The Voyages of Columbus by Rex Rienits; Thea Rienits
$7.95 AUD
Category: General History
Fully illustrated recounting of Columbus' four voyages to the New World begins with his background, influences and early struggles, and details the extraordinary travels of this explorer who changed the way the world was seen.
Mary Queen of Scots: Two Queens, One Future by John Guy
$6.50 AUD
Category: General History
Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, ...Show more
Greek Experiment by Robert Littman
$4.95 AUD
Category: General History | Series: Library of European Civilization Ser.
The Norwegian Invasion of England In 1066 by Kelly DeVries
$19.95 AUD
Category: General History | Series: Warfare in History Ser.
Three weeks before the battle of Hastings, Harold defeated an invading army of Norwegians at the battle of Stamford Bridge, a victory which was to cost him dear. The events surrounding the battle are discussed in detail.This very accessible narrative...tells the story of 'the first two important battles ...Show more
Up and Down Stairs by Jeremy Musson
$6.50 AUD
Category: General History
Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy and shows how large numbers of people lived together under strict segregation and how sometimes this segregation was broken, as with the famous ma ...Show more
The Sky Travellers: Journeys in New Guinea, 1938-39 by Bill Gammage
$139.95 AUD
Category: General History | Series: Miegunyah Press Ser.
"The extraordinary story of the world s last major exploration and experience of first-contact a 1938 39 Australian expedition of three thousand kilometres by foot, through the mountainous western highlands of Papua New Guinea. The pale skin of the strangers suggested that they were spirits sky people. ...Show more
A Brief History of Medicine by Paul Strathern
$7.95 AUD
Category: General History | Series: Brief Histories
Paperback original The foundations for the scientific study of the body and modern Western medicine as we know it started with William Harvey's discovery of the circulatory system in the early 17th century. But its roots stretch back into Ancient Greece, when medicine first departed from the divine and ...Show more
How to Read Old Documents by E. E. Thoyts; Charles Trice Martin (Introduction by)
$9.95 AUD
Category: General History
From basic facts and methodology for the beginner, to styles of handwriting, abbreviations and contractions, period by period.
Darjeeling: A History of the World's Greatest Tea by Jeff Koehler
$12.00 AUD
Category: General History
Ye Olde Good Inn Guide: Tudor Traveller's Guide to the Nation's Finest Taverns by James Moore
$7.95 AUD
Category: General History
Art thou in need of hearty ale and a bed safe from brigands as you ply the highways and byways of Britain? Then Ye Olde Good Inn Guide is for you - the essential handbook for the Tudor traveller. Packed with the finest hostelries to grace the 16th century and written with all the flavour of the language ...Show more
To Father - The Letters of Sister Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633 by Maria Celeste Galilei; Dava Sobel (Translator)
$12.00 AUD
Category: General History
The story of Galileo's daughter, Sister Maria Celeste, as told through her letters to her father. A companion to the bestselling Galileo's Daughter, the letters are edited and introduced by Dava Sobel.