Europe

A contemporary account taken from the memoirs of Sir Thomas Herbers and Hohn Rushworth.Ta...

More often than not, the Romani are branded by even those who fancy themselves liberals ...

Europe’s relationship with culture, even at the most basic level, dates back to at ...

“The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose o...

Portuguese maritime explorers had been gradually probing southwards along the west coast...

The Order of Santiago appeared shortly after the First Crusade and rose to prominence in...

Know Your Dane—Unlocking the Secrets to the Danish Mentality is a comprehensive gui...

A history of Burgundy could more accurately be described as the "history of the Burgundi...

Even in the wake of Napoleon’s departure from the scene, the continental powers ha...

On New Year’s Day 1993, Czechoslovakia broke into two separate countries, the Czec...

The Holy Roman Empire was a fascinating institution as well as one of the most perplexin...

Artillery and handgonnes had been known since the early 14th century but only became effe...

After two world wars that had decimated the continent of Europe in little more than thir...

Modern day Lithuania is a small country bordering the Baltic Sea with a population of le...

It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman,...

During the period after the collapse of the Roman Empire and the establishment of mediev...

On the morning of April 9, 1940, German forces occupied Denmark and invaded Norway, leavi...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Carolingian Empire, then pay atten...

Some historians have called the Seven Years’ War the first true world war, and the...

Samoa is a group of about 20 islands in the South Pacific Ocean, totaling slightly over 1...

A unique collection of eyewitness accounts from some of the greatest diarists and journal...

Writing in the 19th century, John Timbs recounts the tales of some of the most idiosyncra...

The much-loved chronicler and observer of all that is unusual, John Timbs describes a sel...

Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, GCVO, CH, CB (1853 – 1923) was a prominent Briti...

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and ...

Edgar Alfred Jepson (1863-1938) was an English author best known for his adventure and de...

William Le Queux (1864 - 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer, diplomat, trave...

William Le Queux (1864 - 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer, diplomat, trave...

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and ...

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 – 1922) was a polar explorer who led three Britis...

In the century before the Black Death swept across the world, economic relations flourish...

In The Age of Revolution, renowned British Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm focuses on the...

London-born, Cambridge-trained historian Tony Judt explains how postwar European history ...

Travel hundreds of thousands of years back to when cavemen roamed Earth!Discover what lif...

Journey through modern European history in Captivating History’s second volume of E...

For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was ...

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped hum...

It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, ...

The Thirty Years' War was one of the most horrific conflicts in history, and though it i...

The Thirty Years' War was one of the most horrific conflicts in history, and though it i...

In 1536, King Henry VIII faced a major rebellion called The Pilgrimage of Grace, in oppos...

Europe is home to some of the greatest artists and some of the most brutal wars in world ...

Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and wh...

To many, the mention of maritime merchants evokes an imagery of growling pirates donned ...

Are you fascinated by the complex history of Europe in the 20th century?Do you want to ga...

The term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European ...

The Romantic myth of Bohemia originated in the early nineteenth century as a way of descr...

Are you looking for a book about Europe in the 20th century? Look no further – this...

Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and wh...

It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, ...