Títulos en Histórico

Мы знаем Уинстона Черчилля как ярчайшего политического и государственного деятеля, борца с нацизмом, наконец, лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе. В ходе опроса, проведенного Би-би-си в 2002 году, англичане признали его величайшим британцем в истории. Однако Черчилль был прежде всего человеком своего времени, а значит, страстным защитником Британской империи и имперской идеи. Именно к этой стороне его политической деятельности, без которой портрет Черчилля был бы не полон, обращается известный британско-пакистанский писатель, историк, публицист и общественный деятель Тарик Али.

«Репортаж с петлей на шее» был написан известным чехословацким журналистом и антифашистом, активным участником Сопротивления Юлиусом Фучиком весной 1943 года в застенках пражского гестапо—за три месяца до казни, между избиениями, допросами и пытками. Тонкие листы папиросной бумаги и карандаш втайне передал ему тюремный надзиратель Адольф Колинский, с риском для жизни помогавший чешским коммунистам. Завершенную книгу удалось по частям вынести из тюрьмы. В 1945 году освобожденная из концлагеря жена Фучика Густа собрала все спрятанные листы и опубликовала их.

Discover the remarkable life of Boudica... Boudica was the queen of her people, a proud Celtic tribe in the east of England, and she took that responsibility seriously. In a time when the Romans sought to add the British Isles to their ever-growing empire, she stood as the last line of defense between her tribe and total subjugation. And so, with nothing left to lose, she did what few had ever dared: she led her people in open revolt against the mightiest empire on earth.

Your soul code is the guide for people who know they're meant for more. You're not broken. You're not behind. You're not too late. You've just been trying to live someone else's version of your life.

Лев Троцкий не исчезает из нашей исторической памяти. Выдающийся революционный деятель и талантливый автор, он был движущей силой потрясений, которые в значительной степени определили политические контуры XX века. Одновременно интеллектуал мирового уровня и человек, способный на узкий идеологический догматизм, эффективный военный стратег и искусный дипломат и политик, он не сумел разыграть свои карты в борьбе за власть против Сталина в 1920‑х годах.

Bloomsbury presents Eminence: Cardinal Richelieu and the Rise of France by Jean-Vincent Blanchard, read by Craig Van Ness. Chief Minister to King Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu was the architect of a new France in the seventeenth century and the force behind the nation's rise as a European power...

Judy Montagu spent her late teenage years and early twenties directing anti-aircraft defenses during the Second World War as a Captain in Gunnery for the British Army. Demobilised in 1946, she set out in search of fun and freedom in America and found herself swept into a bright and glamorous social circle. She soon counted Joe Alsop and the Cushing Sisters among her new friends and even began to consider becoming a US citizen. In 1949, determined to understand America more deeply, Judy embarked on a three-month tour of the country by Greyhound bus.

Have you ever wondered how the human spirit can rise above the most crushing circumstances to achieve greatness? In Up from Slavery, Booker T. Washington delivers a powerful and intimate account of his ascent from a child born into slavery to becoming one of the most significant educators in American history. This is not merely a historical record; it is a profound manual on succeeding against all odds.

'Brilliant . . . A great book' Rod Liddle 'Utterly shocking. Blunt wasn't just an arch-traitor. He was a callous mass-murderer. A war criminal no less. And it's hard to say which is the greater sucker punch - Blunt's dark treachery, or the British establishment's cover up of his crimes. It is...

Bloomsbury presents Hammer of the Gods: King Olaf's Viking Conquest by Don Holloway, read by Mark Meadows. Weaving together Norse sagas and Anglo-Saxon chronicles to vividly depict the violence and spectacle of the Viking age, Don Hollway brings the legendary Olaf Tryggvason to life. Hammer of...

From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world. We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How did his youth inform his outlook and activism? Before Martin...

¡La mujer más odiada en la historia de China! Viaje en el tiempo más de mil años y conozca al primer y único emperador femenino de China. Nacida Wǔ Zhào , recibió el título de su reinado como "Zétiān" pocas semanas antes de su muerte en el año 705 de nuestra era. Fue la hija no deseada del Canciller Wǔ Shì Huo: demasiado brillante, demasiado educada, y demasiado políticamente centrada para fungir como una buena esposa según las contemporáneas interpretaciones de las Analectas de Confucio.

"Le Feu, Journal d'une escouade" est un récit par Henri Barbusse de sa vie au front durant la première Guerre mondiale, paru en novembre 1916. Il reçoit la même année le prix Goncourt. Ce livre que Barbusse, engagé volontaire en 1914, tira de son expérience personnelle du front, a été longuement mûri et pensé en première ligne pendant vingt-deux mois dans les tranchées de décembre 1914 à 1916. Barbusse tient un carnet de guerre où il note des expériences vécues, les expressions des poilus.

This is the remarkable and tragic story of Oscar Wilde, legendary wit and conversationalist, author of perhaps the most perfect comedy in the English language, yet seemingly doomed by his own flawed temperament to suffer at the hands of a censorious and hypocritical society...

This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.

One day in 1872, self-taught Assyriologist George Smith was sifting through a pile of clay tablets when he realized he was reading about "a flood, storm, a ship caught on a mountain, and a bird sent out in search of dry land". This is the riveting story of the discovery of the world's first literary epic, the "Epic of Gilgamesh".

Few women in history have inspired such contradictory reactions as Catherine de Medici. To her admirers, she was a brilliant stateswoman and a steadying force in an era of great religious conflict. To her enemies, she was something far darker: a scheming foreigner, an Italian serpent coiled at the heart of the French court. What almost everyone agreed on was that she was extraordinary.

He will make you feel the awe of sitting in the cockpit, the wonder of taking flight, and the unbridled joy of achieving goals. Despite his disqualifying impairment and "the family burning flames of alcohol," he will be an airline pilot. Nothing matters more. As he grows up, the author immerses himself in the world of pilots, hangars, and cockpits.

Often misunderstood or even unrecognized, Canada's governors general are not merely heads of state; they are amongst the great constitutional curiosities of our age. In this delightful and often whimsical account of the Canadians who have held this post since 1952, journalist and author John Fraser explains the successful, if illogical, evolution of the institution and engages listeners with the hilarious foibles, moving triumphs, and sombre tragedies of the men and women who have been chosen to represent the Sovereign in Canada.

Thinkers and Dreamers invites listeners to relive the lives of remarkable individuals, tracing their journeys from childhood and everyday experiences to the heights of genius. At the heart of the book lies a fundamental question: How does an individual become a catalyst for social progress? The answer unfolds through the stories of these thinkers and dreamers. It is found not only in their discoveries, but in their sacrifices: the courage to devote one’s life to an ideal. Beyond compelling narratives, the book reveals the pivotal decisions that reshaped history.