Penguin History of Europe Series

8 primary works • 8 total works
Lauded as “a masterly synthesis of depth and breadth,” (The Wall Street Journal), The Penguin History of Europe series is the foremost authority of European history–each work itself a dazzling and engrossing account of a particular place and time–and the best on record.

Book 1

The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
3.84
· 1217 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 2009 · 30 editions
An innovative and intriguing look at the foundatio…
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Book 2

The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
3.93
· 3119 Ratings · 301 Reviews · published 2009 · 35 editions
An ambitious and enlightening look at why the so-c…
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Book 3

Europe in the High Middle Ages
3.74
· 760 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 2001 · 23 editions
'The Penguin History of Europe series ... is one o…
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Book 5

Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648
3.66
· 535 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
This latest addition to the landmark Penguin Histo…
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Book 6

The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815
4.08
· 1417 Ratings · 175 Reviews · published 2007 · 27 editions
The Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the mos…
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Book 7

The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815 - 1914
4.16
· 2030 Ratings · 255 Reviews · published 2016 · 32 editions
An Economist Best Book of the Year

“Sweeping . . . …
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Book 8

To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
4.23
· 4134 Ratings · 392 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
The Penguin History of Europe series reaches the t…
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Book 9

Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017
4.18
· 1382 Ratings · 154 Reviews · published 2018 · 40 editions
After the overwhelming horrors of the first half o…
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