Peter Ackroyd
2) Newton
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Examines the contributions of Isaac Newton to the history of science and mathematics, detailing his research on calculus, formulation of the laws of motion and universal gravitation, discovery of some of the principles of light, and fascination with astrology, alchemy, and theology.
Author
Series
History of England volume 4
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III. Late Stuart and Georgian England marked the creation of the great pillars of the English state, and was also a revolutionary era in English letters. It was also a time of extraordinary and unprecedented technological innovation, which saw England utterly and...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, using railway timetables to plot an exact imaginary route across Europe. So how did this fearful figure become the one of the most respected film directors of the twentieth century? As an adult, Hitch rigorously controlled the press's...
10) Ancient Rome
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and times of ancient Rome and the power of famous Roman rulers, their architecture, temples, government, culture, and the Roman Empire's downfall.
11) Ancient Greece
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of ancient Greece and how its civilization continues to influence Western culture.
Author
Series
History of England volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
One of Britain's most popular and esteemed historians tells the epic story of the birth of England. The first in an extraordinary six-volume history, "Foundation" takes the reader from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII.