A History of Pizza
The world’s most popular fast food has ancient roots, but it was a royal seal of approval in 1889 that set pizza on the path to global domination.
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Homophobia in Russia
Despite the difficulties in accessing official archival sources, the history of homophobic persecution in Russia is covered convincingly in this study.
His Own Man?
Edward I, the king who changed the public face of monarchy.
Consumptive Chic: When Tuberculosis was the Height of Fashion
During the 19th century, the physical effects of tuberculosis became the ideals of beauty for the fashionable woman.
Day of Dissent in the DDR
The East German Uprising of 1953 was the first major revolt to take place in the Soviet Bloc.
Ferdinand Columbus, Bibliophile
The second son of Christopher Columbus amassed one of the greatest collections of books and prints of the Renaissance.
Taming Pocahontas
How a story of captivity, salvation and conversion became a tool to justify Britain’s conquest of the New World.
Princes, Profits and the Prophet
The 18th century was a turbulent period in Javanese history, when local kingdoms, Dutch traders and a mysterious Turk became embroiled in a series of bloody conflicts.
The Alhambra: A Sumptuous but Fragile Jewel
A comprehensive study of the Alhambra cuts through centuries of myth to give us a sense of the vibrant spectacle that greeted its original residents and diplomatic visitors.
Napoleon: Cutting a swathe through Europe
How Napoleon bestrode Europe, playing a deadly serious ‘game of thrones’.