A brief account of the segregation of African-Americans in the Southern United States for the 100 years following the Civil War in a system known as "Jim Crow."

From the day of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration, a nation divided by savage conflict confronted the new president.

The story of five women who shared one of the most extraordinary and privileged sisterhoods of all time.

" "Here are stories of individual heroism and cowardice on a grand scale, dramatic rescues and mass slaughter, diplomacy and espionage.

Alongside this, is the story of the royal physicians who worked hard to balance the needs of the Queen herself, her family and the wider political sphere in which she also played her part; the story of her son, Bertie, at last about to take ...

Briefly recounts the history of the Vatican, explains its political structure, and discusses Vatican art treasures, the canonization process, and the work of the College of Cardinals.