Christopher Clark is the Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge. He was knighted in 2015. His previous books are The Politics of Conversion, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Iron Kingdom, The Sleepwalkers, Time and Power and Prisoners of Time.
Magnificent, authoritative and deeply-researched... a supreme work of scholarship. -- Simon Heffer * The Telegraph * Fascinating, suspenseful, revelatory, alive. * The Times * Exhilarating, heroic, horrifying and tragic, the events of the mid-19th century in Europe invite a good retelling ... Christopher Clark's new book is, arguably, the best to date ... deeply researched, rich, engaging and though-rovoking. There is now no better place to turn for readers who want to immerse themselves in this period and to reflect on how it resonates today. -- Mike Rapport * Literary Review * An engrossing dissection of a revolutionary year in European society. * The Independent *