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One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's bes…

A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subco…

Юрий Давыдов – мастер исторической прозы. Основу его романов составляют редкие архивные документы, благодаря которым события прошлого предстают перед читателями под новым углом. Проза автора глуб…

A Malayan White Mischief.‘On Sunday, 23 April 1911, Ethel Proudlock attended Mass at St Mary’s Church in Kuala Lumpur. She was well-liked at St Mary’s. She helped with jumble sales and had recent…

Российская империя под управлением династии Романовых, казалась незыблемой, монолитной. Ни кто не мог и предположить, что монархия, да и сама империя рухнет за считанные дни на пике военно-полити…

The eccentric story of one of the most bizarre marriages in the history of British business: the invention of the world's first office computer and the Lyons Teashop.The Lyons teashops were one o…

Family trees are best viewed on a tablet.A brilliant history of the succession of James I of England, and the shifting power and lethal politics that brought him to the throne.In the dawn of the …

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambiti…

Please note that this edition does not include illustrations.The history of a bewilderingly exotic city, rarely written about: five hundred years of clashing cultures and peoples, from the glorie…

The history of Renaissance France is rich and varied.The Renaissance in France, as elsewhere in Europe, saw glory crowned amidst conflict and squalor. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, F…

From the makers of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' comes 'Empire's Children' – a tie-in edition to a six part TV series for Channel 4 – which tells the story of Empire, and follows the personal journ…

Through the lives of three outstanding naval officers – each considered the most brilliant commander of his generation – David Crane offers a unique portrait of the Royal Navy at a time when it h…

Серия книг представляет собой сборники фрагментов, выбранных из почти 1400 литературных памятников и документов, созданных в славянской и иных этнических системах за последние две тысячи лет, и с…

Данная книга рассказывает об истории проникновения в Пакистан коммунистической идеологии и появления там Пакистанской коммунистической партии.

Данная книга посвящена истории проникновения коммунистических идей в Британскую Индию и создания Коммунистической партии Индии.

Книга правдиво рассказывает о жизни и смерти Аль Капоне — капо чикагской мафии второй половины 20-х — начала 30-х годов прошлого века. Фотография на обложке: Аль Капоне со своим сыном Альбертом н…

They Make an Unlikely Alliance… Lady Cecily scorns the French hostages held at court. Treated as honoured guests, the men play at love games – and Cecily fears that her mistress, the Princess, mi…

What has she to hide?The mysterious heavily-veiled woman Edward Thurlow, Lord Garthdale, meets on his early-morning rides in Hyde Park intrigues and then utterly charms him. What dark secret coul…