European History

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis authoritative historical account, The Making Of The Past: Prehistoric Europe, chronicles the foundational eras of the continent, presenting a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Loose FEP but still intactThis compelling non-fiction work, This Is Your Century, chronicles the pivotal events, significant societal shifts, and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerTreasures Of Ancient Greece presents a magnificent visual and historical journey through the enduring legacy of Hellenic civilization. This compelling...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The World Of Pompeii, chronicles the vibrant daily life and tragic demise of the ancient Roman...

Lonely Planet's Friuli Venezia Giulia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Indulge in coffee...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Tenerife - and discover twice the place in half the time! Discover...

An intimate glimpse into the life and letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most important poets of the twentieth century. In July 1921, displaced European poet Rainer Maria...

Experience your dream trip with Lonely Planet's Oslo City Map , the ultimate travel tool to help you plan and navigate your way around amazing local sights, landmarks and attractions....

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet Chateaux of the Loire Valley Road Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering Loire...

This guide contains extensive focus and coverage of chambres d'hotes (B&Bs), agencies that list gites accommodation, local festivals and food markets. All this enables visitors to engage with the community...

SOON-TO-BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES, DISCOVER JO NESBO'S DEBUT IN TRANSLATION. This is the novel that launched his career 20 years ago in a series that has gone on to...

Ensign Charles Paget's previously unpublished diary of the Peninsular War is an important discovery for two reasons. The regiment in which he served - the 52nd Foot - was one...

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry brings us the second exciting instalment in her new thriller series, set in a time of increasing fear and violence across Europe in...

This book revisits the debate over manners and morals that raged in France, Britain and the United States in the late nineteenth century. It was in essence a debate about...

From 1200 BCE to 900 CE, the world witnessed the rise of powerful new states and empires, as well as networks of cross-cultural exchange and conquest. Considering the formation and...

'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history' - Barack Obama For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the...

Having played host to high society from Paris to New York and learned the art of cooking and presentation from some of France's most celebrated chefs at the Hotel de...

Russia is a land of superlatives: By far the worlds largest country, it extends across the whole of northern Asia and the eastern third of Europe, spanning eleven time zones....

Following a youth of poverty and bitter exile after his father s execution, the ousted king first challenged, then made his magnificent escape from, Cromwell s troops before he was...

The trench was the frontline Tommy's home. He lived, ate, slept, and sometimes died in this narrow passage amongst the slime of mud and blood on the Western Front. His...

Covers Petersburg's political, social, economic, architectural, cultural and intellectual history, recounting events of world importance, and the often tragic lives of the city's many great citizens. This book focuses on...

Just how weak were the women of the Civil War era? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and...

The first complete English translation of a controversial Renaissance debate centering moral questions on power and leadership. Poggio Bracciolini was a prominent scholar-official of the early Renaissance and a leading...

Winner of the Society for Military History's Distinguished Book Award "Deeply researched and forcefully written . . . deftly explains the confused politics and diplomacy that bedeviled the war against...

The story of how nineteenth-century European rulers conspired with Mexican conservatives in an outlandish plan to contain the rising US colossus by establishing Old World empire on its doorstep. The...

It is 1679 and England is awash with suspicion. Fear of conspiracy and religious terrorism has provoked panic in politicans and a zealous reaction from the legal system. Everywhere -...

Volume 5 of the Cambridge World History series uncovers the cross-cultural exchange and conquest, and the accompanying growth of regional and trans-regional states, religions, and economic systems, during the period...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more . After the deaths of Antony...

A fascinating and approachable deep dive into the colonial roots of the global wine industry. Imperial Wine is a bold, rigorous history of Britain's surprising role in creating the wine...

The Mycenaean civilization of the Greek Bronze was identified 150 years ago, yet its origins remain obscure. Jack L. Davis, codirector of ongoing excavations at the Palace of Nestor at...

Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award In The Russian Album , Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on...

There are currently only 6 veterans of the First World War alive in the UK. When they are gone, our final human connection with the Great War will be broken....

"There are few historians working today who know so much and write so well. Taken together, the two volumes of Henry III . . . set a gold standard for...

A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became a cultural sensation From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image...

"Overflowing with surprises."-William Dalrymple, The Spectator "Essential reading."-Dan Jones, Times (UK) "Fascinating and authoritative."-Jerry Brotton The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior...

The miraculous story of Madrid-how a village became a great world city For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town...

A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt's last and one of its longest dynasties, was...

A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years...

The remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the conflict with Napoleon During the Napoleonic Wars, more than twice as many British...

An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal...

A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and...

A fast-paced narrative about the world-famous libertine Giacomo Casanova, from celebrated biographer Leo Damrosch "Fully succeeds in communicating that 'vivid presentness,' that 'joyful eagerness' for life, which is what keeps...

A major new biography of Antoine Barnave-the politician and writer who advocated for a constitutional monarchy in revolutionary France Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the...

More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects' welfare Shakespeare's centuries-old...

A compelling, authoritative history of how women shaped the Reformations and transformed religious life across the globe The Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of...

A fascinating journey through Europe's old towns, exploring why we treasure them-but also what they hide about a continent's fraught history Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle...

A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies-from ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination Early modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage,...