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1) Latvia
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The new, sixth and thoroughly updated edition of Bradt's Latvia remains the only standalone guide to this fascinating and ever-changing Baltic nation. This is a small but enchantingly varied country that will appeal to culture vultures, history buffs, outdoors enthusiasts and foodies alike.
Latvia is best known internationally through its capital city Riga, whose centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site combining a medieval core providing testimony...
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El lunes 16 de julio de 1212, en un paraje de Sierra Morena, las Navas de Tolosa, un ejército cruzado dirigido por el rey de Castilla, Alfonso VIII, y en el que figuraban otros dos reyes hispanos, Pedro II de Aragón y Sancho VII de Navarra, al frente de los contingentes reclutados en sus respectivos reinos, las huestes de las órdenes militares de Santiago, Calatrava, el Temple y el Hospital, así como multitud de voluntarios -leoneses y portugueses,...
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Glasgow has one of the bloodiest and most tumultuous histories on record, riddled with plagues and pirate attacks, religious divides and reconciliations, bombs, executions, fires and floods. A city of slums and grandeur, of razor gangs and rebels, of sectarian violence and cultural assimilation, here you will find the best of the worst of Scotland's greatest city.
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This is the history of York as you have never encountered it before! Travel back to a time when Erik Bloodaxe was resident monarch, or when William the Conqueror was in the middle of his relentless 'harrying of the north'. There are no tea rooms or hanging baskets in this York, but the severed heads on the walls have a certain decorative effect and there are plenty of places to stay if you don't mind risking cholera, plague and typhus! York has been...
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El Ejército de la Monarquía Hispánica constituyó el principal instrumento para la consolidación del Imperio español, y también el factor determinante para retrasar su decadencia, un objetivo conseguido a costa de sucesivas bancarrotas y del abandono de la construcción de estructuras sociales y económicas que permitieran consolidar el futuro del reino. Tras su papel determinante en la Guerra de la Independencia, el Ejército se convirtió...
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Swansea has long been a busy industrial port and has always had an edgy history. Explore the hidden stories from its long and dangerous past, with tales of rebellion, shipwreck and murder. From Romans to the Red Lady, Viking raids to English attacks, deadly diseases, slums, cholera and Nazi bombs, you'll never see the city in the same way again. Why were all those men trapped in the hold when the Caesar hit the rocks at Pwlldu? What happened when...
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A Grim Almanac of South Yorkshire is a collection of stories from the county's past, some bizarre, some fascinating, some macabre, but all equally absorbing. Revealed here are the dark corners of the county, where witches, body snatchers, highwaymen and murderers, in whatever guise, have stalked. Accompanying this cast of gruesome characters are old superstitions, omens, strange beliefs and long-forgotten remedies for all manner of ailments. Within...
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Graverobbing was a dark but profitable industry in pre-Victorian Scotland – criminals, gravediggers and middle-class medical students alike abstracted newly-buried corpses to send to the anatomy schools. Only after the trials of the infamous murderers Burke and Hare and the passing of the Anatomy Act of 1832 did the grisly trade end. From burial grounds in the heart of Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh to quiet country graveyards in the Scottish Borders...
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Witches, martyrs, bodysnatchers, Zulus and rioting peasants! The Black Death in Chelmsford! The horrible true stories of the Moat Farm Murder and the death of Jael Denny! The terrible tragedy of the Great Flood of 1880! The incredible histories of Hylands House and Beaulieu! Nazi bombers over Chelmsford! Chelmsford has one of the darkest histories on record. From the skeletons lying underneath the city – which include a woolly mammoth – to the...
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In the past, the east shore of Lincolnshire's long coastline was well adapted for smuggling and the rural quality of the county aided the transport and hiding of contraband goods. In addition to the pirates, coastal criminals and countryside rogues, there was also murder and mayhem aplenty in such cities as Lincoln, Grimsby, Boston and Stamford. Moreover, being near to the north/south routes from London meant that Lincolnshire was a haven for highwaymen...
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Tim Newark's The Fighting Irish uses the dramatic words of the soldiers themselves to tell their stories, gathered from diaries, letters, journals, and interviews with veterans in Ireland and across the world.
"Tells the story of the Irish fighting man with wit, clarity, and scholarship." -Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War
For hundreds of years, Irish soldiers have sought their destiny abroad. Wherever they've traveled, whichever side...
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A stunning look at Napoleon's campaign across the Iberian peninsula from historian Charles Esdaile.
At the end of the 18th century Spain remained one of the world's most powerful empires. Portugal, too, was prosperous at the time. By 1808, everything had changed. Portugal was under occupation and ravaged by famine, disease, economic problems and political instability. Spain had imploded and worse was to come. For the next six years, the peninsula...
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On the eve of the five hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the Americas, it bears remembering that in 1492, as Columbus was making his historic voyage, Europe was flourishing, at the very height of the Renaissance that transformed a continent. In art, politics, commerce, and society, the medieval world had given way to the modern era.
But what was Europe really like then? What did London, Paris, Rome, and the other great centers of culture...
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Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the world – with one of the darkest histories on record. Sweeping through the centuries in a blood-soaked catalogue of assaults, assassinations and all-out attempts at annihilation, this volume reveals the hideous tapestry of death, disease and disaster that lies beneath Edinburgh's stunning façade. You'll never see the city in the same way again…
15) Historia de Italia: Una guía fascinante de la historia de Italia, desde los primeros asentamientos
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Si desea descubrir la fascinante historia de Italia siga leyendo...No es fácil trazar la frontera entre la historia de Italia y la de Roma. En muchos lugares, las dos entidades políticas y geográficas chocan. No serían posibles la una sin la otra, pero cada una tiene su propia historia. La historia de Roma es solo un pequeño fragmento de la historia de Italia. Aunque es solo una ciudad, Roma fue la cuna de la república, de un gran imperio y...
16) Menorca
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Bendecida por los dioses del Mediterráneo, Menorca parece la isla perfecta. Sus 700 kilómetros cuadrados dan para localizar dos ciudades encantadoras y diferentes entre sí, y dos porciones de litoral antitéticos: uno salvaje, vertical, rocoso y batido por el viento; otro suave, de arenales cuasi tropicales y aromatizado por los pinos. También para hallar un paisaje interior salpicado de pueblecitos que son un prodigio de arquitectura tradicional....
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Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging Vikings. Their creator is a thirteenth-century Icelandic chieftain by the name of Snorri Sturluson. Like Homer, Snorri was a bard, writing down and embellishing the folklore and pagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. Unlike Homer, Snorri was...
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Recently there has been a seemingly endless stream of books praising the glories of ancient and modern Rome, fretting over Venice's rising tides and moldering galleries, celebrating the Tuscan countryside, wines and cuisine. But there have been curiously few writings that deal directly with Italy as the country of origin for the grand- and great-grandparents of nearly twenty-six million Americans. The greatest majority-more than eight out of ten-of...
19) Islas Feroe
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Las Islas Feroe son un pequeño archipiélago situado en el océano Atlántico, al norte de Escocia y a medio camino entre Noruega e Islandia. Es un conjunto de 18 islas que constituyen un país autónomo dentro del Reino de Dinamarca. Tiene algo más de 50.000 habitantes, de los que un 40% reside en el conglomerado urbano formado por la capital, Tórshavn, y sus alrededores. Repletas de praderas verdes, sin apenas árboles, con montañas abruptas...
20) Bury Murders
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This chilling collection brings together true-life historical murders that shocked not only the town of Bury but also made headline news across the country. Cases featured here include a woman roasted alive on a fire by her enraged husband, a young boy who had his head smashed in by his father, a troubled man who shot his neighbour for no apparent reason, and the drunk who murdered his father's ploughman for money. Sean Frain's well-illustrated and...