John Julius Norwich

John Julius Norwich - called a "true master of narrative history" by Simon Sebag Montefiore - returns with the book he has spent his distinguished career wanting to write, A History of France, a portrait of the past two centuries of the country he loves best....

William Shakespeare may have been the greatest playwright in the English language, but how does he measure up as a historian....

This lively and dramatic book brings roaring to life the grand sweep of 5,000 years of history in the cradle of civilization....

"Sicily," said Goethe, "is the key to everything." It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East....

A colourful history (50 years in the making) of the Mediterranean's largest and most turbulent island from much-loved historian John Julius Norwich....

Bien conocido por sus obras históricas, John Julius Norwich dirige ahora su atención hacia la más antigua institución del mundo (además ininterrumpida)...

With the papacy embattled in recent years, it is essential to have the perspective of one of the world's most accomplished historians....

Today we take living in cities for granted. But when did humans first come together to live in large groups, creating an urban landscape? More than simply a history of ancient cities, this volume also reveals the art and architecture created by our ancestors....

Norwich had a brilliant eye for a story and telling detail, and his Crackers are full of jokes, warmth and wit. Here in one bumper audiobook is his final and 50th Christmas Cracker, alongside all the very best bits as picked out by his daughter Artemis Cooper....