The Penguin History of Europe

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The Penguin History of Europe is a popular book series about the history of Europe, published by Penguin Books. [1]

The series includes:

  1. The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine (2011) by Simon Price and Peter Thonemann
  2. The Inheritance of Rome: Europe 400–1000 (2010) by Chris Wickham
  3. Europe in the High Middle Ages (2004) by William Chester Jordan
  4. Renaissance Europe (Forthcoming) by Anthony Grafton
  5. Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517–1648 (2015) by Mark Greengrass
  6. The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648–1815 (2008) by Tim Blanning
  7. The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815–1914 (2017) by Richard J. Evans
  8. To Hell and Back: Europe 1914–1949 (2015) by Ian Kershaw
  9. The Global Age: Europe 1950–2017 (2020) by Ian Kershaw

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References

  1. "The Penguin History of Europe". PenguinRandomhouse.com.