Edward Rutherfurd A grand, epic story that tells the history of the greatest city in the world, from Roman times to the present day.London has perhaps the most remarkable history...

Richard Kieckhefer This textbook deals with magic, both natural and demonic, within the broad context of medieval culture. Covering the years c. 500 to 1500, with a chapter on antiquity,...

Joseph S Abela January 1, 1997 by BDL Publishing

Charles Moore Not for Turning is the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most...

Antonia Fraser Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To many people, she is still 'la reine méchante', whose extravagance and frivolity helped to bring down the French...

Andrew O'Hagan Winner of the Christopher Isherwood PrizeA Guardian , Spectator , Sunday Times , Financial Times and Evening Standard Book of the Year'What a stunning novel.' Graham Norton'Funny, passionate,...

Author: Bernard MacLaverty A retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly to Amsterdam for a midwinter break. A holiday to refresh the senses, to see the sights and to generally...

Christopher Hill Hill uses the learning gathered in a lifetime's study of 17th-century England to carry out a major reassessment of Milton as man, politician, poet and, above all, religious...

Jonathan Schneer In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seemed to hinge on the leadership...

Philip Short Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Fran�ois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag...

Maud S Mandel This book traces the global, national, and local origins of the conflict between Muslims and Jews in France, challenging the belief that rising anti-Semitism in France is...

Omar Ralph The First Asian MP A biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, India's patriot and Britain's MP. October 1, 1997 by Hansib Publishing