Britons Caught in the French Revolution
On 14 July 1789 an insurgent Paris crowd captured the Bastille, a venerable fortress which had long symbolised royal despotism.
The Prophecies of Merlin | History Today
Prophecy is an inherent and integral part of medieval history; any book of history written in Western Europe during that
Idrees and the New Old Shoes by Hoda Elmasry illustrated by Tiemoko Sylla
Apr21 This sweet 28 page book keeps the text to a minimum while showing a boy with a lot of
The Magical Moroccan Rug by Naveed Mir illustrated by Anisa Mohammad
I really like the premise of the book, a Muslim Magic Tree House so to speak, two kids that magically
Columbine 25 Years On | History Today
Perhaps the most important thing to know about the most infamous school shooting in US history is that it was
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
Elizabeth I’s funeral procession in April 1603 was lavish and long, the extravagant bier topped with a wax effigy of
My Big Fat Desi Wedding by Prerna Pickett, Aamna Qureshi, Syed M. Masood, Tashie Bhuiyan, Noreen Mughees, Payal Doshi, Sarah Mughal Rana, Anahita Karthik
This 288 page YA short story anthology features eight stories of Desi weddings threaded together by an auntie with a
Shiny Misfits by Maysoon Zayid and Shadia Amin
I admittedly wanted to read this book because the author is of Palestinian descent. I have seen clips of her
When Nostalgia Was Deadly | History Today
In 1688 a young Swiss milkmaid clambered over a rocky outcrop. She was halfway up an Alpine slope when she
The Value of Wills to Historians
A last will and testament does not, in and of itself, possess the value of, say, the family silver. But
