The Shortest History of Europe – John Hirst

I thoroughly enjoyed this gallop through European history up to 1800. In fact, it comprises 2 gallops, one of 30 pages and one of 100 pages. Real “big picture” stuff except for a bit where it gets bogged down in Roman detail (I’m guessing this is Hirst’s period). I now realise I need to read up a lot on the medieval period.