European History

Eastern and Western Europe continue to change in their relationship to one another and in their ongoing dynamic with the post-Soviet states. Economic development, electoral upheaval, and the Bosnian crisis...

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-84), is acknowledged to have been the most intelligent and, in the words of one writer, 'by far and away the most interesting' of Queen...

Elizabeth R applies the classic formula of the Brief Life to the most recognized yet still mysterious woman in the world, Queen Elizabeth II. For more than thirty years Robert...

Two chance encounters during one beautiful summer led New Zealander Allan Parker into a lifestyle that many of us can only dream about: he was offered a house-sit of a...

When Queen Victoria s husband, Prince Albert, died in December 1861 the nation was paralysed with grief. He was only 42 and official bulletins had, until the day before he...

The hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It and The Murder After the Night Before 'I was rooting for Kitty...

The mountains have always fascinated people. When you think of a mountain vacation you immediately think of hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, climbing, etc., but there are plenty of other disciplines...

Keep track of every stage of the world's most famous cycling race with this illustrated journal and notebook. This is a complete guide to every aspect of Le Tour, from...

Did you know William IV was wont to speak his mind and could sometimes lack tact, which is said to have inspired the nickname Silly Billy ? Edward III banned...

No leader of modern times was more unique and more uniquely national than Charles de Gaulle. As founder and first President of the Fifth Republic, General de Gaulle saw himself...

Spanish cooks have trusted and relied on this traditional home-cooking companion ever since it was first published over 40 years ago, with millions of copies sold to date. True to...

Two brothers are reunited in their old family home high in the Italian Alps, in the heart-stopping new novel from Italy's million-copy bestselling author of The Eight Mountains Alfredo and...

Georgiana's story is surely one of the most compelling and dramatic in late Georgian society and is the subject of numerous books and the highly successful film The Duchess. Love...

In The Favourite , Mathew Lyons strips away the myth - and the self-mythologising - to find Sir Walter Ralegh in the one role in which his contemporaries knew him...

For the better part of the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria came into power over Great Britain and Ireland, among the other areas in control of the British Empire. Her period...

A Personal Portrait of the Royal Family elegantly showcases one man's devotion to the British Monarchy. Colin Edwards has become a familiar face at Royal events; so frequently attending visits...

This history examines the Conservative Party's ability to dominate British politics. It takes as its key themes the party's relationship with mass democracy and its willingness to adapt, often at...

'...Munck has produced a highly integrated comparative synthesis which is all the more welcome for its inclusion of so much material from northern Europe. Confronting the main historiographical arguments in...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Baron Bagge, a cavalry officer during the First World War, receives orders from his unhinged commander to ride into Russian machine...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'I walked in a daze of illusions toward my future.' Deeply felt and told with an intrepid spirit, Tales from the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Collecting two of his most celebrated works - Rescue, written in Warsaw in the shadow of Nazi occupation, and A Treatise...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'When I decide to escape I shall want nobody's assistance.' In this thrilling collection, we meet Ars ne Lupin, a brilliant,...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'My dear friend, he said, life is strange and strange things happen in life' It is a hot July Sunday in...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books In one of the great English war memoirs, we learn what it is to cross the Pyrenees through freezing snow to...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Arrested in Cologne for remarking that the Fuhrer looked sweaty, nineteen-year-old Sanna has fled to Frankfurt. But her troubles are far...

The final novel from the greatest Spanish writer of his generation, Javier Marias Spain in the 1990s is beset by a simmering campaign of terror from Basque separatists ETA, with...

Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins. Her mother was a queen, her father an earl, and she herself was the granddaughter, niece, cousin and grandmother of monarchs. Some thought...

National Serviceis a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with an extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. With...

"One of the year's most compelling reads."- Washington Post "Its naturalness and ease with the most fundamental questions of existence make it a big project knocking around in a small...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stunning, photographic King Charles III memorabilia gift for royal fans As the nation celebrates the coronation of a new monarch, The Sun looks back on 100...

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation. In December...

'Gripping and moving. A literary triumph' Nicola Sturgeon 'A humane and searching story' Ian Rankin 'Kirstin Innes is aiming high, writing for readers in the early days of a better...

'The best book about the Windsors for decades' Petronella Wyatt The intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history. His charisma and glamour ensured him...

The first instalment of the highly anticipated biography of Henry VIII, written by one of the UK's most popular, established and exciting historians. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary...

Lace has been a luxury item, sought after by royalty and the aristocracy, since the early 1600s. Fashion has traditionally driven lace production, and in the 17th and 18th centuries...

When you think of Ibiza, you think of sun, sea, sand, and the Mediterranean way of life. But that's not all: you think of gorgeous design, funky interiors, scrumptious food...

We Will Not Go to Tuapse: From the Donets to the Oder with the Legion Wallonie and 5th SS Volunteer Assault Brigade 'Wallonien' 1942-45

These tales take the reader far beyond a packaged tour of Italy to encounter the

The greatest British statesman and a truly outstanding orator, Winston Churchill steered his nation through the bloodiest war in history. His famous speeches raised the morale of an anxious people...