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.
Assad
Con Coughlin
The Greatest Invention
Silvia Ferrara
Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses
Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines
The Greatest Escape
Neil Churches
Tutankhamun's Trumpet
Toby Wilkinson
Queen of Our Times
Robert Hardman
An Honourable Exit
Eric Vuillard
The Accidental Duchess
Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland
Who Are We Now?
Jason Cowley
France: An Adventure History
Graham Robb
The World and All That It Holds
Aleksandar Hemon
The Little Girl Who Could Not Cry
Lidia Maksymowicz
Paolo Luigi Rodari
In Defence of Witches
Mona Chollet
In the Midst of Civilized Europe
Jeffrey Veidlinger
The Ship Beneath the Ice
Mensun Bound
On Consolation
Michael Ignatieff
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries
Kate Mosse
All Things Wise and Wonderful
James Herriot
The Breach
Denver Riggleman
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth
Henry Gee
The Accidental Duchess
Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland
God
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
The Making of the Modern Middle East
Jeremy Bowen
The Real Middle-Earth
Brian Bates
Day of the Assassins
Michael Burleigh
Facing the Frozen Ocean
Bear Grylls
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
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