European History

A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being a immoral liar. What really happened, and...

One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Today, The Diary...

The best portrait of the Viking Age now available in English For those living outside Scandinavia, the Viking Age effectively began in 793 with an attack on the monastery at...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." - Kirkus Reviews When veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke...

A gripping narrative history of Spain's most brilliant and troubled literary family--a tale about the making of art, myth, and legacy--set against the upheaval of the Spanish Civil War and...

For students, researchers, and history lovers, a look at day-to-day life in a rarely explored era. "About life and death, midwives and funerals, business, books and authors, and town government."--...

"The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time

Winner of the Whitley Award for Best Natural History Book 2022 A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future. Think of...

How to be treated like shite in 15 different countries...and still quite like it! Stung by a ten-hour delay and a not-so-bargain fare to Spain on his native 'low fares'...

There have been many attempts to explain the purpose of Stonehenge. Using archaelogical detail and a knowledge of the heavens as they were many millennia ago, North establishes the function...

Vikings sets new standards in combing text and images to capture the achievements of a lost culture. Themes include ceremonies, sacrifices and extraordinary voyages, mighty gods and goddesses, magic and...

The Duke of Wellington, the most successful of British commanders, set a standard by which all subsequent British generals have been measured. His defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815...

Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Bernhardt and Kafka. Between the middle of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries a few dozen men and women changed the way we see the world. But...

Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard examines the history of beauty in civilisation. Beginning with the Jericho painted skulls from 10,000...

The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Stockholm is the perfect guide for exploring this charming city, with clear maps and up-to-date coverage of all the best attractions. Discover Stockholm's...

"Jenni L. Walsh captures the thrill of being on the court in a vivid and detailed portrayal of Alice Marble's rise to sporting greatness, as well as her struggles to...

This title helps you discover the dramatic world of the Celts and Vikings. You can find out about every aspect of the lives of the Vikings and the Celts, their...

The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women....

Author: Cecil PriceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Blackwell, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the vibrant theatrical scene of 18th-century...

Author: George L. MosseBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1985Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Single tear...

Author: Marketa Goetz-StankiewiczBinding: PaperbackPublished: Performing Arts Journal PublicationsCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, foxing and tanning on coverThis academic volume presents a...

In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews-pillars of an embattled community-invested their fortunes in France's cultural artifacts, sacrificed...

A new addition to Penguin's best-selling series of historical atlases. This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the Middle Ages from...

Author: A. GoodwinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson University Library, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA. Goodwin's The French Revolution chronicles the tumultuous period that reshaped European history, presenting...

Author: J. S. ConwayBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1964Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Library mark on front pages, faded/worn binding, yellowed top of blockThe Nazi...

Author: C. H. WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly compilation presents a comprehensive collection of primary source materials from a pivotal era...

Author: Frederick A. PottleBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1952Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Library markingsThis biographical work chronicles James Boswell's formative year in Holland between...

Author: Mikhail BulgakovBinding: PaperbackPublished: New Directions, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Life Of Monsieur De Molière chronicles the tumultuous...

Author: Sidney SheldonBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing London, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTracing a significant historical diaspora, The Trail Of The Huguenots:...

Author: Annemarie SelinkoBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical romance chronicles the extraordinary life of a...

Author: Paul Raabe And J. M. RitchieBinding: PaperbackPublished: John Calder, Riverrun Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Theatre Of Bertolt Brecht:...

Author: Paul R. WilsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical narrative chronicles the devastating impact...

Author: Claude-Anne LopezBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography, Mon Cher Papa: Franklin And The Ladies...

Author: V. J. ScattergoodBinding: PaperbackPublished: Blandford Press, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work uncovers the intricate connections between the political...

Author: Betty RolandBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ discoloured with light chipping to top. Black mark...

Author: Un Resident Anglais - HENNINGSEN, Charles-Frederick Binding: HardbackPublished: JULES LABITTE, 1845Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: FRENCH...

Author: C. Fitzgerald MatierBinding: HardbackPublished: Spencer & Co., 1910Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Minor marks and...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Planeta Publishers, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged slipcase. Moscow presents a richly illustrated cultural and architectural survey in the travel and history...

Author: German BundestagBinding: PaperbackPublished: German Bundestag , 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Fold-out map included. This scholarly work presents a comprehensive...

"The Silent Steppe" is an enthralling memoir of one of the most traumatic periods of Soviet history, as seen through the eyes of a young boy growing up in a...

Author: John NunnBinding: PaperbackPublished: Gambit Publications Ltd, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGambit International Theatre Review: Political Theatre In Europe (2) presents...

Author: Welles HangenBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical analysis chronicles the complex...

Author: James K. LyonBinding: PaperbackPublished: PRINCETON, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly biography chronicles the tumultuous years Bertolt Brecht spent in...

Author: Deane And David HellerBinding: HardbackPublished: FREDERICK MULLER LIMITED, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe historical account The Berlin Wall: Schand-Mauer chronicles the tumultuous history of...