Best European History Books

Best Free European History Books of 2024

The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures Book Reviews
Anna Artwińska & Anja Tippner
The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures is a collection of essays by literary scholars from Germany, the US, and Central Eastern Europe offerin...
East Central Europe Between the Colonial and the Postcolonial in the Twentieth Century Book Reviews
Siegfried Huigen & Dorota Kołodziejczyk
This open access book explores the ambiguity of East Central Europe during the twentieth century, examining local contexts through a comparative and transnational reworking of theo...
The Witch-cult in Western Europe Book Reviews
Margaret Alice Murray
The mass of existing material on this subject is so great that I have not attempted to make a survey of the whole of European 'Witchcraft', but have confined myself to an...
A Short History of Spain Book Reviews
Mary Platt Parmele
At the time of the sacking of Rome, this Gothic prince fell in love with Placidia, the sister of the Emperor Honorius; and after the fashion of his people, carried her away as his ...
Medieval Europe Book Reviews
Henry William Carless Davis
Medieval history begins with the dissolution of the Western Empire with the abandonment of the Latin world to German conquerors. Of the provinces affected by the catastrophe the yo...
The Psychology of Revolution Book Reviews
Gustave Le Bon
The author through this book explores the mob mentality of revolutionariesreligious, scientific, and politicalexamines the motives of their leaders, and discusses how new forms of ...
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Book Reviews
Titus Livius
Ab urbe condita, is a monumental history of ancient Rome written in the Latin language by Titus Livius(Livy), an ancient Roman historian. The work covers the time from the stories ...
The Power of Propaganda Book Reviews
Alex Corry
A look at how propaganda assisted in securing and maintaining NAZI power over the German people, through pervasive infiltration of all aspects of German life. A Year 11 assignment.
Rosicrucian Digest Volume 96 Number 2 2018 Book Reviews
Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
In anticipation of the Rome 2019 AMORC World Convention, this issue of the Rosicrucian Digest explores Mystical Italy.
Defeat in the West Book Reviews
Milton Shulman
Milton Shulman (1913 – 2004) was a Canadian author, film and theatre critic. After the phoney war period Shulman signed up for the Canadian army, was commissioned as a second lieut...
By Honor Bound Book Reviews
Nancy Shields Kollmann
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia e...
Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines Book Reviews
Robert MacMicking
The Philippines, in many respects situated most advantageously for trade, having long been governed by a people whose notions of government and political economy have never produce...
Roman de Brut. English Book Reviews
Layamon
It is a history book. Roman de Brut or Brut is a verse literary history of Britain by the poet Wace. Written in the Norman language, it consists of 14, 866 lines. It is based on Ge...
Norse Mythology Book Reviews
Stephan Weaver
Norse Mythology is not only a relic of history but a fascinating record that exhibits humanities unending stream of creativity. This eBook delves into the past and emerges with a l...
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Thomas Carlyle
The book gives an insight of the French Revolution from 1789 to the height of the Reign of Terror (1793–94) and culminates in 1795. Thus it is considered to be an authoritative acc...
Europe during the 19th Century Book Reviews
Jessica A. Hale & AP European History Students of Yongsan International School of Seoul
“The Nineteenth Century” interactive book was compiled by the Advanced Placement European History students of Yongsan International School of Seoul.  Desiring to focus on ...
Paris Goes to War Book Reviews
Edith Wharton
After a painful divorce in April 1913, at age fiftyone, Edith Wharton traveled almost compulsively for fifteen months. Her base of operations was Paris, which she had known from he...
A Short History of Italy Book Reviews
Henry Dwighte Sedgwick
cial sense, was the Church to which Christ referred when He said to the apostle, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not pr...
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. Book Reviews
David Hume
David Hume brings the history to life with just the details needed to remember leaders & events as well as the general condition of society during each era. .
On Many Routes Book Reviews
Annemarie Steidl
On Many Routes is about the history of human migration. With a focus on the Habsburg Empire, this innovative work presents an integrated and creative study of spatial mobilities: f...
The Plight of the Working Class Book Reviews
Frederick Engels
Frederick Engels (1820–1895) was twentytwo years old when he left Germany in the autumn of 1842 to settle in England. He came from a wealthy family of cotton manufacturers, which h...
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Book Reviews
James Harvey Robinson
In this history text published in 1903, American historian James Harvey Robinson recounts the history of Western Europe from its barbaric period to the nineteenthcentury unificatio...
The Idler in France Book Reviews
Marguerite Blessington
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington was famous for her charm, wit, and beauty, the latter reflected in Sir Thomas Lawrence's famous portrait of her in 1822. Blessingt...
