History titles

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Time TravelJames Gleick

★★☆☆☆

This Door of the SeasVal McDermid and Jo Sharp

★★★★☆

The Restless RepublicAnna Keay

★★★☆☆

The Girl with the SuitcaseLesley Pearse

★★★☆☆

    Why Q Needs UDanny Bate

    ★★★☆☆

    The Forbidden Garden of LeningradSimon Parkin

    ★★★☆☆

    Circle of DaysKen Follett

    ★★★☆☆

    Human ResourcesRenay Richardson and Arisa Loomba

    ★★★★☆

    Traitor’s LegacyS. J. Parris

    ★★★☆☆

    CrunchNatalie Whittle

    ★★★☆☆

    What Is Free Speech?Fara Dabhoiwala

    ★★★★☆

    NostalgiaAgnes Arnold-Forster

    ★★★★☆

    JamesPercival Everett

    ★★★★★

    The Traitor of ColditzRobert Verkaik

    ★★★★☆

    AzincourtBernard Cornwell

    ★★★★★

    The Black CrescentJane Johnson

    ★★★☆☆

    Rule, NostalgiaHannah Rose Woods

    ★★★★☆

    MosquitoRowland White

    ★★★☆☆

    TitanicRupert Matthews

    ★★★★☆

    ChallengerAdam Higginbotham

    ★★★★★

    Terra NovaHarrison Christian

    ★★★☆☆

    NexusYuval Noah Harari

    ★★★★☆

    Africa is Not A CountryDipo Faloyin

    ★★★★★

    Act of OblivionRobert Harris

    ★★☆☆☆

    The ColonyAudrey Magee

    ★★★★★

    The BBCDavid Hendy

    ★★★☆☆

    Ping-Pong DiplomacyNicholas Griffin

    ★★★☆☆

    The Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldBettany Hughes

    ★★★★☆

    CryptAlice Roberts

    ★★★☆☆

    About EnglandDavid Matless

    ★★★☆☆

    FootmarksJim Leary

    ★★★☆☆

    The Black AngelsMaria Smilios

    ★★★★★

    The CeltsSimon Jenkins

    ★★★★☆

    BuriedAlice Roberts

    ★★★☆☆

    The Dawn of EverythingDavid Graeber and David Wengrow

    ★★★★★

    AncestorsAlice Roberts

    ★★★★☆

    British RailChristian Wolmar

    ★★★★☆

    Food of the CodsDaniel Gray

    ★★★★☆

    Two Wheels GoodJody Rosen

    ★★★☆☆

    CollapseJared Diamond

    ★★★★☆

    The Ukrainian NightMarci Shore

    ★★★★☆

    Lord of All the DeadJavier Cercas

    ★★★☆☆

    Small Things Like TheseClaire Keegan

    ★★★★☆

    Threads of LifeClare Hunter

    ★★★★☆

    CommanderStephen Taylor

    ★★★☆☆

    Guns, Germs and SteelJared Diamond

    ★★★★☆

    Travellers in the Third ReichJulia Boyd

    ★★★☆☆

    Ralegh’s Last JourneyPaul Hyland

    ★★★☆☆

    A Dark History of TeaSeren Charrington Hollins

    ★★★★☆

    City of ThievesDavid Benioff

    ★★★☆☆

    ShadowplayJoseph O’Connor

    ★★★☆☆

    The Gates of AthensConn Iggulden

    ★★★☆☆

    The Rise and Fall of the British NationDavid Edgerton

    ★★★★☆

    Learning from the GermansSusan Neiman

    ★★★★★

    Goodbye to BudapestMargarita Morris

    ★★★★☆

    The Lincoln ConspiracyBrad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

    ★★★☆☆

    NativesAkala

    ★★★★★

    The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead

    ★★★★★

    Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly

    ★★★★☆

    The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead

    ★★★★☆

    HiroshimaJohn Hersey

    ★★★★☆

    ValkyrieJóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir

    ★★★★☆

    The Beekeeper of AleppoChristy Lefteri

    ★★★★★

    Sword of KingsBernard Cornwell

    ★★★★☆

    Colour BarSusan Williams

    ★★★★★

    The Liars’ GospelNaomi Alderman

    ★★★☆☆

    Bristol StoryEugene Byrne and Simon Gurr

    ★★★★☆

    Milk of ParadiseLucy Inglis

    ★★★☆☆

    CorpusRory Clements

    ★★★☆☆

    ShieldwallJustin Hill

    ★★★★☆

    A History of ChristianityDiarmaid MacCulloch

    ★★★★☆

    24 Hours at WaterlooRobert Kershaw

    ★★★★★

    The Audacious Crimes of Colonel BloodRobert Hutchinson

    ★★★☆☆

    Traveller’s Guide to The Ancient WorldRay Laurence

    ★★★☆☆

    On TyrannyTimothy Snyder

    ★★★★★

    Atlas of the Year 1000John Man

    ★★★★☆

    The Noise of TimeJulian Barnes

    ★★★☆☆

    The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and BabbageSydney Padua

    ★★★★☆

    A Million Years in a DayGreg Jenner

    ★★★☆☆

    ConspiracyIain Gale

    ★★★☆☆

    SapiensYuval Noah Harari

    ★★★★☆

    SPQRMary Beard

    ★★★★☆

    Dead WakeErik Larson

    ★★☆☆☆

    The Master of BrugesTerence Morgan

    ★★★★★

    The Cold WarJohn Lewis Gaddis

    ★★★★☆

    Sagittarius RisingCecil Lewis

    ★★★★★

    ParisAndrew Hussey

    ★★★★☆

    Gallows ThiefBernard Cornwell

    ★★★★☆

    HereticBernard Cornwell

    ★★★★☆

    VagabondBernard Cornwell

    ★★★★☆

    HarlequinBernard Cornwell

    ★★★★★

    Alone in BerlinHans Fallada

    ★★★★★

    The Devil’s PaintbrushJake Arnott

    ★★★☆☆

    Rules of WarIain Gale

    ★★★☆☆

    Paths of GloryJeffrey Archer

    ★★★★☆

    The Subterranean RailwayChristian Wolmar

    ★★★☆☆