Catherine the Great and Potemkin - The Imperial Love Affair by Simon Sebag Montefiore
$24.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
'One of the great love stories of history, in a league with Napoleon and Josephine, and Antony and Cleopatra ... Excellent, with dazzling mastery of detail and literary flair' EconomistIt was history's most successful political partnership - as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary. Catheri ...Show more
The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power by Martyn Rady
$22.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuriesIn The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium. From modest origins, the Habsburgs grew in power to gain control of the Holy Roman Empire in the fif ...Show more
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel
$35.00 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the envy of monarchs all over Europe. In his palaces, Louis encouraged dancing, hunting, music and gambling. He loved conversat ...Show more
Blood, Fire and Gold: The Story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici by Estelle Paranque
$24.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
‘A story told with verve and passion’ The Times, Book of the Week ‘An alternative and engaging biography…accessible and unpretentious’ The Telegraph ‘A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European history’ Tracy Borman ‘Exciting and compelling, packed full of tantalising details of d ...Show more
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang
$39.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men. Sixteenth-century Europe - Renaissance masters paint the ceilings of Florentine churches, kings battle for control of the C ...Show more
The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England by Joanne Paul
$26.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient 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
The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England by Janina Ramirez
$29.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
Skulduggery, power struggles and politics. A fascinating re-examination of Anglo-Saxon England told through the secret lives of the saints.From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Femina'Ramirez blasts a powerful spotlight into the so-called Dark Ages' - Dan SnowSkulduggery, power struggles and polit ...Show more
The French Revolution by David Andress
$26.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History | Series: The\Landmark Library
A short, brilliant and controversial new interpretation of arguably the most important revolution of all time: the event that made the rights of man and the demand for liberty, equality and fraternity central to modern politics. In this miraculously compressed, incisive book David Andress argues that it ...Show more
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance by Ross King
$24.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
A gripping story of ancient wisdom, new technology and 'the king of the world's booksellers', set in Renaissance Florence'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - th ...Show more
Godless by Paul Ham
$34.99 AUD
Category: Middle & Ancient History
IN FEBRUARY 1534 a radical religious sect whose disciples were being persecuted throughout Europe seized the city of M nster, in the German-speaking land of Westphalia. They were convinced that they were God's Elect, specially chosen by the Almighty to be the first to ascend to Paradise on Judgement Da ...Show more
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