The French Revolution - Volume 1 Book Reviews
Hippolyte Taine
This is a classic history of the French Revolution by a famous 19th century French historian. There is accounts of the many massacres of the officers by their own men after the Rev...
Dunkirk Book Reviews
Lieutenant Colonel Ewan Butler & Major J. S. Bradford
After being forced back to Dunkirk by the Germans in May/June 1940 the British Expeditionary Force in France had to be evacuated from Dunkirk by all types of ships and vessels, thi...
Crime and Criminal Justice in Modern Germany Book Reviews
Richard F. Wetzell
The history of criminal justice in modern Germany has become a vibrant field of research, as demonstrated in this volume. Following an introductory survey, the twelve chapters exam...
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy Book Reviews
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli, the first great Italian historian, and one of the most eminent political writers of any age or country, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469. He was of an old tho...
The Crusades Book Reviews
Daniel McLindon
A exploration of the causes and consequences of the Crusades which raged throughout the Middle East for over three centuries.
Teaching the Empire Book Reviews
Scott O. Moore
Teaching the Empire explores how Habsburg Austria utilized education to cultivate the patriotism of its people. Public schools have been a tool for patriotic development in Europe ...
The Moors in Spain Book Reviews
Stanley Lane-Poole
British archaeologist Stanley LanePoole, in collaboration with American academic Arthur Gilman, recounts the history of the Moors in Spain in this illustrated book published in Lon...
AP European Timeline Book Reviews
Taher Gawad
A visual timeline representing significant events and historical figures within European History.
Ferrari History Book Reviews
www.ferrari.com
This is a short history of Ferrari including some pictures and videos...
A Celtic Passion Book Reviews
Dawn E. Lynne
A Historical Romance Novel set in Celtic Ireland and Scotland in 512 AD
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Hilaire Belloc
One of the grand poems of [Carlyle’s] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact.
World War 2 Book Reviews
History Nerds
World War 2 began on September 1st, 1939, and from its very first fiery shots, it dictated the tempo of this new and modernized form of warfare. It was a war unlike any other. It w...
Vikings Book Reviews
History Nerds
Few are those that have not heard of the fearsome Vikings and their daring exploits. These Northern seafarers, the scourge of the Middle Ages, left their mark on the world's h...
Russian Revolution Comic Book Book Reviews
Jeremy Reid
The 20th Century was shaped by the growth and establishment of Communism around the world. The understanding of of Russia/USSR and its influence across every continent can...
Life of Mary Queen of Scots Vol 1 Book Reviews
Henry Glassford Bell
Scottish lawyer and historian Henry Glassford Bell recounts the life of Mary I of Scotland in this biography published in New York in 1840. This is the first of two volumes, ending...
Guy Fawkes Book Reviews
Thomas Lathbury
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England a...
French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire Book Reviews
Helena Seo
This book explores the French Revolution and rise of Napoleonic Empire
Propaganda as control Book Reviews
Alec Fisher
Germany 19181945 revision materials on Propaganda. How did Josef Goebbels use propaganda to control the German public?
A History of Germany in the Middle Ages Book Reviews
Ernest F. Henderson
"The fortunes and misfortunes of a Charlemagne and Henry IV., of a Barbarossa, a Henry VI. and an Emperor Frederick II... The rise and fall of the mediæval German Empire is in...
The Cost of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Book Reviews
Alice Mauger
This open access book is the first comparative study of public, voluntary and private asylums in nineteenthcentury Ireland. Examining nine institutions, it explores whether concept...
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Book Reviews
François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis Mignet
Of the great incidents of History, none has attracted more attention or proved more difficult of interpretation than the French Revolution. The ultimate significance of other strik...
Early European History Book Reviews
Hutton Webster
This book aims to furnish a concise and connected account of human progress during ancient, medieval, and early modern times. It should meet the requirements of those high schools ...
Rasputin the Rascal Monk Book Reviews
William Le Queux
A book of popular narrative history about the Romanoff Empire in Russia and the role of the “rascal monk” Rasputin in their downfall. "Disclosing the Secret Scandal of the Bet...
The 6 Wives of Henry VIII Book Reviews
Nikki Gotschall
Do you like Kings and Queens? How about Princes and Princesses? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this is the book for you! This book is all about a King named Henr...
Love Romances of the Aristocracy Book Reviews
Thornton Hall
Love Romances of the Aristocracy is about the romantic story of the British Peerage by Thornton Hall.
