Books by Edmund King

Expert coverage and new assessments of the reign of King Stephen, set in social, political and European context.

Survey of the reign of Henry II, offering a range of new evaluations and interpretations.

Ranging from soldiers reading newspapers at the front to authors' responses to the war, this book sheds new light on the reading habits and preferences of men and women, combatants and civilians, during the First World War. This is the first study of the conflict from the perspective of readers.