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.
On Consolation
Michael Ignatieff
In the Midst of Civilized Europe
Jeffrey Veidlinger
Dutch Light
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth
Henry Gee
God
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
A World Beneath the Sands
Toby Wilkinson
A House Through Time
David Olusoga
Melanie Backe-Hansen
Lily's Promise
Lily Ebert
Dov Forman
Shakespearean
Robert McCrum
Innovation
Peter Ackroyd
The Glass Wall
Max Egremont
Until Proven Safe
Geoff Manaugh
Nicola Twilley
Bomber Command
Max Hastings
The Blind Light
Stuart Evers
The Running Book
John Connell
Palace of Palms
Kate Teltscher
The Utopians
Anna Neima
Black and British
David Olusoga
Thebes
Paul Cartledge
Going with the Boys
Judith Mackrell
Day of the Assassins
Michael Burleigh
Pandora's Jar
Natalie Haynes
The Pull of the Stars
Emma Donoghue
Mistresses
Linda Porter
Revolt
Nadav Eyal
Broken
Jenny Lawson
Machiavelli
Alexander Lee
The Book Collectors of Daraya
Delphine Minoui
The Quiet Americans
Scott Anderson
A Place For Everything
Judith Flanders
Colditz
P R Reid
How to Be a Refugee
The Happiest Man on Earth
Eddie Jaku
Daily Rituals Women at Work
Mason Currey
The Korean War
Max Hastings
The Song of Simon de Montfort
Sophie Thérèse Ambler
Kremlin Winter
Robert Service
India
V. S. Naipaul
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Mary Seacole
Eight Days at Yalta
Diana Preston