A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world. In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Sus
A chronicle of the years between 1100 and 1453 describes the Crusades, the Inquisition, the emergence of the Ottomans, the rise of the Mongols, and the inventio
To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become c
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. This is the first volume in a bold series that te
Illustrated with 160 photographs, paintings, artworks and maps, The Crusades is a fascinating and accessible history from the first ill-fated expedition to the