A new history of Ottoman TunisThe first Ottoman conquest of Tunis took place in 1534 under the command of Kheireddine Barbarossa. However, it was not until 1574 that the Ottomans finally wrested control of the former Hafsid Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia), retaining it until the French occupation of Tunisia ...
The dramatic story of the men who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history.
"First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, an Hachette UK company; First U.S. Edition: April 2018."
Talks about an amazing high-seas adventure, which encompasses the search for the Northwest Passage in the early 1800s. Covering 39 heroic rescue missions, this book features photographs, paintings, engravings and maps.
Visiting Stepney, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road (alias St Giles-in-the-Fields) and the route along Oxford Street (alias the Way to Oxford and also Tyburn) this richly descriptive book traces the course of many of these historical journeys across time as well as space.
The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the church of Satan. Cathar services and...
Often alchemy is seen as an example of medieval gullibility and the alchemists as a collection of eccentrics and superstitious fools. Yet nothing could be further from the truth....
Chinese alchemy, deeply rooted in Taoism, has a recorded history of more than 2,000 years. Capturing its essence as 'to make the body a spirit and the spirit a body,' JD Cooper explores the history and development of the ethos, contrasts it with alchemical practices in India and Turkistan and adds further ...
The Knights Templar were the most powerful military religious order of the Middle Ages. Formed to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land, they participated in the Crusades and rapidly gained wealth, lands and influence and were answerable to none save the Pope himself....
Images of WWI in the popular consciousness normally involve the bloody attrition of trench warfare, the miles of mud, the shattered earth, the tangled miles of barbed wire. However there was another significant arena of war - the battle for control of the sea....
Britain Yesterday & Today takes a nostalgic look at every aspect of British life over the past 150 years. Reflecting on great royal occasions, national obsessions and unique events, as well as changes to urban areas and the impact of technology, this is a delightful look at Britain past and present.
"The Civil War shaped the development of the United States of America like no other event in the country's history, resulting in the building of one of the world's greatest democracies. Published This book provides a unique glimpse into the world of the 1860s - the military, political and social events ...
Used extensively and somewhat taken for granted by millions of commuters and tourists every day, the London Underground has long been a part of our national heritage and way of life.
A report on conservation in London. It offers six policy initiatives for the government and boroughs to realize London's potential and to reinforce its status. It suggests that all the agencies involved should invest in environmental quality and develop holistic conservation policies.
Joachim Käppner, Wolfgang Görl, Christian Mayer (eds.)
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Wie haben die Münchner unter Kaiser Ludwig dem Bayern gelebt? Wie viele Menschen wohnten in einem Haus, wie sicher waren die Gassen und Straßen? Wie hat ihre Stadt im Mittelalter ausgesehen, unter den Kurfürsten in der Prinzregentenzeit? Wie fanden die Münchner nach all den Kriegen einen neuen Anfang? ...
