A great list this month, possibly the largest number of high quality history books published in a single month since my records began! (in 2019)
There are four in particular that I'm looking out for, detailed below.
Click the book covers to see a zoomed in image and links to Amazon if you like to buy your books there.
My highlights for this month are:
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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World, by William Dalrymple. We don't get that many 'Indian centric' history books published in the UK so it is great to see a book like this, written by one of the aristocrats of the popular history world.
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Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King, by Dan Jones. I've enjoyed Dan Jones' previous books and have recently listened to a (dare I say it) 'tour de force' of the life of Henry V from The Rest is History podcast, so I'm confident that this book will be a good one!
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Money: A Story of Humanity, by David McWilliams. I have a professional interest in money but even without this the vibes are that this is a readable, thoughtful and even enjoyable book.
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The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality, by Hanno Sauer. When did the Times first start A Changing? 5 million years ago with our chimp like ancestors apparently. This one is on my shelf already and I am looking forward to reading it!
