Papežské volby vždy přitahovaly pozornost odborníků i široké veřejnosti a až do dnešní doby si zachovaly jistou míru tajemství. Papež, jakožto hlava katolické církve, soustřeďoval ve svých rukou značný vliv a vedle čistě církevních... Zobraziť viac
Oné noci 4. května 1998 byly v kasárnách pitoreskních jednotek historicky pověřených ochranou papeže na vatikánském území nalezena těla velitele švýcarské gardy, jeho ženy a mladého svobodníka. Byla to ta nejhorší Zobraziť viac
On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, ... Zobraziť viac
These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the promise that... Zobraziť viac
Monografie Čechy a Morava očima anglických cestovatelů 1570–1800 vychází z autorčiny dizertační práce. Čtenáře seznamuje s cestami Angličanů do Čech a na Moravu s cílem představit prostor raně novověkých českých zemí z perspektivy vnějšího, cizího... Zobraziť viac
The profound emotion felt around the world upon seeing images of Notre-Dame in flames opens up a series of questions: Why was everyone so deeply moved? Why does Notre-Dame so clearly crystallise what our civilisation is about? ... Zobraziť viac
Berlin, November 1938. With stormtroopers battering against his door, Otto Silbermann must flee out the back of his own home... Zobraziť viac
The first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals, and tragedy in the fight against fascism... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 WomenThe history of the world is the history of great women. Marie Curie discovered radium and revolutionised medical science. Empress Cixi transformed China... Zobraziť viac
Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction... Zobraziť viac
Everyone in the village of St. Petersburg will tell you this, but Huck Finn is not dead. He ran away. Now he is traveling down the great Mississippi river. Come with him on his adventures and meet many new people... Zobraziť viac
Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson... Zobraziť viac
Me and White Supremacy shows readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of colour, and in turn, help other white people do better, too... Zobraziť viac
Private William Mandella is a reluctant hero in an interstellar war against an unknowable and unconquerable alien enemy... Zobraziť viac
The secret history of the invention that changed everything and became the most profitable product in the world. Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before Steve Jobs introduced us to 'the one device', as he called it, ... Zobraziť viac
A visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, and of our global world, from one of the best historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technological and ... Zobraziť viac
The third novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg... Zobraziť viac
The bestselling, prize-winning author explores the impact of the Second World War - for nations, cities and families around the world. How does the experience and memory of the Second World War - one of the most catastrophic events in human history - affe Zobraziť viac
An insider's guide: Become a Knight. Wield a sword. Join a crusade. Make your fortune. The knight is the supreme warrior of the Middle Ages. Fully armored and mounted on a magnificent charger, he seems invincible... Zobraziť viac
From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial moment which takes us inside the mind of one of the world's greatest leaders - and provides a revisionist, ... Zobraziť viac
