Yale Univ. Press
The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder
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During the 19th century, convictions were difficult to obtain in cases of murder by poisoning. Arsenic, in particular, was used for many legitimate ...Read Review
The Battle of Agincourt
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“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers . . .” One of Shakespeare’s most rousing speeches is declaimed by King Henry V in ...Read Review
Augustus: From Revolutionary to Emperor
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As the sole ruler of Rome by the age of 33. After years of brutal unrest in the Roman world, he had finally overcome ...Read Review
Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
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This is a story you might think you know already, also thanks to Alan Moorehead’s two books published fifty years ago. However, ...Read Review
Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy, 1400-1600
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Evelyn Welch takes the approach of a cultural historian to explore how men and women purchased goods from 1400 to 1600 in central and northern ...Read Review
