In the last two decades, economic clout of global corporations has scaled unprecented heights. Out of world’s top 100 economies in 2000, 54 were corporations and only 46 were nations. Not only TNCs ... more »

Vladimir Fedorovski, ancien diplomate et Docteur en Histoire, retrace ici l’histoire de celles que l’on nomme communément les « tsarines », même si elles n’ont aucun lien avec la famille impérial... more »

Pierre Ier et son impératrice paysanne, Catherine II et son vigoureux compagnon le prince Potemkine, Alexandre Ier et son égérie occulte, mais aussi les grands artistes et hommes de lettres russe... more »

Si l’on connaît la destinée exceptionnelle de Louis II de Bavière et celle de sa cousine Élisabeth, l’impératrice d’Autriche, on ignore souvent les liens qui unissaient ces souverains hors du com... more »

L’Histoire s’accélère, elle va de plus en plus vite. Chacun, par les temps qui courent, tend à ratifier spontanément cette idée reçue, soit pour s’en angoisser, soit pour s’en réjouir. Pourtant, ... more »

En 1226 avant J.-C., à Pi-Ramsès, alors capitale de l’Égypte, naît un enfant nommé Masesaya, petit-fils du grand Ramsès II. Une prédiction faite à sa mère, la princesse Takhât, lui révèle que son no... more »

During the twelfth century, great numbers of Norman abbeys and priories were founded in England, Wales and Scotland. By the mid-fourteenth century some 1,000 religious houses of varying denomination... more »

Although various types of fortification existed well before the Norman invasion and many modern ‘Stately Homes’ are often referred to as such, this book explores 30 of the countries surviving str... more »

Little evidence of everyday life in Britain during the Middle Ages has survived, with the exception of the manor house. Today there are perhaps some 300 examples of this type of late medieval countr... more »

Renowned as the 'Garden of England', Kent is as famous for its blossom and orchards as it is for its rich and diverse heritage.  From the moment the Romans landed on our southern shores, Kent's... more »

For nearly a millennia Britannia ruled the waves and over many centuries tales have been told of great sea heroes, from military commanders like Admiral Lord Nelson, to the swashbuckling rogues o... more »

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne--the "dark ages"--learning, scholarship, and culture disappeared from the European continent. The great heritage of western civilization--from the Gr... more »

In Britain today there are many 'normal' houses that were once owned by, or been the birthplace of, famous authors, poets, painters, explorers and naturalists. Many are open to the public and the... more »

At the very edge of recorded history the world's largest single army spent ten long years battling against the world's best fortified city. Torn by ambition, jealousy and rivarly, caught between the... more »

There is something quintessentially British about the seaside pier and many surviving today remain as individual in character as the resorts they enhance. Originally conceived as landing jetties ... more »

The palace glittered with light and splendor; the servants ran here and there, arranging the sofas and chairs; the court gardener cast a searching glance at the groups of flowers which he had placed... more »

Orgétorix était chez les Helvètes l’homme de beaucoup le plus noble et le plus riche. Sous le consulat de Marcus Messala et de Marcus Pison, séduit par le désir d’être roi, il forma une conspiration... more »

Two hundred years ago the British Isles would have been a serious competitor in any branch of industry, but that situation has gradually changed with the developing world. Now too much of our lan... more »

Six Days of War was a New York Times Bestseller and Washington Post Best Book Award Winner in 2002.The book has been widely recognized as the definitive telling of the Six Day War in a context which... more »

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Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and, therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of ... more »

This is the book which fixed the name and character of John Bull on the English people. Though in one part of the story he is thin and long nosed, as a result of trouble, generally he is suggested t... more »

If you were a journalist, how would you handle a news story so big it would utterly eclipse all other world events? How thorough would your investigation be? How many hard-hitting questions would yo... more »