Martyn Rady

Martyn Rady is a British historian and professor of Central European history at University College London. He is one of the leading English-language experts on the history of the Habsburg dynasty and Central Europe. His book and audiobook The Habsburgs traces the remarkable story of Europe's most powerful dynasty across nearly a millennium, from their origins in medieval Switzerland to the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Rady writes with erudition, narrative skill, and a gift for making complex dynastic and political history engaging and accessible. His audiobooks and books are essential for anyone interested in European history and the forces that shaped the modern continent.