These are some of the most insightful history books to add to your reading list. "Hands up all who know when Tsarist Russia took Finland from Sweden (1809) and when it partitioned Poland (1795)," said ...

Europe's enchanting bookshops do more than just give you books; they plunge you into unique ambiances, rich history, and ...

A new book explores how Western Europe became home to the world’s “great” powers … and what it cost everyone else to get there.

Best books of 2023: ... "Goodbye, Eastern Europe" is a lively and sweeping history of a complicated region of the world. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Some places feel straight out of a medieval legend—stone walls stretching into the distance, towers rising above the rooftops, and narrow lanes winding through centuries of history... Carcassonne, the ...

Patrick Wyman’s book is a compelling historical narrative of Europe, 1490–1530, shot through with colorful stories about people and politics.

Heroes or villains? Panagiotis Kouparanis /ai 10/14/2013 October 14, 2013. Common European history books for schools are unrealistic, yet books based on the same set of values would be a project ...

Not a history of philosophy in Europe, but a history of Europe that focuses on what, in its history and identity, ties it to philosophy. In this event, Simon Glendinning will discuss his recently ...

Peter Wilson's magisterial history of the Thirty Years War shows why the memory of the conflict's horrors have lasted for nearly four centuries, says Tim Blanning Worse than the Black Death, worse ...