Regional og nasjonal historie

This essential book explores the early years of military rule following the Free Officers' coup of 1952. Enriched by interviews with actors in and observers of the events, Nasser's …

Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte kom år 1774 till Sverige för att bli hertig Carls maka och Gustaf III:s svägerska, men blev så mycket mer. I en hemlig journal porträtterade Hertiginnan …

Early urban societies transformed social networks. This was also the case for Northern Europe’s emporia – maritime trading towns that emerged around the North and Baltic Seas in …

The Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge (SSPCK) was founded in 1709 by Scottish Lowlanders for the education of Highlanders: specifically to convert them …

Verket er både et innlegg i den historiske debatt og et oppslagsverk. Den kan danne grunnlag for videre dybdestudier og for en populærvitenskapelig nyvurdering av 1300-tallet. …

This illustrated study lifts the veil on the gladiators of ancient Rome, who provided a bloody spectacle for the people of the Eternal City and its vast empire. By the start of the …

An account of the support group that was dispatched to an opposing side of the continent to assist Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 historical crossing of the Antarctic describes how …

First full-length study of the role and duties of the medieval cantor. Cantors made unparalleled contributions to the way time was understood and history was remembered in the …

For centuries, Rome was one of the world's largest imperial powers, its influence spread across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle-East, its military force successfully fighting …