one of the most influential scholars in the modern Muslim world, a controversial figure despised e......more
From the silent film era to Hollywood’s golden age and beyond, this book captures the essence of cinema’s most captivati......more
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In this concise biography, Eric H. Walther introduces students to the life of San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk,......more
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When fiddler and farmer Henry Smith and his wife Harriet moved from Michigan to southwest Missouri in 1858, they conside......more
When fiddler and farmer Henry Smith and his wife Harriet moved from Michigan to southwest Missouri in 1858, they conside......more
A deep dive into the myth and history surrounding England’s crusader king. How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said ......more
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Volume 4: Red Union, Red Paper, Red Train, 1905-1910 gathers for the first time approximately 180 articles, speeches, le......more
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A groundbreaking and insightful exploration of King James I, enigmatic successor to Queen Elizabeth I, from the "meticul......more
The tumultuous period in English history that marked the end of the medieval era and the rise of the Tudors comes to stu......more
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Explore the extraordinary life of J.R.R. Tolkien, the legendary creator of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, in this......more
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Ideological schisms have always been a feature of the left, but they could be deadly for much of the early twentieth cen......more
Noah Lewis challenges misconceptions about Black colonial soldiers, emphasizing Hector’s vital role in the American Revo......more
A landmark biography of one of the most notorious and controversial protagonists of the French Revolution--Jean-Paul Mar......more
The moving life and legacy of Rome’s great emperor philosopher. This book guides us through the fascinating life and wri......more
From the hit Short History of... podcast comes the dramatic and thrilling story of ancient Rome, an immersive account pa......more
This hybrid biography of the enigmatic historical figure extends narrative convention to consider the story behind his s......more
A rich and vivid history of Britain’s second city through the people who made it ’What Manchester thinks today, England ......more
The author of Free returns with an extraordinary inquiry into historical injustice, dignity, truth, and imagination. Whe......more
A deep exploration of how Eleanor Roosevelt’s Christian faith led her to become one of the most well-known and praised h......more
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Lady Dorothy ’Dolly’ Mills was a petite figure with a big personality, born in 1889 into the political and literary Walp......more
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As the childless Elizabeth I lay on her deathbed, discussions over who would succeed her as ruler of England raged on am......more
A gripping biography of a man who escaped slavery and became a key figure in the American abolitionist movement Jermain ......more
Vlad III Dracula: Monster or Hero? Vlad III Dracula, famously known as Vlad the Impaler, was a 15th-century ruler of the......more
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Tony Cornell spent his life probing the very edges of reality. A member of the UK’s Society for Psychical Research (SPR)......more
The second volume in an acclaimed biography of Oliver Cromwell, from the capture of Charles I to the expulsion of the Lo......more
David Beito’s path-breaking new book brings to bear the latest historical scholarship to shed light on the life and achi......more
"This book explores the life of Newport Gardner, a West African who was enslaved and sent to Newport, Rhode Island. In t......more
The Enduring Enigma of Lev Tikhomirov presents the Western reader with the first comprehensive study of the life and ide......more
A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country’s most important figures, second only to Mahatma......more
THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BY HIS FRIEND CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL. Also includes: George Washington’s F......more
From an acclaimed historian comes an epic tale of power and betrayal: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two......more
The tragic story of ancient Greece’s last democratic leader and his doomed fight to save Athens from Macedonian dominati......more
Between August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and aroun......more
A compelling, fresh perspective on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, as revealed through the unrivaled collection ......more
William Bligh - That Bounty Bastard tells the story of a man whose reputation has been permanently ruined by his portray......more
Throughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it ......more
Many of the academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered. But who was she and why has history forg......more
Step into the fascinating and gothic world of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of macabre, with this compelling literary biog......more
Take a trip back in time to the Regency-era life of Jane Austen, one of literature’s most beloved novelists, with this c......more
Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine are two of the most recognizable figures of the Middle Ages, and almost certainly the ......more
The nineteenth-century Kentucky antislavery reformer Cassius Marcellus Clay is generally remembered as a knife-wielding ......more
"This book draws back the curtain on Gilded Age business to reveal the key role of everyday entrepreneurs. Albert Pullma......more
Wilberforce, Clarkson, Wesley. Britain’s great abolitionist activist Granville Sharp. Each of these consequential figure......more
An approachable biography of medieval Europe’s most powerful (and enigmatic) queen. Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204), th......more
"Exhaustively researched. . . . Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressi......more
The life story of an early Roman military commander whose brilliance surpassed all of the emperors to come. Scipio Afric......more
Explores the life and military career of Lucian Truscott, one of the greatest, yet least celebrated, US combat commander......more
We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned......more
By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O’Reilly: A dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the wors......more
From the moment Mary, Queen of Scots set foot on English soil in May 1568, she was the prisoner of her cousin, Elizabeth......more
A New York Times bestseller and an "enriching...brilliant" (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick ......more
An audacious, unabashedly transgressive memoir about two acts of escape by the author: breaking from his family to seek ......more
"I was born on Wednesday, the nineteenth of June, 1861. It was a few days before the full of the moon. I found myself in......more
From the acclaimed author of What the Ermine Saw and Behaving Badly, a portrait of Victoria Woodhull, a celebrated and m......more
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This is the first biography of Jean Gordon, who is best known as the first wife of the notorious Earl of Bothwell. Bothw......more
Step into the dazzling yet perilous world of Tudor England, where power was often a shared endeavour, and the most influ......more
In 1485, the marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York united two warring houses, setting the foundation for the pow......more
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The first translation into English of Jérémie Gallon’s prize-winning contemporary biography, Kissinger, the European dra......more
The Brontës’ Christmas invites you to step back in time and explore the delights of a Victorian Christmas through the ey......more
How did Mnesarete, a girl from Boeotia, turn into Phryne the famous beauty, and how did she end up as an enduring symbol......more