A History of Europe: From Pre-History to the 21st Century

by Jeremy Black, Richard Trinder (Narrator)

A History of Europe is a masterful narrative, bringing together the continent's common threads of history from the end of the ice ages until the present day.

Leading historian Professor Jeremy Black takes a journey through the vast sweep of European history, examining events as diverse as the rise of the Roman Empire, the brutal Viking raids, the cultural explosion of the Renaissance period, the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of consumer culture in the 21st century.

These varied strands are bought together in a clear and concise narrative, perfect for anyone wanting a comprehensive look at Europe's fascinating and complex past.

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Published December 15, 2025

About the author

Jeremy Black is an English historian, who was formerly a professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US.
Black is the author of over 180 books, principally but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations, and has been described by one commentator as "the most prolific historical scholar of our age". He has published on military and political history, including Warfare in the Western World, 1882–1975 (2001) and The World in the Twentieth Century (2002).