Know your stuff with History in an Hour. King of England, claimant King of France, Lord - and later King - of Ireland, Supreme Head of the Church of England and, perhaps most famously, six times a husband, Henry VIII is England?s most notorious monarch. Succeeding his father, Henry VII, he allied with the Holy Roman Emperor and began his many obsessive invasions of France. Meanwhile the handsome, worldly king embarked on his famous quests for a suitable...

'Dark Eagle and Other Stories' is a collection of historical tales. A boy is torn between loyalty to his own clan and the occupying Romans; two children are accidentally left behind in the middle of a German bomb attack in occupied France; a brother and sister suffer the harsh conditions of the Victorian workhouse.

This is a key book for the study and enjoyment of Western art. This seventh edition has been revised and expanded and six new authors have been selected. Every image from the previous edition has been enhanced/refreshed using modern imaging technology.