Cambridge introduction to world history

Describes man and his life from earliest times to the end of the Stone Age, as evidenced by the discoveries of archaeologists.

Provides information about castles, discussing their origins, the materials used to build them, their design and defenses, and their decline; and contains photographs and illustrations of castles that can be seen primarily in Britain.

Examines the history of Russia from 1905 to the 1980s and Gorbachev.

Describes the lives of the people, the role of the lord of the manor, and the influence of the church in a medieval English village.

Describes the daily lives of monks in medieval monasteries, discussing what they wore, their activities, the importance of books and learning, income and spending, and other topics; and includes the stories of individual monks, including St. Cuthbert and St. Benedict.

Examines housing, transportation, trade, warfare, and other aspects of medieval life in the English town of Lincoln from the Norman conquest to the Wars of the Roses.

Discusses the materials and methods used in building the great English cathedrals, the craftsmen who built them, and the styles in which they were built.

A description of the city of Pompeii and the daily life of its citizens immediately before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and an account of the calamity which abruptly ended the life of this prosperous town.