No other prophet in history made predictions across such a vast time-span as did Nostradamus, and no other prophet has been proved so consistently right. From his own lifetime in the 16th century to right here and now, the predictions he made over 400 years ago never cease to amaze, covering as they do everything from the French revolution in the 18th century to the rise of fascism in the 1930s and the possible nuclear war in the future.

          Nostradamus: The Prophecies presents selected pieces from this prophet’s great work in a lucid and easily accessible way. Quatrain by quatrain, the author translates and interprets this great seer’s most important prophecies. He presents the most likely interpretations, as well as putting forward alternative ideas, and encourages the reader to actively question the conclusions presented and to feel free to re-interpret the lines for himself.

          Nostradamus’s quatrains are arranged chronologically, starting with the predictions for his own lifetime which mainly concerned the French royal household and domestic politics (many of which he lived to see come true). The quatrains then move on to cover events including the Thirty Year’s War in Europe, the Civil War in England, the French Revolution of the 18th century, the rise and fall of Napolean and the emergence of Garibaldi in Italy. The chapters covering the 20th century include some of the most fascinating quatrains for modern-day readers as there is so much concerning our own lives, including the invention of the H-bomb, space exploration and the collapse of Communism.

          The final chapter looks at Nostradamus’s predictions for the future, and includes the Third World War, the domination of Europe by Islam, the invasion and occupation of Britain, famine in Europe, the use of chemical weapons and the eventual holocaust. Almost five hundred years ago the greatest prophet in history forecast the end of our world. In Nostradamus: The Prophecies you can read his most important predictions – and judge for yourself the accuracy of his visions.