Superstition & science - Derek Wilson

DEREK WILSON is a renowned Tudor historian. A graduate of Peterhouse, Cambridge, he has written over 50 critically acclaimed books including A Brief History of the Circumnavigators, and The Uncrowned Kings of England, as well as recent biographies of Charlemagne and Holbein.

He is a writer and presenter for radio and television and is also the founder of the Cambridge History festival. He lives in North Devon. Visit his website: www.derekwilson.com

A dazzling chronicle, a bracing challenge to modernity's smug assumptions
Booklist - Bryce Christensen

Covers a lot of ground without being superficial . . . a rich and interesting book
Springer Nature - Kostas Kampourakis