The World War and What was Behind It Book Reviews
Louis Paul Bénézet
Frederick the Great, regretting the fact that he was separated from his land in East Prussia by the county of West Prussia, which was part of Poland, proposed to his old enemy, Mar...
History of the Moors of Spain Book Reviews
M. Florian
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Berber, Black African and Arab descent from Northern Africa, some of whom came to conquer and occup...
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Colegio Inglés
A group of 8th grade students designed and created this electronic textbook about what they learned on the French revolution in their World History course. It is a great example of...
A Short History of Russia Book Reviews
Mary Platt Parmele
Russia is the strange product of strange physical conditions. Nature was not in impetuous mood when she created this greater half of Europe, nor was the generous, except in the mat...
Tacitus on Germany Book Reviews
Cornelius Tacitus
The whole of Germany is thus bounded; separated from Gaul, from Rhoetia and Pannonia, by the rivers Rhine and Danube; from Sarmatia and Dacia by mutual fear, or by high mountains: ...
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Vanessa Tan, Anthoula Bourolias & Lucy Liu
Often called the most significant event in modern Western history, the French Revolution is a story of life, liberty and struggle. This examination of this significant event in hum...
Anglo-Saxon Britain Book Reviews
Grant Allen
According to the author’s introduction, this 1891 book offers “a brief sketch of Britain under the early English conquerors, rather from the social than from the political point of...
The History of Britain in 50 Events Book Reviews
Stephan Weaver
This book provides an easy to understand overview of British History in 50 Events. Inside you will learn about… The Foundation of London The Great Viking Invasion The Battle of ...
The Borgias Book Reviews
Alexandre Dumas
His works show an intimate knowledge of the characters, and they are written without sparing the details. The subjects are of historical importance and show the semilawlessness tha...
A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Book Reviews
Mary Platt Parmele
His passionate love for his wife, Sarah Churchill, ran like a golden thread of romance through Marlborough's stormy career. On the eve of battle, and in the first flush of vic...
The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Book Reviews
Titus Livius
Titus Veturius and Spurius Postumius, with their army, surrounded by the Samnites at the Caudine forks; enter into a treaty, give six hundred hostages, and are sent under the yoke....
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Hilaire Belloc
The object of these few pages is not to recount once more the history of the Revolution :that can be followed in any one of a hundred textbooks. Their object is rather to lay, if t...

Best Paid European History Books of 2024

The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures Book Reviews
Anna Artwińska & Anja Tippner
The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures is a collection of essays by literary scholars from Germany, the US, and Central Eastern Europe offerin...
East Central Europe Between the Colonial and the Postcolonial in the Twentieth Century Book Reviews
Siegfried Huigen & Dorota Kołodziejczyk
This open access book explores the ambiguity of East Central Europe during the twentieth century, examining local contexts through a comparative and transnational reworking of theo...
The Witch-cult in Western Europe Book Reviews
Margaret Alice Murray
The mass of existing material on this subject is so great that I have not attempted to make a survey of the whole of European 'Witchcraft', but have confined myself to an...
A Short History of Spain Book Reviews
Mary Platt Parmele
At the time of the sacking of Rome, this Gothic prince fell in love with Placidia, the sister of the Emperor Honorius; and after the fashion of his people, carried her away as his ...
Medieval Europe Book Reviews
Henry William Carless Davis
Medieval history begins with the dissolution of the Western Empire with the abandonment of the Latin world to German conquerors. Of the provinces affected by the catastrophe the yo...
The Psychology of Revolution Book Reviews
Gustave Le Bon
The author through this book explores the mob mentality of revolutionariesreligious, scientific, and politicalexamines the motives of their leaders, and discusses how new forms of ...
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Book Reviews
Titus Livius
Ab urbe condita, is a monumental history of ancient Rome written in the Latin language by Titus Livius(Livy), an ancient Roman historian. The work covers the time from the stories ...
The Power of Propaganda Book Reviews
Alex Corry
A look at how propaganda assisted in securing and maintaining NAZI power over the German people, through pervasive infiltration of all aspects of German life. A Year 11 assignment.
Rosicrucian Digest Volume 96 Number 2 2018 Book Reviews
Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
In anticipation of the Rome 2019 AMORC World Convention, this issue of the Rosicrucian Digest explores Mystical Italy.
Defeat in the West Book Reviews
Milton Shulman
Milton Shulman (1913 – 2004) was a Canadian author, film and theatre critic. After the phoney war period Shulman signed up for the Canadian army, was commissioned as a second lieut...
By Honor Bound Book Reviews
Nancy Shields Kollmann
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of early modern Russia e...
Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines Book Reviews
Robert MacMicking
The Philippines, in many respects situated most advantageously for trade, having long been governed by a people whose notions of government and political economy have never produce...
Roman de Brut. English Book Reviews
Layamon
It is a history book. Roman de Brut or Brut is a verse literary history of Britain by the poet Wace. Written in the Norman language, it consists of 14, 866 lines. It is based on Ge...
Norse Mythology Book Reviews
Stephan Weaver
Norse Mythology is not only a relic of history but a fascinating record that exhibits humanities unending stream of creativity. This eBook delves into the past and emerges with a l...
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Thomas Carlyle
The book gives an insight of the French Revolution from 1789 to the height of the Reign of Terror (1793–94) and culminates in 1795. Thus it is considered to be an authoritative acc...
Europe during the 19th Century Book Reviews
Jessica A. Hale & AP European History Students of Yongsan International School of Seoul
“The Nineteenth Century” interactive book was compiled by the Advanced Placement European History students of Yongsan International School of Seoul.  Desiring to focus on ...
Paris Goes to War Book Reviews
Edith Wharton
After a painful divorce in April 1913, at age fiftyone, Edith Wharton traveled almost compulsively for fifteen months. Her base of operations was Paris, which she had known from he...
A Short History of Italy Book Reviews
Henry Dwighte Sedgwick
cial sense, was the Church to which Christ referred when He said to the apostle, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not pr...
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. Book Reviews
David Hume
David Hume brings the history to life with just the details needed to remember leaders & events as well as the general condition of society during each era. .
On Many Routes Book Reviews
Annemarie Steidl
On Many Routes is about the history of human migration. With a focus on the Habsburg Empire, this innovative work presents an integrated and creative study of spatial mobilities: f...
The Plight of the Working Class Book Reviews
Frederick Engels
Frederick Engels (1820–1895) was twentytwo years old when he left Germany in the autumn of 1842 to settle in England. He came from a wealthy family of cotton manufacturers, which h...
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Book Reviews
James Harvey Robinson
In this history text published in 1903, American historian James Harvey Robinson recounts the history of Western Europe from its barbaric period to the nineteenthcentury unificatio...
The Idler in France Book Reviews
Marguerite Blessington
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington was famous for her charm, wit, and beauty, the latter reflected in Sir Thomas Lawrence's famous portrait of her in 1822. Blessingt...
The French Revolution - Volume 1 Book Reviews
Hippolyte Taine
This is a classic history of the French Revolution by a famous 19th century French historian. There is accounts of the many massacres of the officers by their own men after the Rev...
Dunkirk Book Reviews
Lieutenant Colonel Ewan Butler & Major J. S. Bradford
After being forced back to Dunkirk by the Germans in May/June 1940 the British Expeditionary Force in France had to be evacuated from Dunkirk by all types of ships and vessels, thi...
Crime and Criminal Justice in Modern Germany Book Reviews
Richard F. Wetzell
The history of criminal justice in modern Germany has become a vibrant field of research, as demonstrated in this volume. Following an introductory survey, the twelve chapters exam...
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy Book Reviews
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli, the first great Italian historian, and one of the most eminent political writers of any age or country, was born at Florence, May 3, 1469. He was of an old tho...
The Crusades Book Reviews
Daniel McLindon
A exploration of the causes and consequences of the Crusades which raged throughout the Middle East for over three centuries.
Teaching the Empire Book Reviews
Scott O. Moore
Teaching the Empire explores how Habsburg Austria utilized education to cultivate the patriotism of its people. Public schools have been a tool for patriotic development in Europe ...
The Moors in Spain Book Reviews
Stanley Lane-Poole
British archaeologist Stanley LanePoole, in collaboration with American academic Arthur Gilman, recounts the history of the Moors in Spain in this illustrated book published in Lon...
AP European Timeline Book Reviews
Taher Gawad
A visual timeline representing significant events and historical figures within European History.
Ferrari History Book Reviews
www.ferrari.com
This is a short history of Ferrari including some pictures and videos...
A Celtic Passion Book Reviews
Dawn E. Lynne
A Historical Romance Novel set in Celtic Ireland and Scotland in 512 AD
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Hilaire Belloc
One of the grand poems of [Carlyle’s] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact.
World War 2 Book Reviews
History Nerds
World War 2 began on September 1st, 1939, and from its very first fiery shots, it dictated the tempo of this new and modernized form of warfare. It was a war unlike any other. It w...
Vikings Book Reviews
History Nerds
Few are those that have not heard of the fearsome Vikings and their daring exploits. These Northern seafarers, the scourge of the Middle Ages, left their mark on the world's h...
