A definitive account of why history is the best discpline and why it shoudl be studied by everyone! It sets out the benefits of studying history at university and what sort of careers it can lead to.

What actually is History? This book will tell you! The "Very Short introduction" series of books are excellent at introducing academic topics by experts in their fields.

The classic text written on history, facts and causation by this famous marxist historian in the 1960s.

A monster of a book. It is worth diping into for an introduction the the schools of historical thought. This makes a big part of studying history at university.

This is a hugely popular book on the global bestseller list. Essentially charts the rise of humanity through agriculture, money and science. Ig you enjoy this, there is a sequal- Homo Deus where- dangerously for a historian- Harari makes predictions for the future.

This book argues that Christinaity has been the single biggest revolutionary force that has shaped the West. He charts the intellectual developments from Ancient Greece through to contemporary culture. He writes vividly in a narrative style that is a long way removed from dry ecclesiastical history.

A story of the peoples, empires, cultures and pirates that are linked to a sea that has shaped global history.

An ambitious book that seeks to re-evalute world history by putting the Silk Road- the Trade route that linked Europe to China- at its centre.

This book is both very readable and hugely informative. This will give you am overview of the history of Rome from it early origins through to Caracalla, the emperor who granted citizenship throughout the empire. It gives you an account of why Rome was so successful in expanding its reach, but also insights into a frankly strange and alien people.