Handbooks and companions provide a survey of the state of research about a topic or region, historiography or concise overviews.
Ashgate Research Companion to Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe
Companion to the French Revolution
The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750
Oxford Handbook of Modern German History
Oxford Handbook of Modern Russian History
Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution
Routledge Companion to Modern European History Since 1763
Routledge Handbook of French History
Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700