Series: The Landmark Library

A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact, and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one of the most influential statements in the history of democracy, as part of the stunning landmark library series. On a summer's day in 1215, a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled barons in a meadow by the river Thames named...

The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled. 'Takes readers on a narrative odyssey' - Wall Street Journal, Books of the Year 'Highlights a dizzying burst of new research' - The Economist 'A refreshing addition to the canon of literature that contemplates Oceanic navigation' - Noelle Kahanu 'I would not be surprised if, after reading this masterpiece,...

A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one of the most influential statements in the history of democracy, as part of the stunning landmark library series. On a summer's day in 1215 a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled barons in a meadow by the river Thames named...

The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled. Takes readers on a narrative odyssey Wall Street Journal, Books of the Year Highlights a dizzying burst of new research The Economist A refreshing addition to the canon of literature that contemplates Oceanic navigation Noelle Kahanu I would not be surprised if, after reading this masterpiece, many readers are...

A beautifully illustrated account of the history and archaeology of an iconic feature of the English landscape, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognisable outlines of any ancient structure. Its purpose—place of worship, sacrificial arena, giant calendar—is unknown, but its story...

From Britain's most popular railway historian, a concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world. The arrival of the railways in the first half of the nineteenth century and their subsequent spread across every one of the world's continents acted as a spur for economic growth and social change on an extraordinary scale. The 'iron road'...