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Perched at the tip of Europe, gazing across to the shores of Asia, Istanbul remains as much a city of crossroads as it has been for the past two millennia. The history of this fabled metropolis--known at first as Byzantion, then Constantinople, and now Istanbul--is glorious, gran...

Traces the history of poison in centuries of royal courts, from the intentional posionings to the unintentional side effects of commonly used makeup and medications.

With images culled from eleven hundred years of history, this comprehensive survey explores the Byzantine Empire's vast range of artistic splendors that indelibly informed the art of modern Europe. Thomas Mathews emphasizes that the Byzantines' interest in humanism and painting t...

"At the end of The King's Witch, the first book in Tracy Borman's Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Now, in The Devil's Slave, Frances is compelle...

"The realization hits: We're not going to win. It's why I couldn't defeat Draewulf in Bron-because this power was never mine anyway. I drop my arms and let the energy die off. And turn around to Face Eogan." After a fierce battle with Draewulf, Nym barely escaped with her life. N...

A documentary that focuses on Hampton Court Palace, from its origin through today. It was originally built for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favorite of King Henry VIII, in 1529. As Wolsey fell from favor, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it. Today, the palace is open ...

A fresh look at the endlessly fascinating Tudors-the dramatic and overlooked story of Henry VII and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty-filled with spies, plots, counter-plots, and an uneasy royal succession to Henry VIII Near the turn of the sixteenth century, England had been rav...

For more than two millennia Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across at the shores of Asia. The history of this city-known as Byzantium, then Constantinople, now Istanbul-is at once glorious, outsized, and astounding. Fou...

At the end of The King's Witch , the first book in Tracy Borman's Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Now, in The Devil's Slave , Frances is compe...

"The realization hits: We're not going to win. It's why I couldn't defeat Draewulf in Bron-because this power was never mine anyway. I drop my arms and let the energy die off. And turn around to Face Eogan." After a fierce battle with Draewulf, Nym barely escaped with her life. N...