Best history books to expand your knowledge, from ancient Egypt to medieval witch hunts
If you’re a true reading buff, you’ll know what the smell of the pages of a good piece of literature truly means to us bookworms.
There’s nothing quite like lifting a text to your nose, fanning the pages, inhaling the scent of those tattered leaves, and perhaps recalling where you picked up the treasure – or even who recommended it to you.
This warm and familiar feeling is not limited to any particular kind of literature, but we’d argue that good history books have an uncanny ability to transport a reader to another world, or another time.
Being a so-called ‘academic’ is certainly not a requirement for getting into literature about world history, so don’t let the professors and pretenders deter you from exploring a subject or moment in time that you’re genuinely interested in.
We understand, however, that getting into history books can seem daunting. Where does one even start? The history of Greco-Roman architecture? The Boer War? The Renaissance?
