The Knights Templar were the most powerful military religious order of the Middle Ages. Formed to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land, they participated in the Crusades and rapidly gained wealth, lands...
The world of Freemasonry exerts a powerful influence on the modern imagination. In an age when perceived notions of history are being increasingly questioned and re-examined it is perhaps inevitable that...
A celebration of the universal language of romance through the ages, Love Letters embraces a selection of the most famous poetry and prose of all time from some of the world’s best known paramours, including...
Man About the Kitchen is designed to introduce men of all ages to the kitchen and to transform them with minimal pain into competent cooks. Recipe 21: The Male Cook: This is becoming more popular, but...
Women throughout the ages contribute to this diverse collection. From Bronte to Mansfield, Rosetti to Sappho, Behn to Dickinson and Elizabeth I to Barrett Browning - these poems are a celebration of all...
Throughout the ages the world’s greatest thinkers have been stumped by the question, ‘What on earth are bollocks really for?’ At last, here are 101 answers to that eternal question – fully illustrated!...
Beginner’s Grub is designed to introduce people of all ages to the kitchen, show them around that somewhat unfamiliar room and transform them with minimal pain into competent cooks. Alastair Williams makes...
