Ergebnis für "The Tomb" in Europa

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times From the editor of The New Yorker: a riveting account of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which has become the standard book on the subject. Lenin’s Tomb combines the global vision of the best historical...

In The English and their History, the first full-length account to appear in one volume for many decades, Robert Tombs gives us the history of the English people and of how the stories they have told about themselves have shaped them, from the prehistoric 'dreamtime' through to the present day.

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields. To many, the word ‘Viking’ brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of...

‘Extensive and intelligent . . . a guide to the nature of British intellectual curiosity’ Spectator The reign of Queen Elizabeth I ushered in an unprecedented age of exploration and discovery. Over 500 years that saw ‘the greatest expansion of ideas and knowledge the world has ever seen’...

From the acclaimed author of Children of Ash and Elm, an intimate, continent-spanning human journey through the Viking world. For centuries, Vikings have been stereotyped as brutish and violent pillagers. But now, based on the latest archaeological research, preeminent scholar Neil Price reveals...

En 1453, l'innovation impitoyable de l'artillerie de siège brise les murailles millénaires d'un empire à l'agonie. Cette chronique historique immersive retrace l'effondrement dramatique de la puissance byzantine face à la poudre à canon ottomane. Plongez au cœur d'un affrontement...

Vivez la chute du régime nazi à travers les erreurs stratégiques et l'histoire militaire qui ont scellé son destin. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien d'une écoute immersive, ce récit transforme chaque bataille en une leçon de géopolitique captivante. Plongez au cœur d'une...

Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of European country as Germany, Poland or Hungary. For most of the 150 centuries during which Britain has been inhabited it has been on the edge, culturally and literally, of mainland Europe.

Dive into a gripping historical mystery and trace the shocking disappearance of antiquity's most legendary lost monument. Perfect for your morning commute, this suspenseful archaeology adventure investigates how a world-conquering king's golden mausoleum simply vanished. Uncover the ruthless...

Unravel the ultimate archaeological mystery and track a vanished ancient conqueror in this gripping historical cold case. Perfect for an immersive commute, this suspenseful journey plunges you into the chaotic aftermath of an emperor's death, where a royal corpse became a weapon for absolute...

Delve into the ultimate ancient history mystery: a lost tomb that fractured empires and ignited brutal succession wars. Perfect for an adventurous commute or a deep-focus learning session, this atmospheric journey traces a legendary corpse hijacked for political domination. Transport yourself to...

In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the Apostle Peter. From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter, a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his church was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to history. Now, funded anonymously by a wealthy American, a small army of workers embarked on the dig of a lifetime. 

Immerse yourself in ancient history and uncover the political intrigue behind a lost architectural wonder of the world. Transport your mind during your daily commute to the cosmopolitan port city of Halicarnassus, where Greek and Persian influences collided to create a breathtaking monument...

Unearth the secrets of the Seven Wonders with this immersive ancient history of a monument built for eternity. Transform your daily commute or deep-focus learning sessions into an engaging archaeological expedition to fourth-century Caria. Experience the ambitious reign of King Mausolus and the...

In This New Sepulchre by Sunday Times bestselling historian Alison Weir is a companion piece to the captivating final novel in the Six Tudor Queens series, Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife. 'How beautiful this place was. It was comforting to think that the Queen would lie here peacefully for...