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Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2023
Description
?The Persians are coming?? Hearing these words, Gorgo of Sparta is plunged into a dangerous world of vengeful gods and invincible heroes. For a mighty empire threatens Athens, Sparta and all who stand in its path... Calling on the ancient power to transform into a wolf and the blood of Zeus that runs through her veins, Gorgo must lead her nation in one of history's greatest wars. Multi-award-winning author Tom Holland and acclaimed illustrator Jason...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2015
Description
In the sequel to 'Rubicon', Tom Holland gives a dazzling portrait of Rome's first imperial dynasty. The book traces the full astonishing story of its rule of the world: both the brilliance of its allure, and the blood-steeped shadows cast by its crimes. Ranging from the great capital rebuilt in marble by Augustus to the dank and barbarian-haunted forests of Germany, it is populated by a spectacular cast: murderers and metrosexuals, adulterers and...
Author
Publisher
Abacus Books
Pub. Date
2023
Description
'Pax' is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that began with 'Rubicon', and continued with 'Dynasty', now arrives at the period which marks the apogee of the pax Romana. It provides a portrait of the ancient world's ultimate superpower at war and at peace; from the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier; from emperors to slaves.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2003
Description
This narrative history paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. Tom Holland brings to life the strange and unsettling civilization, which still holds up a mirror to our own.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2005
Description
This is a brilliant account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks. Tom Holland has written several books including 'The Vampyre' and 'Deliver Us From Evil', and won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History in 2004.
Author
Publisher
Allen Lane
Pub. Date
2016
Description
The formation of England happened against the odds - the division of the country into rival kingdoms, the assaults of the Vikings, the precarious position of the island on the edge of the known world. But King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex, his son Eadweard expanded it, and his grandson Athelstan finally united Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northumbria and became Rex totius Britanniae. Tom Holland recounts this extraordinarily exciting story...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2008
Description
With an epic sweep that transports us from the crucifixion to the First Crusade, and from the glitter of Constantinople to the bleak shores of Canada, this book is a study of a truly fateful revolution: the emergence of Western Europe for the first time as a distinctive and expansionist power.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Ent
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Tom Holland reprises his role as the Marvel superhero in this action sequel directed by Jon Watts. Following on from the events of 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019), Peter Parker aka Spider-Man (Holland) takes a much-needed break with his friends. While on holiday, he is visited by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) who wants to recruit Spider-Man for his team. The cast also includes Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau and Cobie Smulders.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Ent
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Tom Holland stars as the eponymous superhero in this Marvel Comics sequel to 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) that sees a young Peter Parker realise the full extent of his powers as Spider-Man. As a 15-year-old kid struggling with the everyday turmoil of being a teenager including school, homework and a crush on a girl who's out of his league, Peter also has to deal with the fact that he is Spider-Man and has the ability to change the world. When...