From archaeological deep dives into the ancient history of British soil to journeys through forgotten villages, we’ve curated a selection of the best books about British history to read in 2024.

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The book’s organising principle is a day—September 29th 1923—when the British Empire reached its maximum territorial extent.

Readers of Brilliant Black British History, by the Nigerian-born British author Atinuke, are told the neolithic monument in Wiltshire was built while Britain was a 'black country'.

Pride in Britain's history has declined at a "startling" rate, said Philip Johnston in The Daily Telegraph, according to "depressing" findings in this year's British social attitudes survey ...

The vexed history of British feminism A century ago women activists worked together despite their political differences. Can they do so again?

How much do you really know about the history of the United Kingdom? What passes for “British history” is, all too often, merely the history of England with bits of the histories of Scotland ...