I'm a bit late this month, for which I blame AI. More on this later!
The three that I am looking out for are:
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Nineteen Days in Autumn: A New History Of 1066, by Erin Goeres. Coinciding with the surprisinly popular tapestry exhbition at the British Musuem, this promises to be a blow-by-blow account of the critical days leading up to the conquest of England in 1066: a tragic but compelling story!
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Out of Chaos: A Global History of the Nation State, by Jon Wilson. Most countries are young. I think we should generally pay more attention to this. Jon Wilson's new book will, I think, help :-)
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Civilizations Map by Map: From Ancient Empires to Forgotten Cultures, by various authors. I don't normally include this sort of coffee table book among the new history books released, but the broad range of fascinating civilizations and excellent colouring-in on the enticing maps means I can't this time resist. It's one that I would like to get for my coffee table.
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
The full list:
- ๐ The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East
- ๐ Reds: A Global History of Communism
- ๐ Nineteen Days in Autumn: A New History Of 1066
- ๐ 1936: The Year of Three Kings
- ๐ The Last Emperor of China: Twilight of the Forbidden City
- ๐ 1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople
- ๐ Civilizations Map by Map: From Ancient Empires to Forgotten Cultures
- ๐ Notorious: Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax
- ๐ Harold: Warrior King
- ๐ Overlord: The Life and Reign of Henry VIII
- ๐ Aurangzeb 'Alamgir and the Mughal Empire: A History Retold
- ๐ Out of Chaos: A Global History of the Nation State
- ๐ The Viking Conquest of England: How Danish Monarchs Ruled From 1013-1042
- ๐ Silent Histories: Deafness in Early Modern England
