European History

Biographer and novelist A. N. Wilson, whose most recent work on the life of Queen Victoria was an enormous critical and commercial success, turns his clear eye to our own...

The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of...

Maximus the Confessor (c.580-662) has become one of the most discussed figures in contemporary patristic studies. This is partly due to the relatively recent discovery and critical edition of his...

Elsewhere is the definitive oral history of British skateboarding. Told chronologically from the beginning of its identity shift to the start of the new millennium, the book explores the lasting...

From Rachel Kushner comes a new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France **SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** **INSTANT NEW YORK...

The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle A ges. On March 15, 1348, Joanna I,...

* From May to September 1940, during a period that saw some of the most dramatic events of the war(retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, Battle of Britain,...

Peter Buck Feller's father disappeared in Moscow in 1938, when Feller was just six months old. As a young boy he asked his mother about him, but his questions went...

An in-depth, authoritative account of the autumn of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in modern warfare. The final months of...

A masterful history of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia's destiny for centuries, including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine. Putin retains his stranglehold on his...

'An impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth.' The Spectator One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading...

Twelve-year-old Gerta's family is divided by the overnight construction of the Berlin Wallshe, her mother, and her oldest brother, Fritz, are trapped on the East side, while her father, having...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the scorching summer of 1565, a small Mediterranean island became the fulcrum upon which the fate of Christian Europe...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodOne of the most brutal and politically charged conflicts of the twentieth century unfolds in Alistair Horne's magisterial A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersTucked within the heart of London lies a world...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the intersection of artistry and industry, the decades between 1860 and 1914 gave rise to one of the most spectacular chapters in decorative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the spring of 1940, Hitler's war machine unleashed a campaign of such terrifying speed and ferocity that it brought Western Europe to its knees...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy to the frozen eastern front, The Great Battles of World War II chronicles thirteen of the...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodAt the dawn of a new era, when a king reclaimed his throne and a city pulsed with reinvented energy, Restoration London transports readers into...

The colourful, salacious and sumptuously illustrated story of Covent Garden - the creative heart of Georgian London - from Wolfson Prize-winning author Vic Gatrell SHORT-LISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE...

Leading Middle East correspondent surveys the life and work of his father, the groundbreaking radical journalist, Claud Cockburn, and meditates whether journalist can still change the world. Claud started on...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times , New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year 'Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages there is' Sunday Times 'A...

Tiny Histories is a fond, fun and informative look at the seemingly insignificant coincidences, decisions and tiny moments that triggered major events and changed the course of British history. It...

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other:...

From the bestselling author of The Templars . 'Voyages, battles, sieges and slaughter: Dan Jones's tumultuous and thrilling history of the crusades is one of the best' SUNDAY TIMES ....

While waiting for construction to finish on his restaurant A Voce, Andrew Carmellini faced an unusual challenge. After a brilliant career in professional kitchens (including a 6-year tour as chef...

250TH BIRTHDAY EDITION 'Almost as good as finding an unpublished novel' The Lady 'Any new book on Austen raises the urgent question, Would I get more pleasure from reading this...

In this learned and deeply personal exploration of

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the turbulent decades between 1850 and 1891, Melbourne transformed from a fledgling colonial outpost into one of the most prosperous and ambitious cities...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodA landmark of twentieth-century historiography, English History 1914-1945 by A.J.P. Taylor chronicles one of the most turbulent and transformative periods...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the turbulent decades following American independence, two proud nations — one bearing the ancient crown of the British lion, the other...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew figures in modern history have provoked as much analysis, horror, and bewilderment as Adolf Hitler, yet Sebastian Haffner's The Meaning of Hitler cuts through...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodCondition remarks: Removable protective plastic coveringFrom the medieval trade routes of the Mediterranean to the thundering factories of the Industrial Revolution, Economic History of Europe presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodBehind the notorious epithet lies a woman of extraordinary complexity — and Carolly Erickson's Bloody Mary presents the definitive biographical portrait of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodA landmark collection of scholarly essays, Church and Government in the Middle Ages assembles some of the finest medieval historical writing in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before the Renaissance genius became a cultural icon, the medieval craftsman toiled in near-total anonymity — and yet it is from this shadowed...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBorn in poverty as Amy Lyon, the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith, Emma Hamilton rose through scandal, patronage, and sheer force of personality to...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: minor nick/tear on the fepBefore the gold rushes transformed Melbourne into a boomtown of frantic ambition and immigrant masses, a small, self-conscious...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOn the first day of July 1916, nearly 60,000 British soldiers were killed, wounded, or reported missing — making it the bloodiest single day...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew novels in the Western canon carry the moral weight and sweeping grandeur of Les Misérables, Victor Hugo's monumental 1862 masterpiece set against the turbulent backdrop...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew novels in the Western canon have seized the conscience of humanity with the thunderous moral force of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Set...

Few names in the history of Western civilisation carry the weight of Leonardo da Vinci — painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. This...

'OPA' is a phrase that captures the warmth of Greek culture, an expression that can carry many meanings based on the context it's used in - from joy to excitement,...

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...