作者: Terry Breverton

Immortal Last Words is a fascinating, diverse collection of history’s most uplifting, entertaining and thought-provoking dying remarks and final farewells. The 370 entries in this book have been …

From dragons and wyverns to vampires, werewolves and mischievous gremlins, pixies and fairies, Breverton’s Phantasmagoria is a unique compendium of over 250 mythical animals. Prepare to revisit …

This incredibly diverse compendium contains just about everything you’ll ever need to know about the properties and provenance of herbs and spices of the world. From amara dulcis to yarrow, all-heal …

If it had not been for Owain Glyndwr’s 15-year struggle against overwhelming odds, the Welsh would not have survived as Europe’s oldest nation. His war is the defining era in the history of Wales. …

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A comprehensive and authoritative gazetteer of Wales’s 1000 best heritage sites. Fabulously illustrated with over 100 colour photographs. Includes castles, churches, chapels, houses, archaeological …

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From anti-slavery heroes to evil murderers, from ‘the Victual Brothers’ to Somali raiders today, a 1000-year roll call of the pirates. It is no use pretending that these criminals do not evoke …

Invention and innovation are what distinguish the human race from all of the other species on Earth. Throughout history the imagination and pioneering spirit of human kind has compelled us to …

Immortal Words is an anthology of history’s most memorable, uplifting or thought-provoking quotations from all ages and nations. The texts are drawn not only from the works and words of great …

Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other nautical compendiums, the focus of this book is on the unusual, the overlooked or the downright …

Discover the truth about the 17th-century Welsh naval officer who became a hero for the British Empire-and not a bloodthirsty pirate.This is the swashbuckling biography of the naval officer known as …

The story of the last buccaneer of the Golden Age of Piracy—a fascinating figure who was far from the stereotypical swashbuckler. Pirate Black Bart Roberts roamed the Atlantic from age thirteen …