An enthralling reference to the architecture, art, religion, myths and everyday life of the Aztec and Maya civilizations, in a new edition with 1000 images.
Medieval knights, their origins, status, training, military exploits and adventures, sumptuously illustrated throughout.
Covers the Great Eastern Railway from its beginnings to its absorption into the London and North Eastern Railway under the 1923 grouping of the... Læs mere
Britain's royal and architectural heritage is celebrated in this sumptuous history, with 1000 images.
Britain's early royal history brought to life with 200 contemporary and historical illustrations, maps, shields and comprehensive genealogical tables.
This sumptuously illustrated history presents, in an updated new edition, an in-depth account of Britain's most important buildings.
An extensive overview of Catholicism's rich history, the life and work of hundreds of the most significant saints, and of the popes, with over 1500 evocative colour images.
A fascinating account of the first, second and third campaigns to win Jerusalem, and the later crusades of 1200-1588 in Palestine, Spain, Italy and Northern Europe, from the Sack of Constantinople to the crusades against the Hussites
This sumptuous boxed set of two encyclopedias charts the rise and fall of... Læs mere
An authoritative history of Mesoamerica and its many peoples, spanning 3000 years of civilizations from the Olmecs and Maya to the Toltecs and Aztecs.