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.
412 books available

The Travels of Ibn Battutah
Ibn Battutah
Tim Mackintosh-Smith

The Imperial War Museum Book of the Somme
Malcolm Brown

Germany Turns Eastwards
Michael Burleigh

The Third Reich
Michael Burleigh

What If?
Robert Cowley

The Isles
Norman Davies

Balzac
Graham Robb

Trench Warfare 1914-18
Tony Ashworth

East and West
Chris Patten

Victor Hugo
Graham Robb

Chechnya
Thomas de Waal
Carlotta Gall

Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth
Gitta Sereny