European History

What are the real Swedish Values? Who is the real Swedish Model? In recent times, we have come to favour all things Scandi - their food, furnishings, fiction, fashion, and...

Bruce Buckham was captain of one of the finest Lancaster crews in World War II. The Australians were famous for their exploits in the air and infamous for their hijinks...

When Thomas Harding discovered that his mother's family had made money from plantations worked by enslaved people, what began as an interrogation into the choices of his ancestors soon became...

In his own words - a vivid, horrific, and unflinching look into the mind of the Auschwitz commandant While awaiting execution after the war, Rudolf Hoess - the reviled SS...

A political history of England that covers the two troubled centuries from 1290 to 1485.

Ireland played the central role in maintaining European culture when the dark ages settled on Europe in the fifth century: as Rome was sacked by Visigoths and its empire collapsed,...

Hindenburg reveals how a previously little-known general, whose career to normal retirement age had provided no real foretaste of his heroic status, became a national icon and living myth in...

A remarkable historical account of the celebration and chaos that followed the liberation of Paris in August, 1944 Post liberation Paris - an epoch charged with political and conflicting emotions....

Escape to paradise with this cute, forced proximity rom-com - the perfect beach read 'A simply gorgeous slow-burning love story'. Natasha Harding, Sun A totally gorgeous and escapist romcom that...

*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to buy now* 'Brimming with tension' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Talk about twists and turns' EMMA STONEX 'Utterly addictive ....

Ask a foodie about the Amalfi Coast and lemons immediately spring to mind. The sweet, aromatic, large and thick-skinned Sfusato Amalfitano is the extraordinary and delectable citrus fruit which Gennaro...

The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. Berkeley Square, Eaton Square, St James's Square - the names are inextricably linked with the history of...

Over sixteen extraordinary days in October and November 1956, the twin crises of Suez and Hungary pushed the world to the brink of a nuclear conflict and what many at...

From battlefields, cathedrals and museums to castles and stately homes, from the Lancastrians and Yorkists to the Roundheads, Royalists and an abundance of kings called Edward (and Henry!), the history...

The film "Gosford Park" has demonstrated the complexity of running a country house and its estate. Imagine how much more complex the same exercise was a century and a half...

Why Enlightenment culture sparked the Industrial RevolutionDuring the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much...

Slavenka Drakulic attended the Serbian war crimes trial in the Hague. This important book is about how ordinary people commit terrible crimes in wartime. With extraordinary story-telling skill Drakulic draws...

In the vineyards, wine caves, and cellars of France as war and occupation came to the country winemakers acted heroically not only to save the best wines but to defend...

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' BOB MORTIMER 'A treat' ALICE LOXTON 'Five stars from me...'...

Sometimes making history means breaking some rules... Don't miss the powerful new historical fiction novel Inspired by the incredible true story of Althea Gibson, the first Black athlete to win...

Fully illustrated collection of rare and previously unpublished tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, retold for a new generation by leading Arthurian expert, John Matthews,...

From the rolling hills of Tuscany to the sun-soaked coasts of Sicily, each page explores the ingredients, landscapes and kitchens that shaped these treasured recipes, many of which are now...

Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles. 'Tremlett is...

Rome's architectural remains date as far back as the city's founding in the 8th century BCE. The primitive settlement that began on the Palatine Hill grew over the next thousand...

A ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, widely mythologized as the largest tank battle in history. Today...

WINNER OF THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: SPORT NOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023...

Written after the First World War when he was living in Sicily, SEA AND SARDINIA records Lawrence's journey to Sardinia and back in January 1921. It reveals his delighted response...

With fully-updated, large-scale mapping, there has never been an easier way to explore Europe by road. This super-clear , detailed road mapping covers all the top European tourist destinations in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the turbulent centuries between 751 and 987, the Carolingian dynasty forged an empire that would define the...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of laughter and legacy, Wit and the Writing of History: The Rhetoric of Historiography...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFor nearly six centuries, Anglo-Saxon England stood as one of the most complex and formative political experiments in the medieval world...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the vast and brutal theatre of the Second World War, few accounts match the analytical precision and narrative sweep...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the intersection of political power and legal authority stands one of history's greatest civilisations, and Studies in Roman...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the twelfth century, a Jewish merchant from the town of Tudela in northern Spain embarked on one of the most extraordinary journeys of...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the turbulent aftermath of Waterloo to the eve of the First World War, England in...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the crucible of post-revolutionary France, a remarkable generation of visionary thinkers dared to imagine a...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew nations have shaped the built world as profoundly as France, and French Architecture by Pierre...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the thunder of battle-horns to the whisper of courtly betrayal, The Nibelungenlied stands as one of the...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most celebrated and enduring works of architectural history ever written, Nikolaus Pevsner's An...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of faith, politics, and literary genius stands François Mauriac — Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Catholic moralist, and one of the most towering...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the pen of one of history's most formidable statesmen comes a monumental chronicle of civilisation — A History of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedFrom the pen of one of history's greatest statesmen comes a sweeping narrative of civilisation's most consequential chapter — A History of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew dynasties have captivated the historical imagination quite like the Tudors, and at the centre of their most...

Edition: facsimile ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the mist-shrouded hills of ancient Ireland to the warrior halls of early Britain, Celtic: Myths and Legends transports readers into the...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodIn the shadow of the Black Death that devastated fourteenth-century Florence, ten young Florentines flee the plague-ridden city...