Best books about British history to read in 2024. From ancient Londinium to the complex legacy of Imperialism, read of what lies beneath the surface of our modern existence.

Therefore, Unbothered has curated seven must-read Black British history books that challenge the distorted depictions of our past and have marred our understanding of a people, and more personally ...

Ian Stewart is a historian of modern Europe. Here he picks five of his favourite British history books that tell the stories of a union. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837 by Linda Colley . A ...

Alwyn Turner’s colourful books about modern British history are always great, but a particular achievement is All in It Together, which covers 21 st-century England from the turn of the ...

Their extensive history makes for countless books about the royal family to devour and add to your to-read stack, whether you love, hate, or feel ambivalent toward the royals.

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the nation's founding.

Now, he has written a short history of British architecture, aimed at the "intelligent layman". As Jenkins takes us through the various styles (Palladianism, the gothic revival, etc.), it sometimes ...

British royal history dates back to the 10th century, when King Athelstan claimed the title Rex totius Britanniae (“King of all Britain”.) In the years since, British royals have changed the ...