The Penguin History of Europe

Nov 7, 2024 2:00 PM

Author:J. Roberts

Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the development of European identity in its many guises, through the age of Christendom, the Middle Ages, early Modern history and the old European order.

Reviews

Extraordinary... Perkin is a masterclass in how biography can breathe life into the darkest and most inert pockets of the past

—— Guardian

An unforgettable book... The best book I have ever reviewed in these pages

—— Mail on Sunday

Gripping... With Perkin, Wroe has breathed new life into an obscure figure

—— Daily Mail

A book that captures the temper of an age

—— Financial Times

Rewards every moment of attention

—— Sunday Telegraph

Excellent...intriguing reading...Surely [Leigh Hunt] should be back in print for us to judge him now

—— Daily Mail

Roe brings to his work decades of research on the period...[his] volume is free of imprecision and well-informed

—— Independent

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