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Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. It spans centuries and continents; from the Jews' expulsion from Spain in 1492, it navigates miracles and massacres, wandering, discrimination, harmony and tolerance, to the brink of the 20th century and, it seems, a point of profound hope. It tells the stories not just of rabbis and philosophers but of a poetess in the ghetto of Venice; a boxer in Georgian England; a general in Ming China; and an opera composer in 19th-century Germany.

According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was ‘addicted to women’, and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licentiousness prevailed. Mistresses is the story...

Bloomsbury presents Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the last knights in England by Myke Cole, read by Oliver Hembrough. A dramatic history of the Steel Lobsters, Sir Arthur Hesilrige’s Regiment of Horse, in the English Civil War – the last fully armoured knights in England. The...

Brought to you by Penguin. *A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021* In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails and property vanishes. People suffer fits and are plagued by strange visions and...

Brought to you by Penguin. Can anyone truly understand Russia? Let one of the world's leading experts show you how, using the fascinating history of a nation to illuminate its future. Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of...

For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier.

تتبع السرد التاريخي المظلم لجنون الارتياب الجماعي الذي حوّل الشكوك اليومية إلى آلة إعدام لا ترحم في أوروبا. يضعك هذا العمل المفعم بالتوتر في قلب المحاكمات...

تتبع قصة الإمبراطورية المغولية والحب الخالد الذي أثمر بناء أعظم ضريح معماري في التاريخ، بعيدًا عن الأساطير الشائعة. تغوص هذه الرحلة التاريخية المهيبة في أعماق...

أزمة سياسية عاصفة وتمرد تاريخي قادا أمة عريقة إلى لحظة درامية غيرت مسار التاريخ الأوروبي: محاكمة وإعدام ملك متوج. وسط أجواء مشحونة بالتوتر الديني والصراع على...

Acompanhe a ascensão épica e a queda inevitável de uma potência militar que dominou as águas e os reinos da Europa. Perfeito para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma jornada imersiva, este relato transporta você diretamente para os campos de batalha e cortes reais do Mar Báltico...

Mergulhe na história onde o luto de um imperador e a ambição política ergueram o mausoléu mais icônico do mundo. Esta narrativa épica é a companhia perfeita para enriquecer seu trajeto diário ou sua rotina de foco com uma verdadeira viagem no tempo até a Índia do século XVII. Sinta a...

Il brutale scontro tra Parlamento e Corona innesca una guerra civile spietata, culminando nel primo regicidio d'Europa. Un saggio storico teso e avvincente che ti trasporta nell'Inghilterra del Seicento, ideale per trasformare il tuo tragitto quotidiano in un'immersione totale negli intrighi di...

La ciencia moderna no fue un triunfo repentino, sino una fascinante lucha intelectual contra dogmas milenarios. Perfecto para mentes curiosas que buscan expandir sus perspectivas y disfrutar del aprendizaje continuo, este relato iluminador te sumerge en la compleja transformación de los siglos...

Adéntrate en la devastadora guerra religiosa y política que fracturó Europa Central y forjó la diplomacia moderna. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios o enriquecer tus horas de enfoque, este inmersivo relato cronológico te sumerge de lleno en las tensiones de la Edad Moderna...

宗教対立という小さな火種が、いかにしてヨーロッパ全体を巻き込む巨大な国際戦争へと拡大していったのか、その混沌とした歴史のうねりを一本の物語として鮮やかに描き出します。静かな夜のひとときや毎日の通勤の...

王と民衆、そして国家と教会の複雑な権力闘争が、絶対君主の公開処刑という血塗られた結末へと転がり落ちていく、スリリングなヨーロッパ史の転換点。静かな夜のひとときや毎日の通勤電車の中でイヤホンを耳にすれ...

絶対王政の冷酷な情報統制と、顔を奪われた孤独な囚人の謎が交差する歴史ミステリーは、静かな夜の知的探求にふさわしい深い没入感をもたらします。強大な国家権力はなぜ、ひとりの人間の存在をこれほどまでに徹底...

Plongez dans l'histoire maritime d'un village marécageux devenu l'épicentre absolu du commerce mondial. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce récit historique immersif retrace l'ascension d'une métropole forgée par les eaux de la mer du Nord et l'audace humaine. Vivez une épopée...

A vivid, dramatic, and eye-opening historical narrative, The Man in the Iron Mask reveals the story behind the most enduring mystery of Louis XIV’s reign. The Man in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarks of a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitious ministers, a...

Erlebe ein historisches True-Crime-Rätsel, das die dunklen Staatsgeheimnisse des absolutistischen Frankreichs seziert. Wer war der gesichtslose Gefangene, den der Sonnenkönig um jeden Preis vor der Welt verbergen musste? Diese packende Rekonstruktion trennt geschickt düstere Legenden von...