{"product_id":"9781526698094","title":"A History of the World in 51 Heroes and Villains - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Goalhanger | True war \u0026amp; combat stories \u003cbr\u003ePublished 10\/09\/2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages, 30 b\/w illustrations (16.02.26)\u003cbr\u003e234 x 153mm | 0g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition - Hardback - Publishes September 10th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The world's most successful history podcast ... Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The history publishing phenomenon of my lifetime' New Statesman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning podcast The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling authors Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook comes a riotous deep dive into history’s biggest heroes and most notorious villains Welcome to a shadowy realm where the divide between the noble and the nefarious isn’t quite as clear as it seems. Where supposed saints appear suspiciously traitorous, and so-called scoundrels reveal unexpected glimmers of virtue. Prepare for sword fights, scandals and enough moral ambiguity to make Machiavelli blush – from the imperial court of eleventh-century Japan to the studios of twentieth-century Hollywood. Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like: -Was Caligula an irredeemable monster or history’s favourite scandal magnet?-Was Joan of Arc a saintly saviour or a dangerous heretic?-Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot?-Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding? So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ultimate showdown between history’s greats and rogues...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57257713434999,"sku":"9781526698094","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781526698094.jpg?v=1783084782","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781526698094","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}