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Introduction. Part I: Origins of a Continent. Chapter 1: Not so much a continent, more a view of life. Chapter 2: The Stone Age Rocks. Part II: Europe of  the Ancients. Chapter 3: You're Ancient History! Chapter 4: The Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire. Part III: Middle Ages. Chapter 5: Dancing in the Dark Ages. Chapter 6: Gold, Murder, and Frankish Sense. Chapter 7: Knock, Knock, Knocking Heads at Heaven's Door. Chapter 8: Don’t Call Us Medieval! Part IV: New Ideas, New Worlds. Chapter 9: Back to the Future: The Renaissance. Chapter 10: Reformation Ruckus. Chapter 11: Mass and Nassacre: The Wars of Religion. Chapter 12: Tsar Wars. Chapter 13: Absolute Power: The Sun King Rises. Part V: Europe Rules the World. Chapter 14: The (Almost) Irresistible Rise of France and Russia. Chapter 15: Seeking Enlightenment. Chapter 16: France Catches a Cold – and We’re all Sneezing. Chapter 17: Grime Wave: Europe Gets Industrial. Chapter 18: Building Nations. Part VI: Europe Tears Itself in Two. Chapter 19: Europe's Age of Empire. Chapter 20: The War to End All Wars – Doesn't. Chapter 21: Revolution in Russia. Chapter 22: Europe Goes to Extremes. Chapter 23: World War and Cold War. Chapter 24: Eurovision. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 25: Ten Europeans who Dominated the Continent. Chapter 26: Ten Days That Shook Europe – and the World. Chapter 27: Ten Places (apart from Naples) to See Before You Die. Chapter 28: Ten Things Europe (and the World) Could Have Done Without. Index.