Russian Revolution Comic Book Book Reviews
Jeremy Reid
The 20th Century was shaped by the growth and establishment of Communism around the world. The understanding of of Russia/USSR and its influence across every continent can...
Life of Mary Queen of Scots Vol 1 Book Reviews
Henry Glassford Bell
Scottish lawyer and historian Henry Glassford Bell recounts the life of Mary I of Scotland in this biography published in New York in 1840. This is the first of two volumes, ending...
Guy Fawkes Book Reviews
Thomas Lathbury
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England a...
French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire Book Reviews
Helena Seo
This book explores the French Revolution and rise of Napoleonic Empire
Propaganda as control Book Reviews
Alec Fisher
Germany 19181945 revision materials on Propaganda. How did Josef Goebbels use propaganda to control the German public?
A History of Germany in the Middle Ages Book Reviews
Ernest F. Henderson
"The fortunes and misfortunes of a Charlemagne and Henry IV., of a Barbarossa, a Henry VI. and an Emperor Frederick II... The rise and fall of the mediæval German Empire is in...
The Cost of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Ireland Book Reviews
Alice Mauger
This open access book is the first comparative study of public, voluntary and private asylums in nineteenthcentury Ireland. Examining nine institutions, it explores whether concept...
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Book Reviews
François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis Mignet
Of the great incidents of History, none has attracted more attention or proved more difficult of interpretation than the French Revolution. The ultimate significance of other strik...
Early European History Book Reviews
Hutton Webster
This book aims to furnish a concise and connected account of human progress during ancient, medieval, and early modern times. It should meet the requirements of those high schools ...
Rasputin the Rascal Monk Book Reviews
William Le Queux
A book of popular narrative history about the Romanoff Empire in Russia and the role of the “rascal monk” Rasputin in their downfall. "Disclosing the Secret Scandal of the Bet...
The 6 Wives of Henry VIII Book Reviews
Nikki Gotschall
Do you like Kings and Queens? How about Princes and Princesses? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this is the book for you! This book is all about a King named Henr...
Love Romances of the Aristocracy Book Reviews
Thornton Hall
Love Romances of the Aristocracy is about the romantic story of the British Peerage by Thornton Hall.
The World War and What was Behind It Book Reviews
Louis Paul Bénézet
Frederick the Great, regretting the fact that he was separated from his land in East Prussia by the county of West Prussia, which was part of Poland, proposed to his old enemy, Mar...
History of the Moors of Spain Book Reviews
M. Florian
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Berber, Black African and Arab descent from Northern Africa, some of whom came to conquer and occup...
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Colegio Inglés
A group of 8th grade students designed and created this electronic textbook about what they learned on the French revolution in their World History course. It is a great example of...
A Short History of Russia Book Reviews
Mary Platt Parmele
Russia is the strange product of strange physical conditions. Nature was not in impetuous mood when she created this greater half of Europe, nor was the generous, except in the mat...
Tacitus on Germany Book Reviews
Cornelius Tacitus
The whole of Germany is thus bounded; separated from Gaul, from Rhoetia and Pannonia, by the rivers Rhine and Danube; from Sarmatia and Dacia by mutual fear, or by high mountains: ...
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Vanessa Tan, Anthoula Bourolias & Lucy Liu
Often called the most significant event in modern Western history, the French Revolution is a story of life, liberty and struggle. This examination of this significant event in hum...
Anglo-Saxon Britain Book Reviews
Grant Allen
According to the author’s introduction, this 1891 book offers “a brief sketch of Britain under the early English conquerors, rather from the social than from the political point of...
The History of Britain in 50 Events Book Reviews
Stephan Weaver
This book provides an easy to understand overview of British History in 50 Events. Inside you will learn about… The Foundation of London The Great Viking Invasion The Battle of ...
The Borgias Book Reviews
Alexandre Dumas
His works show an intimate knowledge of the characters, and they are written without sparing the details. The subjects are of historical importance and show the semilawlessness tha...
A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Book Reviews
Mary Platt Parmele
His passionate love for his wife, Sarah Churchill, ran like a golden thread of romance through Marlborough's stormy career. On the eve of battle, and in the first flush of vic...
The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Book Reviews
Titus Livius
Titus Veturius and Spurius Postumius, with their army, surrounded by the Samnites at the Caudine forks; enter into a treaty, give six hundred hostages, and are sent under the yoke....
The French Revolution Book Reviews
Hilaire Belloc
The object of these few pages is not to recount once more the history of the Revolution :that can be followed in any one of a hundred textbooks. Their object is rather to lay, if t...

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