Much of what we know about the greatest medical disaster ever, the Black Plague of the fourteenth century, is wrong. ... Read More

ISBN:  0-684-85735-9
Author:  Norman F Cantor

In the space of 400 years, Western man methodically set out to explore and map the entire earth.... ... Read More

ISBN:  N/A
Author:  Paul Herrmann

Sir Roy Strong tells the story of Britain from the very earliest recorded Celtic times to the era of Margaret Thatcher.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7531-0554-3
Author:  Roy Strong

Behind the glittering facade of 18th century European civilization lurked some of the most brutal and cynical power brokers ever to practice the art of diplomacy.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-929718-53-5
Author:  Albert Sorel

In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities flourished.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-06-057726-6
Author:  Laurence Bergreen

As the 18th century approached its midpoint, commercial and military competition between the European states became fierce.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-929718-57-8
Author:  Paul Herrmann

The influence of ancient Roman civilization on Western culture is difficult to overestimate.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-76075-016-5
Author:  Frances Titchener

This book, written by a woman who wished to remain anonymous, covers the social customs and manners of her time, the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the times of Jane Austen and of Napoleon.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-2974-3
Author:  A Lady of Distinction

Between January and July 1919 delegates from all over the world converged on Paris to forge a lasting peace in the wake of World War I.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7607-5017-3
Author:  Margaret MacMillan

In all of human history there has never been an era as richly endowed with human creativity as the Italian Renaissance.... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-929718-48-9
Author:  JH Plumb