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This book describes the years from 2017 up to and including 2021. These are the last years of Angela Merkel’s government, the years of a great woman of world politics, the years of many state visits …

Did the sexton of the Dieppe church really attend a meeting of the living dead? What was a Victorian military hero whose grave was vandalised doing in Caen? Why was an opera dedicated to the cruel an …

In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fl …

In Chance and willpower, Henri Cestia takes you on a journey that will take you from seventeenth to the twentieth century, in Bigorre, Bearn, Uruguay, Louisiana, Argentina and Guadeloupe. By followin …

4 December 1872: The brigantine Dei Gratia chances upon another brigantine out on the Atlantic near the Azores. She is the Mary Celeste. She is under sail. But she is deserted. Silent as a drowned ca …

Sam Bass was a 19th-century American Old West train robber and outlaw. He was part of a gang that robbed a train of $60, 000. After forming his own gang, however, he never had similar success. He die …

Embark on an epic journey through the human story with ‘Minds and Myths.’ This captivating exploration delves into the intricate tapestry of our cognitive evolution, societal transformations, and the …

John Quirk loves history, drawing and boats and these three elements come together in this attractive and entertaining book. He has sought out obscure episodes or familiar events from the past and wr …

Royal Bargemasters have been serving their monarchs for over 800 years, yet their story has never been told. Always working in close proximity to their sovereigns, they have witnessed and played thei …

A Short History of the World – H. G. Wells – A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells was first published in 1922 and was intended as a shorter version of his earlier book The Outline of History. …