Harry's Fantastic History

Travel through time with Harry’s Fantastic History — a collection of accessible, compelling reads spanning ancient civilisations, landmark events, and unforgettable lives. Whether you're after sweeping biographies or fascinating historical insights, these titles offer depth, variety, and endless stories to uncover.

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Young Heroes of the Soviet Union by Alex Halberstadt - 9781400067060
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Young Heroes of the Soviet Union
Alex Halberstadt
In this "urgent and enthralling reckoning with family and history" (Andrew Solomon), an American writer...
The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk - 9780719564475
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The Great Game
Peter Hopkirk
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth; Victorian Britain and Tsarist...
Love Thy Neighbor by Peter Maass - 9780679763895
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Love Thy Neighbor
Peter Maass
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Peter Maass went to the Balkans as...
City of Fortune by Roger Crowley - 9780571245956
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City of Fortune
Roger Crowley
A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian...
Sovietistan by Erika Fatland - 9780857057747
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Sovietistan
Erika Fatland
"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times SHORTLISTED...
Fake History by Otto English - 9781787396425
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Fake History
Otto English
'A brilliant and important book ... Five Stars!' Mark Dolan, talkRADIO 'An important new book'...
A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle Hirsch - 9781805300878
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A History of Women in 101 Objects
Annabelle Hirsch
The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have...
Pocket Museum: Ancient Rome by Virginia L. Campbell - 9780500519592
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Pocket Museum: Ancient Rome
Virginia L. Campbell
If all the portable artifacts of Ancient Rome were in a single location, the lives...
A Brief History of London by Jeremy Black - 9781472146717
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A Brief History of London
Jeremy Black
As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic...
Men Behind Monty by Richard Mead - 9781473827165
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Men Behind Monty
Richard Mead
'The Men Behind Monty' examines the role played by the personal staff in the victorious...
SAS Forged in Hell by Damien Lewis - 9781529413847
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SAS Forged in Hell
Damien Lewis
The incredible true story of the SAS's mission to liberate Europe, featuring never-before-seen archive material...
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Blood and Sand
Alex Von Tunzelmann
A lively, revelatory popular history that tells the story of both the Suez Crisis and...
Dynasty by Tom Holland - 9780349123837
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Dynasty
Tom Holland
Rome was first ruled by kings, then became a republic. But in the end, after...
Tripped by Norman Ohler - 9781838953607
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Tripped
Norman Ohler
First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a 'truth serum'...
Budapest by Victor Sebestyen - 9781474610018
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Budapest
Victor Sebestyen
Budapest has always been an important place. Almost at the centre of Europe, it is...
In The Shadow Of The Sword by Tom Holland - 9780349122359
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In The Shadow Of The Sword
Tom Holland
In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the...
A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt by Christopher Hibbert - 9781472136428
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A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt
Christopher Hibbert
There can be few military victories so complete, or achieved against such heavy odds, as...
Mortal Monarchs by Suzie Edge - 9781472294234
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Mortal Monarchs
Suzie Edge
'A brilliant, funny and thought-provoking book' - Jonn Elledge 'Compelling, provocative, and utterly brilliant' -...
Dead Doubles by Trevor Barnes - 9780062856999
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Dead Doubles
Trevor Barnes
The astonishing but true story of one of the most notorious spy cases from the...
Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy - 9780753829158
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Augustus
Adrian Goldsworthy
Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor...
Revolutions by Peter Furtado - 9780500022412
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Revolutions
Peter Furtado
Revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. This may be because their rhetoric,...
Cod by Mark Kurlansky - 9780099268703
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Cod
Mark Kurlansky
Charting the waves a mere fish can send through history, Kurlansky has fashioned an epic...
Memento Mori by Peter Jones - 9781786494825
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Memento Mori
Peter Jones
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter...
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Ruin of Witches
Gaskill Malcolm
The Museum of Other People by Adam Kuper - 9781800810938
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The Museum of Other People
Adam Kuper
'A formidable work' - Nigel Barley, author of The Innocent Anthropologist 'Should be required reading'...
The Englishman's Daughter by Ben Macintyre - 9780385336796
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The Englishman's Daughter
Ben Macintyre
A "remarkable" (The New York Times Book Review) account of four British soldiers forced into...
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The Real Lincoln by Thomas J. Dilorenzo - 9780761526469
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The Real Lincoln
Thomas J. Dilorenzo
A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War A New Look...
The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks by Jacob F. Field - 9781789294163
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The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks
Jacob F. Field
An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to...