A brilliant and insightful history of the special relationship between the UK and the USA, which Ian Buruma argues is now under threat with the election of Donald Trump and Brexit.

The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women - and then won back again.

Creatures like Lilith, the seductive first wife of Adam, and mermaids, who lured sailors to their death, are familiar figures in the genre of monstrous temptresses who use their charms to entice men to their doom.

But if we go back 4,000 years, the roots of these demons lie in horrific creatures like Lamashtu, a lion-headed Mesopotamian demon who strangled infants and murdered pregnant w...

The prequel to Frank McDonough's Hitler Years series, covering the period of German history that led to the rise of Hitler in 1933.

A captivating A-Z compendium of our fixations by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

The 500-year story of how, and why, our homes have come to be what they are, from the bestselling author of The Victorian City and The Victorian House.

An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings

Europa ist ein maritimer Kontinent: Gemessen an Küstenlänge und Gesamtgröße hat keiner der fünf Erdteile mehr Berührungspunkte mit dem Meer. Die Bedeutung des Meeres für die Entwicklung der europäischen Zivilisation wird anhand der Themen Mythos, Schiffbau und Seefahrt, Seeherrschaft, europäischer Küstenhandel, Expansion, Sklavenhandel, Migration, maritime Weltwirtschaft, Ressourcen, Meeresforschung, Tourismus und die künstlerische Wahrnehmung des Meeres beleuchtet. In 13 Themen, j...

Danseres Lin Jaldati, de artiestennaam van Rebekka (Lien) Brilleslijper (1912-1988), groeit op in de vooroorlogse Amsterdamse Jodenbuurt met zijn armoede, maar ook zijn levendigheid en geborgenheid. De Berlijnse musicus Eberhard Rebling (1911-2008) is ooggetuige van de opkomst van Hitlers Derde Rijk.

De twee beginnende kunstenaars ontmoeten elkaar eind jaren dertig in Nederland en worden verliefd. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog gaan ze in het verzet, net als veel van hun Joodse en communistische v...