I want to read more about the Byzantine Empire and also the inter-war years in Europe-particularly diaries of people living in that era in different countries. Thanks for any leads!

I haven't begun reading it yet(I'm still working my way through The Thirty Years: Europe's Tragedy by Peter Wilson) but last week, I bought From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by Professor John Connelly, the director of UC-Berkeley's Institute for East European, Eurasian, and Slavic Studies. The sourcing looks really good and he seems to be a credible figure. It covers the history of nationalism in Eastern Europe from the 1780s to the the present day. And since it only came out in January, I'd imagine that means it's pretty up to date, historiographically.

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• religion, magic and sexuality in the late Middle Ages?
• folklore and mythology involving monsters and beasts in the late Middle Ages? (Especially interested in all the religious associations with unicorns)
• theology via late medieval architecture?

Interested in England, Scotland and Ireland specifically, but I’d be happy for books focusing on anywhere. Thank you!

Looking for a good book on viking age Norway and the immigration to England.

I’ve been on a Roman trip lately. Just recently finished Mary Beard’s SPQR and now want to move onto: a) The late imperial period and specifically the “fall” of Rome (I know I should read Gibbons at some point, but for now I’d like a more contemporary take on it), a) Daily life in Roman cities and the countryside (either late republican or early imperial period).

Audiobooks highly preferred. Thanks in advance!

Looking for a good book and on middle ages boat construction and maintenance. How they were made and what they did to keep them afloat for as long as they did.

I've just finished reading Oilcraft by Robert Vitalis, and can heartily recommend it if you're interested in the history of oil, beliefs about scarcity, etc. It's a really thought provoking study of how misperception, mythology, and misunderstanding have shaped the ways in which we think about oil and in particular the relationship between the United States and Middle Eastern oil producers.

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Any good books on ancient mathematics? Doesn't seem to have any recommendations in the book recommendations section.

Can someone recommend a good accessible book on Napoleon? I'm looking for something that is more entertaining than dense. I'm currently reading Battle Cry of Freedom, and i think it's fantastic, so i was thinking of something in that vein.

Thanks!

I am looking foe a good book on Germany (or better said) the rising nationalism and sense of unity that lead to the foeming of the German empire. Starting 1800 to roughly 1945.

Any recommendations? Can be in Dutch, English or German

I am wanting to get up to speed with current scholarship on the migrations era and post- Roman (mostly Germanic) successor states. Background: This was my MA field almost thirty years ago, but I went in a different direction for my PhD. So I'm familiar with most of the primary written sources. I've already ordered books by Peter Heather and Bryan Ward-Perkins. Are there other key works and/or articles I should seek out to become better up-to-date on recent thought?

Looking for a book on Chinese history, particularly the dynasties. I just haven’t seen much out there and was looking for an interesting read on the topic. Same thing goes for feudal Japan. Thanks!

A good book about Egyptian history for a layman. One that could explain all the Mohi Meng’s, pharaoh line etc without micro details.

Please feel free to suggest any books on the Northern Ireland conflict. recently watched this great movie called 71 and am interested in knowing more regarding the situation of that time.

Looking for good books on the U.K from 1800-1920. Books that accentuate the impact they had on the formation of the world as we know it today are preferred.

Good books on the cultural history of the Ancient Near east/Mesopotamia? Could be academic

Any good books that feature a methodology and stylistic flair similar to Robin Fleming's Britain After Rome? I read it a few years back, and really loved how she was able to bring the lives of ordinary historical individuals to life using archeological and forensic analysis. I'm not particularly interested in any specific period, so much as the general method and tenor of the work, though I would assume most researchers that use the same tool set are going to focus on periods and places without much in the way of a surviving written record.

Hoping someone can recommend a good biography of Oliver Cromwell. I've found the Antonia Fraser one but it's fairly old now, does it still hold up? Anything more modern/scholarly would be good.