Here are the history books published (in hardback) in the UK last month. They were a little harder to track down this month, with only nine on the list.
The two that I have my eye on are:
- Mythica: The Untold History of the Real Women Behind Homer's Myths, by Emily Hauser. I tend to be suspicious of so called 'untold histories' but I would like to hear more about this one! Presumably the story is not a very happy one?
- America, América: A New History of the New World, by Greg Grandin. I like histories that break out of national boundaries, and provide a broader view. Contextualising USA as an emerging nation (I presume?) is also an interesting perspective!
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:
- 📕 Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
- 📘 We Were There: The Untold Black British Stories That Shaped Our Country
- 📔 Mythica: The Untold History of the Real Women Behind Homer's Myths
- 📗 America, América: A New History of the New World
- 📙 The Indo-Europeans Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution Is Rewriting Their Story
- 📓 The Fiery Spirits: Popular protest, Parliament and the English Revolution
- 📒 The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain
- 📙 The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
- 📘 The First Russian Revolution: The Decembrist Revolt Of 1825
