European History

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...

The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to...

The third in a series of five titles, which will cover each year of the war graphically. Many thousands of pictures were taken by photographers on all sides during the...

An unforgettable journey around Italy of unique hotels drawing inspiration from the famous "Grand Tour", discovering their philosophy, history and beauty. Beginning in the late 16th century it became fashionable...

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller ' The book that made headlines around the world.' Independent He has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an...

The bestselling, critically acclaimed new women's history book from Philippa Gregory for 2025 - adapted for teen and YA readers! Today, when we think of women of the past, we...

A revelatory and racy biography of the early life of Prince Philip. One of the most recognisable men in the United Kingdom, Prince Philip has been consort to Queen Elizabeth...

Discover a feminist pop history that looks beyond the Ton and Jane Austen to highlight the Regency women who succeeded on their own terms and were largely lost to history...

'I SEEK A KIND PERSON WHO WILL EDUCATE MY INTELLIGENT BOY, AGED 11.' In 1938, Jewish families are scrambling to flee Vienna. Desperate, they take out adverts offering their children...

After a three-day romance Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women were afforded few freedoms, she was a cornerstone...

The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream. When her parents took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying...

As child, Meryl Frank was the chosen inheritor of family remembrance. Her aunt Mollie, a formidable and cultured woman, insisted that Meryl never forget who they were, where they came...

The 19th century signalled the high renaissance of Western imperialism. As more and more territory fell under colonial rule, European empires began to advance seemingly unchecked across the world. But...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum comes the second book in a creepy fantasy series that Publishers Weekly praised as "darkly delightful." Perfect for fans of Miss...

The author tells the biography of the pound from the Vikings to cyberspace, when - single European currency or not - it may have come to the end of its...

Follow-up to the bestselling The Victorians in which A. N. Wilson tells the story of the 'Decline and Fall' of Britain. When this book begins, in the reign of Edward...

Bonny Prince Charlie has always been a figure swathed in romantic mystery. This biography makes use of letters and documents from among the Stuart Papers. It deals with his relationship...

Instagram is more popular than ever before. Over 80 million new photos are posted daily on this social networking site. How to pick the very best of them? We have...

The South of France in the Golden '50s. The sun is shining and palm trees cast jagged shadows on a polished motor purring up the drive to the Grand Hotel....

Italian-born, Canadian-based documentary photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo has made it his life's mission to photograph the immigrant experience, working class culture and social justice issues. Considered "one of Canada's pre-eminent documentary...

An account of the battle for the Siegfried Line in the final year of World War II, which raged for six, long, bloody months along a front of 350 miles...

An historical account of the massacre, in February 1692, of the small Clan MacDonald of Glencoe by Campbell of Glenlyon's troops under orders from the English Government. It marked the...

Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville was the consultant for Burke's Royal Families of the World, and his major work was the Chronology of World History. This specially commissioned Book of the Kings...

The detailed memoirs and letters of a gifted and prolific chronicler provide an insider's view of life for the top echelons of society in the 16th century Sophia, Electress of...

In this wide-ranging study of the Napoleonic regime, Digby Smith tracks Napoleon's rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804 15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes,...

On the night of 9-10 July 1943, an Allied armada launched the invasion of Sicily, a larger operation than the Normandy landings the following year. Over the next thirty-eight days,...

During the Second World War Fritz Kolbe worked as a Foreign Ministry official in Germany. He hated the Nazi regime and in an attempt to aid its demise he offered...

On paths, roads, seas, in the air, and in space there has never been so much human movement. In contrast we think of the past as static, 'frozen in time'....

The first half of the 20th century saw the birth of the airplane and its development as an instrument of war and commerce. Within five decades, contraptions barely able to...

Fourteen papers explore a variety of inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding the Viking past, both in Scandinavia and in the Viking diaspora. Contributions employ both traditional inter- or multi-disciplinarian perspectives such...

Charting 400 years of history, this is the astonishing true story of the Anne Frank House, beautifully illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. In the middle of Amsterdam, stands a tall, narrow...

Originally published in 1970 and out of print for nearly thirty years, this book has already earned its place as a classic of submarine history by an author with an...

Following on from the success of author Ann Rickard's two books, Not Another Book About Italy, and Not Another Greek Salad, Ann knew one thing was certain, her readers wanted...

'Wars are not won by evacuations' 'We can take it!' 'Westward look, the land is bright' This collection of speeches from one of the great modern orators includes Churchill's famous...

Following the success of J'aime Paris and J'aime New York , Alain Duccasse's comprehensive collection of his favourite eating haunts in these capital cities, comes a luxuriously produced compact city...

Gallipoli was a First World War tragedy, a side show that had ambitious hopes to end the war early. Despite the immense gallantry displayed by those fighting, from the beginning,...

On the evening of Monday, 5th June 1944, the people of Britain went to bed with a sense of great events impending. They knew that any day now would come...

The sequel to Jonas Jonasson's international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles...

With an elegant pink rose-foil hardcover, Rose Cocktails is an evocative collection of 60+ rose cocktail recipes perfect for any occasion all year round! It's always rose season! And this...