Piccolo Books
2 total works
This history book looks at the variety of Viking activity and its relevance to both British and world history. The Vikings are the stuff of much popular legend and the success of the city of York's Viking Centre proves how this period of history excites the imagination. Although renowned for their pillaging activities, they were also skilled navigators, ship builders, traders and artisans. This book describes who they were, where they came from and what they achieved. The time chart included, demonstrates events as they occured elsewhere in the world.
This history book focuses on the short life and lifestyle of Tutankhamun, and is a simple, attractive introduction to the history of Ancient Egypt. It tells of the intriguing prince - how he inherited his kingdom, how he lived and how his people functioned from the humblest slave to the royal courtier. The illustrations in this book depict the Egyptian clothes, crafts, artefacts and details of daily home life in a vanished civilization.