Human Origins section (Guild Publishing, London
1989).
BRITISH ISLES
GENERAL:
Dunn, Christine
Britain in Old Photographs: Kent
Useful source of information and unusual views of
landmarks (Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1996).
Freeman-Grenville,
G S P
Atlas of British History
Covering the Roman Invasion to 1978 (Rex Collons,
London, 1979).
Jessup,
Frank W
Kent History Illustrated
Detailed overview with maps of Kent (Kent County
Council, 1966).
Montague-Smith,
Patrick W
The Royal Line of Succession
The British Monarchy from Cerdic
to Queen Elizabeth II in genealogy trees covering the entire British Isles (Pitkin
Pictorial Publications, 1986).
Smith,
Lesley M (Editor)
The Making of Britain:
The Dark Ages
Good overview of Britain from the Romans to the
Vikings. From a Channel 4 series in the UK, unlikely to be in print (Channel 4/Macmillan,
1984).
ROMAN BRITAIN:
Salway, Peter
Roman Britain
Part of The Oxford History of England
series. Detailed look at the Roman occupation of Britain and related events
on the Continent. Essential reading for an understanding of the period
(Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986).
POST-ROMAN BRITAIN:
Alcock, Leslie
Aberford Dykes; the first defence of the
Brigantes?
(1954).
Burke,
John
Roman England
The English Tourist Board's Discover England
series. Good overview (Guild Publishing, London, 1983).
Celtic Devon
Dewnans Celtic Devon
A site dedicated to the Celtic heritage of Devon.
Visit the
web
site.
Chadwick,
Nora
The Celts
Overview of Celtic origins in Europe and Britain.
Detailed look at Celtic progress and survival post-Rome (Pelican, 1971).
Delaney,
Frank
Legends of the Celts
Many of the Irish and Welsh myths and legends
told in modern form, including nine of the eleven
Mabinogion stories (Grafton, 1994).
Faull, M L
Roman and Anglian Settlement Patters in
Yorkshire
(1974).
Faull, M L
& Moorhouse, S A
West Yorkshire: An Archaeological Survey to AD 1500
(1981).
Giles, J A / Gildas
De Excidio Brittaniae et Conquestu (On the
Ruin of Britain)
Edited and translated, 1841. Published as part of
Six Old English Chronicles (London, George Bell & Sons, 1900).
Giles, J A / Nennius
Historia Brittonum (The History of the
Britons)
Edited and translated, 1841. Published as part of
Six Old English Chronicles (Henry G Bohn, London, 1848).
Ingram, James
The Annales Cambriae
Taken from the Harleian manuscript, the earliest
surviving version (London, Everyman Press, 1912).
Jones, G R J
Early Territorial Organization in Gwynedd
and Elmet
(1975).
Monmouth, Geoffrey of
The History of the Kings of Britain
Translated with introduction by Lewis Thorpe (Guild
Publishing London, 1982).
Nennius
Historia Brittonum (The History of the
Britons)
J A Giles, Six Old English Chronicles (Henry
G Bohn, London, 1848).
Smith, A H
Place Names of The West Riding of
Yorkshire
(1971).
Stenton, F M
Anglo-Saxon England
(1971).
Thomas,
Charles
Celtic Britain
Excellent broad view of Celts today and from
Post-Roman period onwards. Part of the Ancient Peoples and Places Series (Thames
& Hudson, 1986).
Wood,
Michael
In Search of the Dark Ages
Centering on key figures covering the whole age
from Boudica (SIC) to William the Conqueror. Good general introduction
(Ariel Books / BBC, 1981).
ARTHURIAN:
Ashe,
Geoffrey
The Landscape of King Arthur
A tour of Arthur's Britain through photographs
and text (Guild Publishing, London, 1987).
Ashe,
Geoffrey (Editor)
The Quest for Arthur's Britain
Detailed examination of the truth behind Arthur,
featuring Leslie Alcock, CA Ralegh Radford & Philip Rahtz (Paladon Books, Grafton,
1968).
Barber,
Richard
King Arthur: Hero & Legend
Detailed examination of Arthur's history (The
Boydell Press, 1961).
