History
Essential books illuminating key periods of history, from the Romans to the Tudors to World War 1. Delve into the history of England with Peter Ackroyd, explore Britain’s forgotten multicultural past with David Olusoga, or uncover the violent rise of early Christianity with Catherine Nixey.
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Margaret George’s favourite stories of the Roman Empire.
The Ship Beneath the Ice
Mensun Bound
On Consolation
Michael Ignatieff
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries
Kate Mosse
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth
Henry Gee
God
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
The Making of the Modern Middle East
Jeremy Bowen
The Real Middle-Earth
Brian Bates
Day of the Assassins
Michael Burleigh
The Utopians
Anna Neima
Going with the Boys
Judith Mackrell
Innovation
Peter Ackroyd
The Greatest Escape
Neil Churches
The Glass Wall
Max Egremont
Tutankhamun's Trumpet
Toby Wilkinson
Revolt
Nadav Eyal
Broken
Jenny Lawson
Lily's Promise
Lily Ebert
Dov Forman
The Diamond Queen
Andrew Marr
Who Are We Now?
Jason Cowley
The Battle for the Falklands
Max Hastings
Simon Jenkins
Until Proven Safe
Geoff Manaugh
Nicola Twilley
France: An Adventure History
Graham Robb
The Greatest Invention
Silvia Ferrara
Queen of Our Times
Robert Hardman
The Book Collectors of Daraya
Delphine Minoui
The Quiet Americans
Scott Anderson
The Happiest Man on Earth
Eddie Jaku
In Defence of Witches
Mona Chollet
How to Be a Refugee
In the Midst of Civilized Europe
Jeffrey Veidlinger
Dutch Light
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
A World Beneath the Sands
Toby Wilkinson
Shakespearean
Robert McCrum
A House Through Time
David Olusoga
Melanie Backe-Hansen
Bomber Command
Max Hastings
The Blind Light
Stuart Evers
The Running Book
John Connell
Palace of Palms
Kate Teltscher
Black and British
David Olusoga
Thebes
Paul Cartledge