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  • Frozen Frontiers

    How the Vikings Reached Iceland, Greenland, and America

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series Curious Journeys
    Long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, Norse sailors had already pushed the boundaries of the known world.This is the story of how they did it — step by step, edge by edge, across some of the coldest waters on Earth.Frozen Frontiers follows the extraordinary journey of Viking explorers as they left Norway, settled Iceland, forged a life in Greenland, and ventured even farther west to the ... Read more

    $6.41 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Battle of Crécy (1346)

    Arrows, Knights, and a Turning Point in Medieval Warfare

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series 100 Years' Wars
    What really happened on the fields of northern France in August 1346?The Battle of Crécy was more than a clash of armies. It marked a decisive moment in medieval warfare, when English archers confronted French knights and long-standing military traditions were tested under brutal conditions. The battle reshaped expectations of how wars were fought during the Hundred Years’ War.This book follows ... Read more

    $4.80 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Daily Life in the Aztec Empire

    Homes, Markets, Beliefs, and Society in the Mexica World

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series People of the Past
    Step into Tenochtitlan — a city of shimmering canals, soaring temples, bustling markets, and a worldview shaped by balance, beauty, and belief.This richly detailed volume in the People of the Past series brings the Aztec world to life not through rulers and wars alone, but through the people who shaped everyday existence: farmers and featherworkers, priests and poets, merchants, mothers, warriors, ... Read more

    $9.62 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

    Life, Laughter, and Survival Beside the Nile

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series People of the Past
    Step out of your world — and into theirs.Before Rome, before Greece… there was the Nile.Daily Life in Ancient Egypt takes you far beyond pyramids and pharaohs into kitchens, workshops, schools, temples, and markets. This immersive cultural history reveals how real Egyptians lived, loved, worked, and worshipped in one of the most fascinating civilizations of all time. Inside You’ll Discover:– What ... Read more

    $9.62 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy (1944)

    Planning, Execution, and the Turning Point in Western Europe

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series World War II – Key Moments
    On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. What followed was not just a battle, but a turning point that reshaped the course of World War II.This book goes beyond the familiar images of the landings to examine the full story behind D-Day—from strategic decisions and detailed planning to execution, mistakes, adaptation, and long-term consequences.It explains ... Read more

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  • Aztec Warriors: The Soldiers of the Sun

    Warfare, Ritual, and Power in the Mexica World

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series Soldiers & Heroes
    For the Aztecs, war was more than a strategy — it was a sacred responsibility that sustained the cosmos itself.Aztec Warriors: The Soldiers of the Sun explores a world where courage, ritual, and cosmic duty were inseparable. Drawing on archaeology, academic research, and primary sources such as the Florentine Codex and Codex Mendoza, this book offers a clear, evidence-based introduction to the ... Read more

    $4.80 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fall of Ancient Egypt

    How Drought, Invasion, and Rebellion Shattered the World’s First Great Civilization

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series Collapse
    For more than three thousand years, Egypt seemed eternal — its temples unshaken, its kings divine, its Nile eternal.But beneath the gold and granite, Egypt rose and fell again and again.Collapse: The Fall of Ancient Egypt reveals the real story behind the myth of eternal stability. From the famine and chaos that ended the Pyramid Age to the invasions of Hyksos, Libyans, Assyrians, and Persians, ... Read more

    $6.41 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • York: The Viking Capital of England

    Two Thousand Years of Urban Transformation

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series City Biographies
    York is one of the most continuously inhabited cities in Britain — Roman fortress, Anglo-Saxon royal center, Viking capital, Norman stronghold, medieval ecclesiastical powerhouse, Tudor administrative hub, Victorian railway city, and modern heritage centre. This book traces how a single urban landscape could carry so many identities across two thousand years.Built on the foundations of Roman ... Read more

    $6.41 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Akhenaten: The Heretic Pharaoh

    The Pharaoh Who Challenged the Gods

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series Kings & Emperors
    The king who turned the gods against him — and changed the meaning of faith forever.Over three thousand years ago, a single ruler dared to rewrite the spiritual order of Egypt. Pharaoh Akhenaten closed the temples of Amun, silenced the priests, and built a city to worship one god alone — the radiant Aten. For a brief moment, it seemed as though the world itself had shifted toward the light. Then, ... Read more

    $4.80 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The First Crusade (1095–1099)

    Faith, War, and the Road to Jerusalem

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series The Crusades
    The First Crusade was not a single battle or a single decision. It was a long and complex movement that began in Europe and ended with the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.This book presents a clear and structured account of the First Crusade from beginning to end. It explains how the expedition began, why it drew such a wide range of participants, and how it moved across Anatolia and the eastern ... Read more

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  • Heliopolis: City of the Sun

    Egypt’s Sacred Capital of Creation and Kingship

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series City Biographies
    For millennia, Heliopolis stood at the heart of Egypt’s cosmic imagination — a sacred city where priests explained the origins of the universe, kings sought divine legitimacy, and scholars developed ideas that would travel far beyond the Nile Valley. Today, almost nothing of ancient Heliopolis remains visible. Its temples, courts, and avenues lie buried beneath the suburbs of modern Cairo. And yet ... Read more

    $6.41 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Imhotep: Architect of Eternity

    Egypt’s First Genius and the Birth of Science, Medicine, and Architecture

    by Blackbird House ...
    Series series Professions & Knowledge
    He built Egypt’s first pyramid — and laid the foundations of human knowledge.More than 4,600 years ago, a man named Imhotep rose from the ranks of scribes to become architect, physician, and sage to Pharaoh Djoser. He designed the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, the first monument of stone, and in doing so redefined what it meant to think, build, and heal. Centuries later, he would be worshipped as a god ... Read more

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