Tudor Books

The History of Chocolate traces cacao from Mesoamerica through Maya and Aztec traditions, European courts, industrial production, and modern craft. It follows changing recipes, trade, and the commercial systems and labor behind a global food. Readers interested in culinary history can explore how cacao moved across cultures and how industrial and craft approaches changed chocolate.

The Encyclopedia of World Religions presents 300 faiths, spiritual traditions, and belief systems from around the globe. Arranged alphabetically, entries introduce origins, principal beliefs, practices, sacred texts and sites, key figures, and modern presence where relevant. The book includes major world religions, smaller traditions, historical systems, indigenous beliefs, and newer spiritual mov...

The Encyclopedia of Haunted Places in America & Canada visits 236 locations associated with ghost stories, reported encounters, and enduring local legends. Each location has its own chapter, bringing the site’s history together with the stories behind its haunted reputation. The contents range across hotels, historic houses, prisons, cemeteries, battlefields, theaters, ships, and other place...

The Encyclopedia of Famous Murders & Assassinations examines 200 documented cases across history as historical true crime. Its entries consider the people harmed, circumstances of each killing, available evidence or historical records, and consequences. The book ranges from political attacks in ancient Rome and medieval Europe to later criminal investigations. It distinguishes allegations from...