European History

Belgian beer is famous throughout the world. Beer connoisseurs Erick Verdonck and Luc De Raedemaeker explain everything there is to know about Belgian beer culture. How does the brewing process...

One of the most influential artists and thinkers of his time comes to life in this stunning graphic biography inspired by Morris' designs and filled with the colors and patterns...

Whether it's a cocktail party, picnic, birthday celebration, or lunch box emergency, Little Italy will have you sorted with perfect recipes for bite-sized Italian treats. With over 50 easy-to-follow recipes,...

A dramatic retelling of the desperate battle of the Rhineland during World War II from the German perspective. 'A masterful analysis of a vital campaign.', Professor Peter Caddick-Adams, Author of...

Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and Byzantium. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls,...

A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an...

Two-star Michelin chef Bart De Pooter - a pioneer of Flemish gastronomy at his elegant restaurant, Pastorale - pays homage to the adventures and discoveries that have shaped his culinary...

Paris insiders know the best place to go for inspiration is not the Louvre, and the best place to go to buy something fabuleux is not the Boulevard St. Germain:...

In the early morning of 9 April 1940, a fleet of German battleships entered the Oslofjord. Norwegian artillery delayed them long enough for King Haakon VII and his cabinet to...

An account of the Battle at Cherkassy, written by one of the German commanders present there. In 1943 the tide began to turn against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their...

WINNER OF WATERSTONES GIFT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 ONE OF AMAZON'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2025 FEATURED IN 12 ADDITIONAL MEDIA BOOK OF THE YEAR LISTS including THE TIMES...

' An instant classic' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Sweeping, intimate, defiant and brimming with love' LOUISE KENNEDY 'It is the roots that keep the trees from falling during a storm. Olia Hercules...

PREORDER DAVID GILMAN'S THRILLING NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE NOW! THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR COMES TO LIFE WITH DAVID GILMAN In this gripping historical adventure, Master of...

21st March 1945. 1530 hours. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and bombers sweep over German-occupied Venice. Their mission - destroy Germany's strategic outposts nestled along the...

From Jamaica to Charleston, Sierra Leone to Bombay, China to Australia, back to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, this is the story of the heiresses. Their assets, the product of...

The story of Pausanias, the general who defeated the Persians invading Greece and changed the course of history Weaving together ancient sources, Daniel Ogden tells the gripping story of the...

A sweeping new history that reveals how British, African, and American merchants developed the transatlantic slave trade "This is a landmark study given its clear status as easily the best...

"She's accessible and deeply human and a joy -- though it is a dark kind of joy -- to read... She is a poet to live with." - Robert Hass,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersA landmark reference work in the history of decorative painting,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings,Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the skies above a continent at war, Der Adler...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFrom the primordial dawn of human civilisation to the glittering intellectual rebirth of the Renaissance, History of the World: Prehistory...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the turn of the twentieth century, a revolution in taste was quietly unfolding across the Atlantic, as the radical canvases of Paul Cézanne...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFew phenomena in the history of Western art are as captivating — or as technically complex — as the depiction of light...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFrom the thundering cavalry charges of the Norman Conquest to the disciplined pike formations of the late Middle Ages, Medieval Warfare presents a sweeping and...

A brilliant recreation of the golden age of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia - its landscapes, peoples, conflicts, power structures and political geography. The eighth century has long been a...

In summer 2024, France stood on the brink of a far-right takeover. But the disaster was avoided thanks to a New Popular Front of parties headed by long-standing left-wing leader...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodRenaissance Italy comes alive with menace and beauty in Maggie O'Farrell's The Marriage Portrait, a gripping historical novel that reimagines the brief, ill-fated life of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the sun-drenched plains of the Po Valley, a stubborn parish priest and an equally obstinate Communist mayor wage an eternal, affectionate war —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew figures in Western intellectual history burned as brilliantly — or as dangerously — as François-Marie Arouet, the man the world came...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhen the guns of August 1914 shattered the long peace of Europe, the world was drawn into a conflict of unprecedented scale and brutality —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn one of the most harrowing true accounts of Jewish survival during the Second World War, The Army-Cap Boy chronicles the extraordinary story of a...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the turbulent backdrop of Soviet Russia's forced collectivisation campaign of the early 1930s,...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the twilight of his turbulent life, Lord Byron — poet, exile, and legend — fell into a love affair so consuming...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew peoples have left as indelible a mark on the world as the Irish, and The Irish World: The History and Cultural Achievements of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the misty hillforts of Iron Age Europe to the sacred groves of the Druid priests, The Celts transports readers into the vibrant, warrior...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the dusty plains of ancient warfare to the smoke-filled chaos of modern combat, The War Game presents a breathtaking recreation of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew artists captured the ineffable beauty of leisure and longing quite like Jean-Antoine Watteau, the French Rococo master whose shimmering canvases defined an era...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the frost-bitten halls of Asgard to the shadowy depths of Niflheim, Scandinavian Mythology by H.R. Ellis Davidson presents a sweeping and authoritative account...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWhat happens when cultures collide, migrate, and ultimately converge across centuries and continents? Crossing Cultures: Conflict, Migration and Convergence presents the proceedings of the 32nd International...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of Byzantine tradition and emerging Slavic identity, Russian icon painting of the 14th through 16th centuries stands...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Minor chipsto edge of DJ, some minor discolouration to spine. In the...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before Slovenia emerged as an independent nation on the world stage, its people forged a rich and resilient civilization stretching back...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn an era when painting, theatre, and literature were bound together by a shared visual language, Martin Meisel's Realizations presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew artists in the Western canon have matched the visceral power and psychological intensity of Francisco Goya, and Goya: Drawings from the Prado Museum presents an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the turn of the twentieth century, a rebellious current surged through the world of architecture and design — one that defied the clean...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the frozen wastelands and scorched plains stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea, the most devastating conflict in...