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.
Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines
Jean Menzies
The Greatest Escape
Neil Churches
Tutankhamun's Trumpet
Toby Wilkinson
Queen of Our Times
Robert Hardman
The Accidental Duchess
Emma Manners, Duchess of Rutland
A Prison Diary Volume I
Jeffrey Archer
A Prison Diary Volume II
Jeffrey Archer
A Prison Diary Volume III
Jeffrey Archer
Who Are We Now?
Jason Cowley
France: An Adventure History
Graham Robb
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
All Things Wise and Wonderful
James Herriot
A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth
Henry Gee
God
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
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 Glass Wall
Max Egremont
Cultural Amnesia
Clive James
Revolt
Nadav Eyal
The Diamond Queen
Andrew Marr
The Battle for the Falklands
Max Hastings
Simon Jenkins
Until Proven Safe
Geoff Manaugh
Nicola Twilley
The Book Collectors of Daraya
Delphine Minoui
The Quiet Americans
Scott Anderson
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
On Consolation
Michael Ignatieff
The Happiest Man on Earth
Eddie Jaku
Saving Justice
James Comey
How to Be a Refugee
Simon May
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Emmanuel Acho
Dutch Light
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
A World Beneath the Sands
Toby Wilkinson
Shakespearean
Robert McCrum
Bomber Command
Max Hastings