Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs, Hardcover - Camilla Townsend

In November 1519, Hernando Cort�s walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That st...

The Aztec Empire was known as an alliance between the three city-states of Mexico: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan from 1428 to 1521. Also know...

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A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066.

Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. Sweeping in its scope and c...

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Reducere. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for Hernando Cort s in his dealings with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521....

Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Da...

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Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Da...

An artist, working with a historian, uses digital techniques to bring to life 200 photographs of the defining events and personalities of the moder...

A brilliant artist, working with a bestselling historian, uses digital techniques to bring vividly to life 200 photographs of the defining events a...

The Second World War lasted for 2, 174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Ax...

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Contributor(s): Editor: Adam M. SowardsIdaho's Place is an anthology of the most current and original writing on Gem State history. From the state'...

Reducere. God's War offers a sweeping new vision of one of history's most astounding events: the Crusades. From 1096 to 1500, European Christians fought to r...

The first substantial history of Urmston, Flixton and Davyhulme since 1898

But the drum of the New Model Army beat ever louder and in October 1645, Oliver Cromwell rolled in the heavy guns. The Siege of Loyalty House tells...

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From novelists and professors to suffragists and Irish revolutionaries, Shakespeare's women editors lived extraordinary lives and produced editions...

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Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Michael SheridanIllustration(s): 16 col platesNumber of pages: 512Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 1...

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La Violencia exposes the bloody heart of Spain - from its origins in the ancient past to the Civil War and the current crisis in Catalonia.

In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the attack in Benghazi, a noted Libya expert and eyewitness to the attack provides a startling reconsider...

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Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Paul E. CeruzziIllustration(s): 88 figuresNumber of pages: 536Collection: History of ComputingPublication date: ...

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This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec li...