HISTORY

Books

• Orientalism
• Gulag Archipelago
• Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
• History in Practice
• The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past
• The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
• What is History?
• 24 Hours in Ancient Rome
• A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
• A History of the World
• A History of the World in 100 Objects
• Englanders and Huns
• Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
• Guns, Germs, and Steel
• How to Manage Your Slaves
• King Leopold’s Ghost
• Korea’s Place in the Sun
• Natasha’s Dance
• SPQR: The History of Ancient Rome
• Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
• The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848
• The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History
• The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn
• The New Nature of History
• The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
• Wild Swans
• The Watchers
• The Whig Interpretation of History
• Decline and Fall
• The Good Soldier
• Winter King
• The Radetzky March
• The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime
• The Makioka Sisters
• 1913
• Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
• The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
• Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
• The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
• A History of Britain in 10 Enemies
• The Hundred Years War on Palestine
• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
• Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America
• Open Veins of Latin America
• Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire
• A Little History of the United States
• An African History of Africa
  Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

  Up From Slavery

  Black and British: A Forgotten History

  Native Nations: A Milennium in North America

   

Lectures

• UCL Taster Lecture Series on Chemical Engineering

• University of Oxford – Mechanical Engineering Taster Lecture
• University of Oxford – Structural Engineering Taster Lecture
• University of Oxford – Fluid Dynamics Engineering Taster Lecture
• University of Oxford – Control Engineering Taster Lecture
• University of Oxford – Quantum Engineering Taster Lecture
• University of Oxford – Climate Engineering Taster Lecture
• Imperial College Lecture – What Makes Turbulence Tick?
• The Royal Institution – Inventions that Changed the World with Roma Agrawal

Podcasts

• The Rest Is History: Podcast · Goalhanger · Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook.Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and expert analysis, as they unpack the high-drama moments that shaped our world.The Rest Is History Club: Become a member for exclusive bonus episodes, early access to full series and live show tickets, ad-free listening, our exclusive weekly newsletter, discount book prices on titles mentioned on the show, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestishistory.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestishistory.For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.

• BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time, In Our Time: History – Top 10: The top ten programmes to listen to from In Our Time’s History archive.

Websites

• World History

  European History

  Black American History

  U.S. History

  History of Science

  Art History

Competitions

• The Minds Underground™ Essay Competition is aimed at students in Year 12 (though we welcome younger applicants). The competition provides students with an opportunity to attempt university-level research, hone their writing & argumentative skills and prepare for university interviews. Entrants must choose 1 question to answer from their category.

  The 2025 Minds Underground Essay Competition results are now live — view the full results on our Results Page. 2026 questions will be released in November 2025.

  2025 History Essay Questions: 

  1. Can historical narratives ever be truly objective? Hint: Evaluate the role of bias, perspective, and interpretation in the writing of history

  2. Is the history of empire primarily a story of oppression or progress? Hint: Discuss the complexities of empire, considering both exploitation and advancements in technology, culture, and economics.

  3. How has the concept of revolution evolved from the French Revolution to modern-day uprisings? Hint: Compare the causes, outcomes, and global impacts of historical and contemporary revolutions