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Describes city life during the first two centuries of the Roman Empire, examining the government and infrastructure of the Roman cities, the role of the military, public and private spaces, work, social structure, the lives of women and children, leisure activities, and the dangers of urban living.

Describes daily life in the rural areas of the Roman Empire, discussing communities, homes, agriculture, the experiences of women and children, holidays and festivals, and difficulties such as bad harvests and war.

Contains an essay, selections of primary source documents, and alphabetically-arranged entries on colonialism with regard to the history of the United States, focusing on key figures, events, and issues pertaining to topics such as economics and trade; European nations; explorers and conquerors; Native Americans; religion; and wars and battles.

Discusses the diplomatic and naval history of Great Britain and examines the reasons Germany chose to challenge Britain's undisputed naval supremacy, causing shifts in the world's national alliances and leading to World War I.

A look at the nations's greatest Briton Sir Winston Churchill's life in the years preceeding World War II.

Numerous illustrations and brief text describe the major events and trends in Great Britain, France, America, and other countries from 1763 to 1815, and examine the effect of these events on British history and way of life.

Documents the rise and fall of colonial empires in North and South America, Africa, the Far East, and the Pacific region examining the political and cultural influences created by the imperial and colonial practices of the past.

Describes Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul and Britain from 58 to 51 B.

Presents thirty-three of Winston Churchill's most famous speeches, ranging from his House of Commons speech in 1901 to one of his final speeches in 1955, demonstrating his power as a statesman.

Still yearning to be reunited with her beloved Jaimy, Jacky Faber continues to collect intelligence for the Crown as she leads guerrilla attacks against Napoleon's forces, poses for the artist Francisco Goya, is kidnapped by the Spanish Inquisition, and travels with a gypsy caravan.

A description of the religious controversies of the Renaissance and Reformation with a focus on what life was like for ordinary people, both Catholic and Protestant.

After only one night with his bride, Hornblower, as commander of the frigate Hotspur, sails for duty off the French Coast to keep Napoleon from invading England.

Provides clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology that relate to the reign of Elizabeth I.

Chronicles the lives of first cousins King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with a focus on the years leading up to World War I and the aftermath.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology related to the Elizabethan period.