Robert Lacey

A survey of life in England in 1000 A.D. reveals how various people viewed the end of the millenium and what their daily lives were like.

There was a time, as recently as nine thousand years ago, when the British Isles were not islands at all. After the bleakness of the successive ice ages, the south-eastern corner of modern England was still linked to Europe by a wide swathe of low-lying marshes. People crossed to and fro, and so did animals - including antelopes and brown bears. We know this because the remains of these creatures were discovered by modern archaeologists in a cave...

A study of the British monarchy provides a journalistic view of the Windsor family and discusses the scandals, crises, and tragedies that have afflicted the royals, as well as Elizabeth's role as a constitutional monarch.

Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox. It is a modern state driven by contemporary technology and possessed of vast oil deposits, yet its powerful religious establishment would have its customs and practices rolled back a thousand years to match those of the prophet Muhammad. With Inside the Kingdom, journalist and bestselling author Robert Lacey has given us one of the most penetrating and insightful looks at Saudi Arabia ever produced. While...