History & The Past: General Interest (Children's/Teenage)

Discovering the people and places of long ago. Great cities built and destroyed, wars lost and won, the birth of new religions - this book reveals ...

Ahoy there, me hearties! Explore the exciting world of pirates and buccaneers - who they were, how they lived, and their swashbuckling deeds. If ...

Here is a lively and educational childrens book about the great (and sometimes surprising) inventions that created our 21st-century world, and the ...

Coinciding with the British Museum exhibition Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds in May 2016, this is the sensational story of two magnificent anci...

100 Facts Explorers presents a detailed look at the whole of exploration for children aged 7+, from the amazing travels of the Ancient Greeks and E...

Step inside a Viking town and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work in this bustling centre of long-distance trade. Admire the we...

How did Islam start? What weapons did Islamic warriors use? Where was the 'Round City'? Who invented the elephant clock? This book helps children a...

Step into the time of the Roman Empire, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 370 exciting pictures. You can travel back through the centuries to ...

Coinciding with the British Museum exhibition Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds in May 2016, this is the sensational story of two magnificent anci...

Following Historium, the latest edition in the Welcome to the Museum series, comes this fantastic companion activity book. Bursting with fascinatin...

Immerse yourself in one of history''s greatest empires and discover gladiator fights, emperors and some amazing buildings that still exist today.

Explore the fight for freedom, from the Magna Carta to today, with this visually stunning timeline of key moments in civil rights! The 2-metre-long...

Enter a world of treasures both lost and found. Read about adventures and intrigues, including what happened when Mount Vesuvius erupted!