The Second Bank of the United States: Central Banker in an Era of Nation-Building, 1816-1836
Book
The year 2016 marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Second Bank of the United States...
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China
Book
The Han Empire equalled Rome in the scale of its territories and subject populations. With superior...
Journey to the Centre of the Earth: The Remarkable Voyage of Scientific Discovery into the Heart of Our World
Book
The journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Over 3000 km below...
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There
Book
Bletchley Park was where one of the war's most famous - and crucial - achievements was made: the...
The Threepenny Opera
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The Threepenny Opera is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by...
David Hume: 18th Century Philosopher - Audio
Podcast
2011 is the 300th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest figures in Western Philosophy –...