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.
Eight Days at Yalta
Diana Preston
Brothers in Arms
Geraint Jones
The Bells of Old Tokyo
Anna Sherman
How to Survive
John Hudson
The Russian Job
Douglas Smith
The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates
1939
Frederick Taylor
The Age of Light
Whitney Scharer
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
The Map of Knowledge
Violet Moller
Daughters of Chivalry
Kelcey Wilson-Lee
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lotharingia
Simon Winder
The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective
Susannah Stapleton
Germania
Simon Winder
Danubia
Simon Winder
The Book of Tea
Okakura Kakuzo
Sayuri Romei
Nature's Mutiny
Philipp Blom
War Doctor
David Nott
Notre-Dame
Ken Follett
Dominion
Peter Ackroyd
The Skripal Files
Mark Urban
Handel in London
Jane Glover
Her Father's Daughter
Beezy Marsh
The World in Thirty-Eight Chapters or Dr Johnson’s Guide to Life
Henry Hitchings
Mrs Gaskell and Me
Nell Stevens
A Daughter's Choice
Margaret Ford
The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram
David M. Guss
Carrying the Fire
Michael Collins
Milk of Paradise
Lucy Inglis
A World on Edge
Daniel Schönpflug
A Higher Loyalty
James Comey
King of Spies
Blaine Harden
No Way Out
Adam Jowett
Operation Chaos
Matthew Sweet
King Leopold's Ghost
Adam Hochschild
The Debatable Land
Graham Robb
Wolves of Rome
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte
Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman