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  • A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis and less critical retellings of the myths and legends.Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and significance of the myths. Since all records of the myths first occur in the early medieval period, the focus is on the survival of pre-Christian ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life in this fascinating new portrait that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary.Thus we glimpse 11th-century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master.The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the urban elite. The stories of Roger ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Vikings in the East

    From Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin – The Origins of a Contested Legacy in Russia and Ukraine

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    In Western Europe, we typically associate Vikings with the storm-tossed waters of the North Sea and the North Atlantic, the deep Scandinavian fjords and the attacks on the monasteries and settlements of north-western Europe. This popular image rarely includes the river systems of Russia and Ukraine, the wide sweep of the Eurasian steppe, the far shores of the Caspian Sea, the incense and rituals ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Jesus: The Unauthorized Biography

    by Martyn Whittock, Esther Whittock ...
    By bringing together all of the available evidence on the life of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, this book offers a compelling biography of His time on Earth.Looking at sources such as the gospels, inscriptions, early Church writings, the apocryphal gospels and more, readers will be able to vividly visualise Jesus’ life and his First-Century Jewish cultural context.If you've ever wondered about the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Vikings

    From Odin to Christ

    by Martyn Whittock, Hannah Whittock ...
    The popular image of the Vikings is of tall red-headed men, raping and pillaging their way around the coast of Europe, stopping only to ransack monasteries and burn longships. But the violent Vikings of the 8th century became the pious Christians of the 11th century, who gave gold crosses to Christian churches and in whose areas of rule pagan idols were destroyed and churches were built.So how did ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • A Brief History of The Third Reich

    The Rise and Fall of the Nazis

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    The abuse of power, genocide, the destruction of total war, unimaginable cruelty and the suffering of millions were all central features of Hitler's Nazi regime. Yet the Nazis were also highly successful in manipulating images and information: they mobilized and engaged vast numbers of people, caught the imagination of the young and appeared remarkably modern to many contemporary observers.Was the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • American Vikings

    How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    A vivid and illuminating new history—separate fact from fiction, myth from legend—exploring the early Vikings settlements in North America.Vikings are an enduring subject of fascination. The combination of adventure, mythology, violence, and exploration continues to grip our attention. As a result, for more than a millennium the Vikings have traveled far and wide, not least across the turbulent ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Apocalyptic Politics

    A Taproot of Political Radicalization and Populism

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    Apocalyptic (end times) beliefs are found across different religious cultures and time periods, especially those influenced by the Abrahamic faiths. These apocalyptic beliefs are often associated with radicalized politics and what we would today often describe as "populist" movements and leaders. What are the roots of such beliefs? How have they developed over time? In what ways do they impact the ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Secret History of Soviet Russia's Police State

    Cruelty, Co-operation and Compromise, 1917–91

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    '[R]eadable and thoughtful . . . does an excellent job of exploring how the murderous political police in all its incarnations defined the Soviet Union, and left a poisonous legacy still with us today'Professor Mark Galeotti, author of The Vory and A Short History of RussiaRepression, control, manipulation and elimination of enemies assisted in the establishment of the Soviet state, and helped ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • When God was King

    Rebels & radicals of the Civil War & Mayflower generation

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    Islam is not the only religion that has sought to take political power, or believed that it should be possible to create a theocracy.In the 17th century, Christians in the British Isles and North America attempted to follow the examples of 16th century European radicals of contrasting types, while attempting to learn from their mistakes - first in Scotland, and then Cromwell tried to impose just ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Mayflower Lives

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    Leading into the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, Martyn Whittock examines the lives of the “saints” (members of the Separatist puritan congregations) and “strangers” (economic migrants) on the original ship who collectively became known to history as “the Pilgrims.”The story of the Pilgrims has taken on a life of its own as one of our founding national myths—their escape from ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The End Times, Again?

    2000 Years of the Use & Misuse of Biblical Prophecy

    by Martyn Whittock ...
    From the Middle Eastern politics of Donald Trump to the UK's 2016 EU Referendum, large numbers of Christians are making decisions based on the alleged "end-times" aspects of modern politics. Such apocalyptic views often operate beneath "the radar" of much Christian thought and expression. In this book, historian Martyn Whittock argues that while the New Testament does indeed teach the second ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus