Earthly Powers: The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War - Softcover

“Michael Burleigh has written a thoughtful and highly original book.” (Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times)

“With effervescent prose, Burleigh chronicles the rise of the ‘terrible simplifications’ of the secular age with a Dostoevskian intensity.” (Niall Ferguson, author of Colossus)

“Michael Burleigh is one of England’s finest historians and Earthly Powers is a wonderful and illuminating achievement.” (Jay Winik, author of April 1865)

“This is a hugely informative and stimulating book, by one of the most original historians of the modern age.” (Noel Malcolm, The Evening Standard)

“Earthly Powers can only cement Michael Burleigh’s reputation as one of the leading historians of our time.” (The Independent)

“This is history on a grand scale, but a history that illuminates the present as well as the past.” (Joseph Frank, author of Dostoevsky)

“A substantial and sardonic study.... A powerful summary of an age in which western Europe found its old faith incoherent.” (Diarmaid MacCulloch, The Guardian)

“A refreshingly complicated history.... Burleigh covers a huge amount of ground, from Ireland to Greece and Russia.” (Graham Robb, The Daily Telegraph)

“Remarkable.... There is a furious energy at work here.... The sheer volume of information presented is startling and thrilling.” (The Observer)

“A hugely ambitious intellectual undertaking, but one that succeeds magnificently.... The author is clearly at the height of his powers.” (Andrew Roberts, The Sunday Telegraph)