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.
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
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
A House Through Time
David Olusoga
Melanie Backe-Hansen
Bomber Command
Max Hastings
The Blind Light
Stuart Evers
The Running Book
John Connell
Palace of Palms
Kate Teltscher
Black and British
David Olusoga
Thebes
Paul Cartledge
Pandora's Jar
Natalie Haynes
Endurance
Louis Rudd
Mistresses
Linda Porter
Legionnaire
Simon Murray
Machiavelli
Alexander Lee
Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell
Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
A Place For Everything
Judith Flanders