This is a revised version of an unrivalled small reference work for working historians.

This comprehensive chronology of world history traces human history, year by year, from the earliest recorded events to the opening years of the third millennium.

The Historical Atlas of New York City, second edition, takes us, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, through four hundred years of Gotham's rich past, describing such crucial events as the city's initial settlement of 270 people in thirty log houses; John Jacob Astor's meteoric rise from humble fur trader to the richest most powerful man in the city; and the fascinating ethnic mixture that is modern .

Seven foul crimes; seven cunning murderers brought to justice by the master-detective of China's glorious T'ang Empire. (And one innocent person exonerated). 'A rich new vein of detective fiction is worked by Mr van Gulik . . . Entertaining, instructive and impressive'.

Originally published in 1998 a history of man's failure to accurately date time. The story of the creation of the Western calendar and how it links politics, religion, astronomy, mathematics, Cleopatra and Stephen Hawking. Includes line drawings related to the struggle to align the heavens with the clock and what happened to the missing ten days.

Galileo is seen as one of the greatest scientists ever. Little is known of his illegitimate daughter, Virginia. As a nun, she wrote 120 letters to her father from 1623 to her death from exposure and malnutrition ten years later. This text investigates the father-daughter relationship.

Presents a comprehensive introduction to the history of English. This book covers the origins of English, the change from Old to Middle English and the influence of other languages on English. It also covers various aspects from phonology and grammar, to the register and discourse. It is suitable for students of English language and linguistics.

What are the 1,000 events, through all time and from all places, that have been most influential in shaping the world in which we live? This book contains fascinating tidbits of world history embellished with quick-read biographies, first-person accounts, and landmark artworks, portraits, and photos.

Suitable for scholars studying the first milennium AD.

Features works of art from various periods and regions in the world.

Investigates the methods used to determine the Earth's age from those with little scientific background to scientists in earth sciences.

Covering the geographical area of medieval Europe, including Eastern Europe, this comprehensive volume talks about different aspects of medieval warfare. It also presents information on battles and sieges, and generals and leaders.

Chris Bonington's photographic autobiography.