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The world-renowned historian John Julius Norwich has delivered the book he has always wanted to write: a single-volume history of France

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on HuntingEdward iii.'s grandson Edward, second Duke of York, our author will be known to every reader of Shakespeare's Richard for he is no other than the arch traitor Duke of Aumarle, previously Earl of Rutland, who, according to some historians, after having been an accomplice in the murder of his uncle Gloucester, carried in his own hand on a pole the head of his brother-in-law. The ...

A Christmas anthology from legendary historian and Christmas Cracker compiler, John Julius Norwich.

The version of Christian theology presented in Revelations of Divine Love - the first published book in English attributed to a woman - was highly liberal and incredibly progressive for its time.

Excerpt from Visitations of the Diocese of Norwich: A. D. 1492-1532When the fifteenth century was drawing to a close there were in the counties of Norfolk and Sufi'olk at least fifty-one religious houses of various denominations, without reckoning the Cells or dependent establishments which were used from time to time as resi dences for the inmates of the parent-house who required a change. Of these, forty-three were places of retirement for m...

Excerpt from Visitations of the Diocese of Norwich: A. D. 1492-1532When the fifteenth century was drawing to a close there were in the counties of Norfolk and Sufi'olk at least fifty-one religious houses of various denominations, without reckoning the Cells or dependent establishments which were used from time to time as resi dences for the inmates of the parent-house who required a change. Of these, forty-three were places of retirement for m...

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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Public Library and to the City Library of Nowich: Methodically Arranged, With an Alphabetical Index of the AuthorsIN this Catalogue, the Books which are the property of the Corporation of Norwich, and those which belong to the Public Library, are, for facility of reference, com prehended under the same arrangement, the former being designated by the letters 0. L. Inserted in the title.Wher...

Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Public Library and to the City Library of Nowich: Methodically Arranged, With an Alphabetical Index of the AuthorsIN this Catalogue, the Books which are the property of the Corporation of Norwich, and those which belong to the Public Library, are, for facility of reference, com prehended under the same arrangement, the former being designated by the letters 0. L. Inserted in the title.Wher...

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L'esistenza della Serenissima Repubblica è stata stroncata nel 1797 da un giovane Napoleone Bonaparte. Ma dopo che cosa è accaduto? Persa per sempre la propria indipendenza, Venezia diventò meta di giovani milord inglesi che vi facevano tappa per qualche settimana di blanda sregolatezza prima del ritorno a casa, con qualche Canaletto e un inizio di gonorrea. Come raccontare gli anni del XIX secolo senza annoiare e senza deprimersi? Lord Norwic...

Renowned historian John Julius Norwich has created a brilliant portrait of four dynamic rulers-all born in the last decade of the 15th century-who collectively shaped modern Europe and the Middle East

The Revelations of Divine Love is the first known English book published by a woman. It was published in 1395 and written by a Christian mystic called Julian of Norwich. It includes sixteen shewings on mystical visions and contemplations on love.

In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history plays, from Edward III to Richard III.