Kyrkslätts bibliotek

This collection of audiobooks will help you understand a crucial part of the history of French monarchy. For each King, you will find a detailed description of the style of his rei ...

Five famous English historical figures, five controversial characters of almost legendary proportions, that have to be well-known and understood if one is interested in knowing abo ...

The Art of War, by the Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, was written in 5th century BC and remains one of the most influential strategy treatises of all time. It was held as the ...

The Louvre is one of the largest museums ever built, and it is the most visited in the world. It hosts some of the most revered masterpieces from all history; it was home to kings ...

The Battle of Thermopylae is without doubt the most famous battle in European ancient history. It has inspired many poems, stories, and movies, most recently Frank Miller's 300. Va ...

For ages, the ancient myths of Greece and Rome have delighted and inspired the people of the world. Great legendary heroes and mysterious gods come together in those charming stori ...

Vilda Västerns hjältar och banditer är en spännande serie om dilegensjakter och dueller, men framförallt om de som gjorde sig oförglömliga. Vilda Västern har kommit att bli sinnebi ...

Vilda Västerns hjältar och banditer är en spännande serie om dilegensjakter och dueller, men framförallt om de som gjorde sig oförglömliga. Vilda Västern har kommit att bli sinnebi ...

Joan of Arc is one of the most astounding heroins in French history. Her achievements leave anyone who knows her story shaking his head in amazed wonder. A small peasant girl born ...

Sitting on the banks of the river Seine, in the very heart of Paris, the Musée d'Orsay is known worldwide for its exceptional collection of impressionnist paintings. These works we ...

Everything you always wanted to know about the Eiffel Tower ! This incredible monument that became the symbol of a city, Paris, and of a country, France, has a fascinating history. ...

Two major epic poems came from ancient Greece and had the power to shape our culture for centuries. They are both attributed to the blind poet Homer, and are called Iliad and Odyss ...

Two major epic poems came from ancient Greece and had the power to shape our culture for centuries. They are both attributed to the blind poet Homer, and are called Iliad and Odyss ...

The Russian Empire was the third largest empire in world history, stretching over three continents. It played a major role in 1812–1814 in defeating Napoleon's ambitions to control ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military figures ever. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution, after which he kept on soaring higher and higher until he was ...

Inte nog med att Lars Molin är en fräck tjuv, hen lever i perioder som kvinna med alla svårigheter och möjligheter som det innebär. När som helst kan hen bli påkommen! Ett kriminel ...

Vilda Västerns hjältar och banditer är en spännande serie om dilegensjakter och dueller, men framförallt om de som gjorde sig oförglömliga. Vilda Västern har kommit att bli sinnebi ...

Vilda Västerns hjältar och banditer är en spännande serie om dilegensjakter och dueller, men framförallt om de som gjorde sig oförglömliga. Vilda Västern har kommit att bli sinnebi ...

Roomalaisen valtiomiehen ja puhujan Marcus Tullius Ciceron jälkivaikutus on ollut valtava. Häntä on pidetty paitsi latinankielisen proosan tärkeänä kehittäjänä myös koko eurooppala ...

"Edith Egerin tarina muutti minut iäksi." - Oprah WinfreyTarina painajaisesta vapauteen ja anteeksiantoon.Lohdullinen ja voimaannuttava tarina siitä, miten ihmiset voivat jäädä oma ...

Näkymiä suomen aatelin elämään 1500 -luvulla.Tawastin aatelisperhe nautti muun Suomen aatelin tavoin 1500-luvun jälkipuoliskolla lyhyttä kukoistuskautta, kunnes kaikki romahti vuon ...

Hélène Berr, Anne Frank, Isabelle Jesion, Elisabeth Kaufmann ja Anita Meyer joutuivat kohtaamaan toisen maailmansodan puristuksissa juutalaisvainot. Osa toiveikkaasti tulevaan suht ...

Anne Applebaumin Pulitzer-palkittu Gulag on kokonaisvaltainen selvitys Neuvostoliiton vankileireistä. Kirja kuvaa leirijärjestelmän rakentamista, ylläpitoa ja lukemattomia Stalinin ...

Maaliskuussa 1942 25-vuotias lastentarhanopettaja Magda Hellinger pakotettiin muiden paikkakunnan juutalaisnaisten tavoin nousemaan junaan Michalovcessa, Slovakiassa. Magdalle oliv ...

Hattujen sota (1741-1743) on Suomen historian vähiten tutkittu sota. Historioitsija Teemu Keskisarja apujoukkoineen kaivautui arkistoihin. Niistä löytyi tarina kenraalien hulluudes ...