The Penguin History of EuropeBy: J. Roberts Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the development of European identity in its many guises, through the age of Christendom, the Middle Ages, early Modern history and the old European order.