European History

London is special. For centuries, it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London, told...

From the author of `Britain BC', `Britain AD' and `Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past It...

A thrilling account of treachery, loyalty and martyrdom in Elizabethan England from an exceptional new writer. As darkness fell on the evening of Friday, 28 October 1588, just weeks after...

The dramatic story of the men who fought a new and terrifying kind of war amidst the carnage of the trenches in World War One: the British pioneer volunteers who...

Design Directory takes a fresh new look at design concepts originating in a specific country, encompassing everything from shoe designers to hi-fi systems, from cutlery to cameras, from lights to...

What better way to understand Britain during the twentieth century than through the eyes of those who experienced it at first hand? Travis Elborough's compilation offers brilliantly candid and intimate...

'Hutchinson brilliantly conveys the atmosphere of terror...a gripping narrative' DAILY MAIL ' A brilliantly readable account of Henry's last years' SUNDAY TIMES ' Vivid and shocking' BOOKSELLER The Tudors retained...

Discover the stories of the brave men and women who worked, trained and fought across the UK, from Bletchley Park in southern England all the way to Arisaig in northern...

Every child has heard of Guy Fawkes and will most likely have watched a 'guy' being burnt on a bonfire and fireworks lighting up the night sky on Bonfire Night....

Morgan reveals how the Allies recruited agents in Europe and ran their operations in enemy-controlled territory. But as well as the espionage story, she also tells the personal stories of...

The book titled Battles of the English Civil War by the author Austin Woolrych. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1406 a young Venetian nobleman, Marin Contarini, married into another ancient patrician clan. His wife's family owned an old palace on the Grand Canal. Contarini demolished the old palace...

A study of Renaissance Italy and the north, focusing on crosscurrents in the time of Durer, Bellini and Titian. It contains essays on subjects such as the invention of oil...

The greatest 'unsolved mystery' of the American Southwest relates to the Anasazi, the native peoples who in the 11th century converged on Chaco Canyon (now New Mexico) and built a...

Colditz was the last step for prisoners of war in World War II. An impregnable fortress, it was to Colditz that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in...

The extraordinary true story of the triumph of love over repression in Stalin's Russia Almost everything we know about the terrible experience of the Gulag has been based on survivor...

A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance ... Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry...

The epic conclusion to Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus' pulse-racing Swedish crime thriller trilogy 'Hello Niklas Sockenberg. We hope you have been satisfied with our services during this time, which...

Author: Madeleine Pelling Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to look An aristocrat carves...

Author: Sean Murray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A riveting and important read, forensically documenting the state's failings while also relating the traumatic human fallout for a whole community...

Author: Malachi O'Doherty Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 In this thought-provoking and engaging book, Malachi O'Doherty argues that division in Northern Ireland is fundamentally not about whether the country...

Author: Chitra Ramaswamy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 THE SALTIRE'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN'S BEST MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY OF 2022 'Remarkable' - The Times 'Achingly beautiful'...

Author: E. D. Bradby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 When picturing the infamous French Revolution most of us think of the guillotine, the mass execution, the terror. E.D. Bradby...

Author: Vircondelet, AlainBinding: HardbackPublished: Flammarion, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: GoodThis three‑volume set of cultural history presents Venice through its political rise, artistic triumphs, architectural...

Author: Kate MosseBinding: HardbackPublished: PHOENIX, 2025Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedSet in the medieval Languedoc region of France, Labyrinth weaves a gripping historical...

It offers information on the Rome of the Popes; the poet Shelley, in happiness and tragedy; Sheridan's unravelling of the curious story of Mussolini's son-in-law and the British ambassador; the...

Kara Sullivan is definitely not avoiding her deadline. After all, it's the week of her best friend's wedding and she's the maid of honour, so she's got lots of responsibilities....

Author: John T. A. KoumoulidesBinding: HardbackPublished: Zeno Booksellers & Publishers, 1974Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis historical account, Cyprus And The War Of Greek Independence, 1821-1829, chronicles...

Author: Barbara Engelking & Jacek LeociakBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis profound historical account, The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide To The Perished...

Author: Low; Kingsley MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerLow's Russian Sketch Book presents a...

A richly illustrated book that breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between science and power at the French court of Versailles - published to accompany the exhibition at London's...

Author: J. Christopher HeroldBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton., 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Top-edge discoloured due to tanning. Minor markings to board.J. Christopher Herold's Bonaparte In Egypt...

Author: Brendan O'DowdaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Blackstaff Press, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis captivating biography, The World Of Percy French, chronicles the life...

Author: Lt. Col. Somerset J. Gough CalthorpeBinding: HardbackPublished: Atheneum, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCadogan's Crimea presents a compelling historical narrative, chronicling the pivotal events and...

Author: Lawrence FitzgeraldBinding: HardbackPublished: Publishers Pty Ltd, Hobart, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJava La Grande: The Portuguese Discovery Of Australia chronicles a compelling historical argument, presenting evidence...

Author: J.M. RobertsBinding: HardbackPublished: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe monumental historical narrative The Triumph Of The West by J.M. Roberts presents a comprehensive account...

Author: Elena BassiBinding: HardbackPublished: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsElena Bassi's The Convento Della Carità transports readers to a...

When people think of culture in the 1970s they usually conjure up a confetti of kitsch, a jumble of disposable trash in which pet rocks vie for space with the...

Author: Denis CosgroveBinding: HardbackPublished: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slightly bruised spine. Minor staind on fep. Reading copy with markings in...

Author: Luigi BarziniBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis insightful non-fiction work, The Italians, offers a penetrating look into the national character and societal intricacies...

Author: George ZarneckiBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1972Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Reading copy with markings in grey lead. The Monastic Achievement by George Zarnecki presents...

A smartly guided romp, entertaining and enlightening, through Europe 's most charismatic and enigmatic city It isn't Europe's most beautiful city, or its oldest. Its architecture is not more impressive...

A dazzling account of London at its height when it was the largest, richest and most rapidly changing city on earth. There is no period in London's history in which...

Sir Walter Raleigh is well-know as an explorer, pirate, lover, poet, courtier, philosopher and political prisoner, a man of timeless fascination. An essential part of the nation's history he embodies...

The problem with the history of 20th-century Europe, asserts the author, is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars, the...

As an increasingly polarized America fights over the legacy of racism, Susan Neiman, author of the contemporary philosophical classic Evil in Modern Thought, asks what we can learn from the...

Author: Reinaldo AlejandroBinding: HardbackPublished: PBC International , 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small glue stain on FEP. Curated by Reynaldo Alejandro and published by PBC International...