The Sleeper in the Sands by Tom Holland combines historical fiction with supernatural elements, focusing on Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The story delves into ancient Egyptian mysteries, particularly the tale of Pharaoh Akh-en-Aten, and explores themes of curses and immortality. The narrative is structured with interlinked stories, blending historical facts with imaginative fables.
This book unravels the life of Roald Amundsen, a legend of the heroic age of exploration. Within twenty years, Amundsen claimed all four of the great geographical prizes that remained blank spots on the globe in 1900. Renowned for his determination and technical skills, Amundsen was both feared and beloved by his men. The biography, written by Stephen R. Bown, uses archival material to provide a detailed and engaging account of Amundsen's expeditions and personal life, capturing the essence of his adventures and struggles in the harshest climates of the world.
This book delves into the life and heroic deeds of Admiral Horatio Nelson, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. It describes the intense naval battles and the strategic importance of the seas during this period, highlighting Nelson's role as a key figure in British naval history.
Harald Hardrada; exiled prince of Norway and mercenary, has landed in the greatest city on Earth: Constantinople. There he joins one of the most prestigious military organisations in the world, the Varangian Guard, charged with protecting the Emperor. Almost the next ten years of Harald’s young life are spent at war protecting the city from enslaving raiders. But then, he becomes embroiled in the dark and complex political intrigues and plots of the Byzantine court. Zoe, the formidable wife of the recently deceased Emperor Michael IV, who had been exiled by her husband’s successor, recruits Harald to help her seize the throne. Wealthy, influential and renowned in the world’s most glittering city, things have never seemed better for Harald. But then, does he overreach and embark upon a dangerous affair with the empress herself? Imprisoned for his crimes, Harald manages to slay the terrible serpent haunting his prison cell, and escape at last back to Kyiv. But his ambitions still lie further north, in Norway, and the throne he is determined to reclaim…
Join Dominic and Tom and they discuss Harald Hardrada’s astonishing time as a Varangian Guard in Constantinople, his hair-raising escape back to Scandinavia, and his fight for the throne of Norway, on the road to the dramatic climax of his epic life: the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.
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