Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of King Henry VIII•A biography of Henry VIII by David Hume, from The History of England•Henry VIII and the Church of England by Israel Smith Clare•Henry VIIIs Act of Supremacy"We are, by the sufferance of God, King of England; and the Kings of England in times past never had any superior but God." King Henry VIIIOver 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most famous and recognizable King of England, but its for all the wrong rea...

“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.” - Stephen HawkingFrom the dawn of time, man has sought to understand the Universe and his place in it. How did the Earth and the Solar System come to be? How was the Universe created?Like other scientific disciplines, astronomy and astrophysics is one big detective story. Hypotheses are formed, observations taken, and experiments performed in the search for univ...

For a man who grew up to become the “Bull Moose”, Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child, suffering from asthma and other maladies. But his physical weakness actually drove him to be more active, which also fostered an interest in nature. It also helped that Teddy’s family was wealthy, allowing him privileges including home school and the ability to attend Harvard, where he was an athlete and took an interest in naval affairs. After finishing at Harvard, Teddy entered politics, but it didn’...

*Includes pictures of Diana and important people, places, and events in her life.*Discusses the controversies surrounding her life and the conspiracy theories about her death.*Includes lesser known details of her life. *Includes a Table of ContentsAnywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can. DianaA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors British...

* Learn everything you need to know about Atlas Shrugged, quickly! * Includes a discussion of the plot, characters, main themes, and political philosophy of Ayn Rand. * Includes a linked Table of Contents. In 2009, with the global economy hemorrhaging jobs, and Western governments pouring hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money to bail out troubled financial firms and large companies, frustrated people and political analysts turned to a book written over 50 years earlier as a gui...

*Includes pictures of Vlad and important people and places in his life. *Includes historical accounts that describe Vlad the Impaler and his notorious rule.*Discusses the authenticity of the accounts accusing Vlad of impaling tens of thousands and his other infamous misdeeds*Analyzes Vlad's legacy and his association with Bram Stoker's Dracula. And then he put many people on spinning wheels and killed them. And he also did many such other inhuman cruelties that were talked about in many count...

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Vladimir Lenin•Over a dozen of Lenins work, like Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution, The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism, The State and Revolution, The April Theses, and more!Capitalism has triumphed all over the world, but this triumph is only the prelude to the triumph of labour over capital. Vladimir LeninAmong the leaders of the 20th century, arguably none shaped the course of history as muc...

*Includes Table of ContentsSt. Francis of Assisi is widely regarded as one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic Church due to his work establishing religious Orders that have done an incalculable amount of good and service for societies. Like St. Ignatius, St. Francis also got his start as a soldier who experienced a vision that put him on a more divine path. St. Francis eventually became a pillar of the Church, both living in poverty to assist those in greatest need and in establishi...

*Includes pictures of William and important people, places, and events in his life.*Covers his relationship and wedding with Kate Middleton in detail.*Includes a Table of ContentsOn 29 July 1981, millions across the world tuned in to watch one of the most televised events of the 20th century, the fairytale wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana, which featured the inimitable splendour the British are famous for, and one of the most glamourous women of the 20th century. 30 years la...

*Includes pictures of Charles, Diana and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Discusses the controversies surrounding the royal marriage and conspiracy theories about Diana and her death.*Includes a Table of ContentsAnywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can. Diana.I think it's something that dawns on you with the most ghastly, inexorable sense. I didn't suddenly wake up in my pram one day and say 'Yippee, I ', you know. But I think it just dawns o...

We have men and we have rocks in plenty, but we have nothing else. - Dost Mohammad Khan to John LawrenceIn the 21st century, as NATOs operation against the Taliban and al-Qaeda has dragged on for over a decade, the old maxim that Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires has been revived. Indeed, the rugged, desolate, and mountainous region was a place that many Westerners likely could not have found on a map before the attacks of September 11, and now the nations border with Pakistan is one of...

*Includes maps of the Middle East and pictures of important leaders*Includes an introduction for each country*Includes a Table of ContentsBefore World War I, the West was largely unfamiliar with the Middle East, but in less than 100 years it has become the world's hotspot, a turbulent and volatile tinder box full of sectarian, nationalist and cultural strife. In 2012, the Middle East is home to the Arab Spring, civil war in Syria, NATO operations in Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian confli...