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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Spies of No Country
Matti Friedman
"Wondrous . . . Compelling . . . Piercing." --The New York Times Book Review...
Open by Johan Norberg - 9781786497161
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Open
Johan Norberg
Humanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and...
Not Far From Brideshead by Daisy Dunn - 9781474615587
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Not Far From Brideshead
Daisy Dunn
Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the...
Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland - 9781524744458
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Churchill & Son
Josh Ireland
The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill's enduring yet volatile bond with his only son,...
City of Light, City of Shadows by x Mike Rapport - 9780349128160
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City of Light, City of Shadows
x Mike Rapport
Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and...
The Island of Extraordinary Captives by Simon Parkin - 9781529347197
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The Island of Extraordinary Captives
Simon Parkin
The police came for Peter Fleischmann in the early hours. It reminded the teenager of...
The Zookeepers' War by J.W. Mohnhaupt - 9781501188497
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The Zookeepers' War
J.W. Mohnhaupt
The unbelievable true story of the Cold War's strangest proxy war, fought between the zoos...
A Short History of Disease by Sean Martin - 9781843444190
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A Short History of Disease
Sean Martin
Using an interdisciplinary approach, Sean Martin's A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and...
The White House Plumbers by Egil Bud Krogh - 9781250851628
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The White House Plumbers
Egil Bud Krogh
NOW A FIVE-PART HBO SERIES, STARRING WOODY HARRELSON AND JUSTIN THEROUX The true story of...
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Checkmate in Berlin
Giles Milton
From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize...
Francis I
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Francis I
Leonie Frieda
The bestselling author of Catherine de Medici returns to sixteenth-century Europe in this evocative and...
Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton - 9781529393163
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Checkmate in Berlin
Giles Milton
'Brilliantly recapturing the febrile atmosphere of Berlin in the first four years after the Second...
The Restless Kings by Nick Barratt - 9780571329113
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The Restless Kings
Nick Barratt
'A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets' diabolical and devious first family - a...
RAF by Richard Overy, Ph.D. (University of Exeter) - 9780393357240
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RAF
Richard Overy, Ph.D. (University of Exeter)
This compact, masterful work by an outstanding historian marks a pivotal moment in military history:...
The Secret History of the World by Jonathan Black - 9780857380975
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The Secret History of the World
Jonathan Black
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to...
The Old Regime and the French Revolution by Alexis De Tocqueville - 9780385092609
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The Old Regime and the French Revolution
Alexis De Tocqueville
The most important contribution to our understanding of the French Revolution was written almost one...
Lincoln's Greatest Case by Brian McGinty - 9781631491474
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Lincoln's Greatest Case
Brian McGinty
In May of 1856, the steamboat Effie Afton barreled into a pillar of the Rock...
Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani - 9780374537623
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Idea of India
Sunil Khilnani
A classic since it was first published in 1997, The Idea of India is a...
1968 by Mark Kurlansky - 9780345455826
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1968
Mark Kurlansky
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "In this highly opinionated and highly readable history, Kurlansky makes a case...
Once Upon a Time in Russia by Ben Mezrich - 9781476771908
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Once Upon a Time in Russia
Ben Mezrich
The New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires...
The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir - 9780345425508
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The Life of Elizabeth I
Alison Weir
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An intimate, captivating biography of Queen Elizabeth I that brings...
On Every Tide by Sean Connolly - 9781408709504
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On Every Tide
Sean Connolly
ON EVERY TIDE is a wide-ranging and challenging reassessment of the Irish diaspora. Drawing on...
The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan by Jonathan Kirsch - 9780871404527
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The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan
Jonathan Kirsch
On the morning of November 7, 1938, a seventeen-year-old Jewish refugee, Herschel Grynszpan, walked into...
The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight - 9780571374830
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The Premonitions Bureau
Sam Knight
Premonitions are impossible. But they come true all the time. Most are innocent. You think...
The Liberation of Paris by Jean Edward Smith - 9781501164927
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The Liberation of Paris
Jean Edward Smith
Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the "rousing" (Jay Winik, author of 1944)...
The Address Book by Deirdre Mask - 9781781259009
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The Address Book
Deirdre Mask
Starting with a simple question, 'what do street addresses do?', Deirdre Mask travels the world...
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms by Gerard Russell - 9781471114694
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Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms
Gerard Russell
Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and...
Dynamite, Treason and Plot by Simon Webb - 9780752463780
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Dynamite, Treason and Plot
Simon Webb
In the years since the 7/7 attacks on the London transport system, many people in...