Pierre Lamaison (1948–2001)

This book presents the development (the genealogy) of many aspects Europe from ancient times through to the mid-twentieth century. It focuses on countries and political developments, but also covers music, science, language, land use, philosophy and art.
It is wonderfully illustrated with charts accompanied by many relevant photos of art.
Our copy is in French, and although we read/speak very limited French we still find the book extremely useful.