A child born of violence, a woman with a prophecy, and a personal vendetta that will mark their fate… Robbie MacDonald wished he was never born. His father’s forceful ways tormented his very existence. Without a feeling of belonging he decides to leave the isle of Skye and pursue a future as a mercenary in [More]

Saint Augustine * * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * * Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet. Although he was born in what was considered the backwaters of the Roman Empire, Saint Augustine of Hippo has long been renowned for his early religious and philosophical [More]

What if there’s a hidden dimension to Donald Trump; a sensitive, poetic side? Driven by this question, Rob Sears began combing Trump’s words for signs of poetry.What he found was a revelation. By simply taking the 45th President of the United States’ tweets and transcripts, cutting them up and reordering them, Sears unearthed a trove [More]

On the trail of a mythErnesto Che Guevara is one of the most formative, but also one of the most controversial historical figures of the 20th century. Thus Holtz described Che Guevara as “a Trotskyist, a Maoist, a Marxist heretic, a Communist Robin Hood, a red pyromaniac, an anarchist and militant dreamer, a radical left-wing [More]

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018 Series Editor: Angela LeonardThis Student Book: covers the essential content in the new specification in an engaging way, using detailed narrative, sources, timelines, key words, helpful activities and extension material uses the ‘Thinking Historically’ approach and activities to help develop conceptual understanding of areas [More]

Imagine for a minute you’re a songwriter and your ex-husband is a famous record label owner/producer. Now imagine that after your highly televised divorce you end up with one of your husband’s mansions and expensive cars, you think he has moved on. But no, your ex-husband breaks into your house one night wearing a mask; [More]

From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series. Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the [More]