In this biography, Michael Foss looks at the myths and then beyond, using fresh research to bring to life the historical Cleopatra.

Born in India in 1937, Michael Foss's childhood was spent between the cold, grey austerity of Britain under threat, and the brightly lit and teeming vitality of wartime India ...

Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events brilliantly to life.

Michael Foss looks through and beyond the myths, using fresh research to vividly bring to life the historical Cleopatra.

The triumphs of the Tudor age are well known; less apparent is the pain that went hand-in-hand with success. This book considers the cost of great achievement.

Ancient Greek stories of myth and legend are the oldest speculations of the first deep-thinking people of Europe and also the first and longest-lasting entertainments of the European imagination.

Settle into your favorite chair, prop your feet up, and prepare to journey back in time to a world of knights and ladies, grace and bravery, where the chivalric code reigned supreme.