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.
Reliable Essays
Clive James
Former People
Douglas Smith
The Spy Who Loved
Clare Mulley
My Secret Sister
Helen Edwards
Jenny Lee Smith
Love Thy Neigbor
Peter Maass
The Habit of Victory
Peter Hore
The Millionaire's Unit
Marc Wortman
The History of Mining
Michael Coulson
A Point of View
Clive James
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Last Days of Hitler
Hugh Trevor Roper
Seeds of Wealth
Henry Hobhouse
Spies and Commissars
Robert Service
Armed Struggle
Richard English
Forgotten Land
Max Egremont
Foundation
Peter Ackroyd
To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild
Bury the Chains
Adam Hochschild
Titanic Thompson
Kevin Cook
Balsamic Dreams
Joe Queenan
The Mimic Men
V.S. Naipaul
The Man Who Saved Britain
Simon Winder
A Turn in the South
V.S. Naipaul
The Middle Passage
V.S. Naipaul
The Lie of the Land
Ian Vince
Zulu Rising
Ian Knight
Parisians
Graham Robb
Unreliable Sources
John Simpson
The Bridge
David Remnick
The Loss of El Dorado
V.S. Naipaul
India: A Million Mutinies Now
V.S. Naipaul
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
William Shawcross
Edinburgh
Michael Fry
The Revolt of the Pendulum
Clive James
Man Walks Into A Pub
Pete Brown
The Making of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr
Lenin
Robert Service
Trotsky
Robert Service
Stalin
Robert Service
The Longest Siege
Robert Lyman