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.
The Imperial War Museum Book of 1914
Malcolm Brown
Mr Foote's Other Leg
Ian Kelly
My Life as a Spy
Leslie Woodhead
Counting One's Blessings
William Shawcross
Alexander the Great
Paul Cartledge
City of Abraham
Edward Platt
Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly
Martin Dugard
The Meaning of Recognition
Clive James
An Anatomy of Terror
Andrew Sinclair
Josephine
Andrea Stuart
The Sixties Unplugged
Gerard DeGroot
A Way of Life
Reginald Kray
Tudors
Peter Ackroyd
Inspector Minahan Makes a Stand
Bridget O'Donnell
Churchill's Cigar
Stephen McGinty
Shakespeare's Local
Pete Brown
A History of the World
Andrew Marr
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
The Opium War
Julia Lovell
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