Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty, and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its debates about citizenship, security, and the rights of the individual still influence our own debates on civil liberty today. This title provides a new look at Roman history from one of the world's foremost classicists....

The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling 'A History of England' begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was - again - at war with France, a war that would end with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo....

The large seaside town of Southport lies on the coast of the Irish Sea in the North West of England. Located just 16 miles north to the City of Liverpool, this wonderful town has a fascinating history of its own. Join Jack Smith as he delves into the town's past, letting readers in on all of the quirky and lesser-known tales from Southport's history.

Part of the 'Bloody British History' series, this book looks at the incredible and grisly history of Liverpool, from Viking attacks and the secrets of the slave trade to the city's Victorian underwolrd and the untold horrors of the two World Wars.

Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - and they all left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people living within these shifting borders. In this authoritative book, Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy trace the history of Ukraine from the arrival of the Vikings in the tenth century to the current Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine...

The world's largest democracy and second most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamic nation with a thriving economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag. Its history is a unique story of ancient empires and civilisations, some dating back to humankind's earliest times. This book traces this fascinating path from the India of ancient and powerful kingdoms to the flourishing, vibrant nation that it is today.

70 years ago in 1948 the State of Israel came into being amidst great controversy. For many, the Jews did not belong in Palestine and around them many nations sought to eradicate the new state from the map. How did the State arise? What led to the founding of Israel? This title sets out to give a chronological journey of the Jewish people from the time Abraham came out of the land of Ur 3000 years ago, until six million of them died in the horror...

Dublin has many histories: for a thousand years a modest urban settlement on the quiet waters of the Irish Sea, for the last four hundred it has experienced great - and often astonishing - change. David Dickson's magisterial survey reveals the rich and intriguing story behind the making of a capital city.

'The Debatable Land' was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the bloodiest region in Great Britain, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and James V. After the Union of the Crowns, most of its population was slaughtered or deported and it became the last part of the country to be brought under the control of the state. Today, its history has been forgotten or ignored....

How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world? In this history of the United States, James West Davidson guides his readers through 500 years, from the first contact between the two halves of the world to the rise of America as a superpower in an era of atomic perils and diminishing resources.