ARMORICA:
Pognat,
Jean-Michel
Brittany: Many Kingdoms or One?
A critical study of sources for the history of
the 5th-9th century Breton Kings in an attempt to establish an historical king
list.
Originally available online but now unavailable.
PICTISH & GAELIC BRITAIN:
O'Brien, Jacqueline & Harbison, Peter
Ancient Ireland: From Prehistory to the
Middle Ages
A broad study of Medieval Ireland with notes on some
events and stories before that period (George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd,
London, 1996).
Weeks, T H & A Weeks
Pictish Chronicle
A translation and commentary of the various versions
of the Pictish Chronicle. Visit the
web site.
ANGLO-SAXONS & VIKINGS:
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishops from Augustine to Williams
The official site of the archbishop with details on
some 20th century holders of the office, plus a small biography of
Augustine. Visit the
web site.
Bede
(Leo Sherley-Price translation - revised by R E Latham)
A History of the English
Church and
People
Essential for understanding the viewpoint of an
8th century Anglo-Saxon of Britain's history. Surprisingly accurate in the treatment of
its material, especially Anglo-Saxon matters after c.600. Good grounding on the
traditional Celtic history of pre- and post Roman Britain (Penguin Classics, always
available).
Davidson, Hilda Ellis & Fisher, Peter
Saxo Grammaticus – The History of the Danes
[Books I – IX]
Humble, Richard
The Fall of Saxon England (BCA)
Jones, Gwyn
A History of the Vikings
(Oxford University Press, London, 1968).
Leeuwen, Geoffrey van
Ivarr The Boneless
Internet article with additional text by Mick Baker.
Myres, J N
L
The English Settlements
Part of The Oxford History of England
series. Essential detail on the Settlement Period (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986).
Royal Blood – King Richard III and the
Mystery of the Princes
Gill, Louise
Richard III and Buckingham's Rebellion
Gillinham, John
Richard III – A Medieval Kingship
Jenkins, Elizabeth
The Princes In The Tower
Kendall, Paul Murray
Richard III
Macalpine, Joan
The Shadow Of The Tower
Pollard, Anthony J
Richard III and The Princes In The Tower
Potter, Jeremy
Good King Richard?
Stanyon, Annie
Prove It! – Investigations in History
Weir, Alison
The Princes In The Tower
MODERN BRITAIN:
Cobb, G
The Old Churches of London
Guide to the City of London's churches (Batsford,
London, 1942).
Huelin, Gordon
Vanished Churches of the City of London
Highly important for discovering the lost churches
in the City of London (Guildhall Library Publishing, London, 1996).
Number10.gov.uk
History And Tour
List and brief details for each Prime Minister of
Great Britain. Visit the
web site.
www.parliament.uk
United Kingdom Parliament
Brief details of important dates for Parliament. Visit the
web site.
NAPOLEONIC WARS:
Harris,
Rifleman Benjamin (Edited by Eileen Hathaway)
A Dorset Rifleman
Memoires of a soldier of one of Britain's best
regiments of the Wars, covering his tome with the Rifles from 1803-1814 (Shinglepicker
Publications, Swanage, 1995).
Mercer,
General Cavalié
Journal of the Waterloo Campaign
One of the very few journals by an artillery man,
this gives excellent insight into the military methods and thinking of a crucial period
(Da Capro Press, New York, 1995).
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history,
politics and economic background of countries. Visit the
web site.
Newark,
Tim
The Barbarians
Warriors & Wars of
the Dark Ages, colour illustrations by Angus McBride. Good overview (Blandford Press,
Poole, Dorset, 1985).
ROMAN EUROPE:
Fairley, William
Notitia Dignitatum
One of the most commonly available translations of
the Latin text (Translations and Reprints from Original Sources of European
History Vol 6 No 4, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1894).
POST-ROMAN EUROPE:
Tolkein, J R R
(Ed Alan Bliss)
Finn and Hengest - The Fragment and the
Episode
The tale of two fifth century heroes, Finn and
Hengest, told in Beowulf and reconstructed by Tolkein (HarperCollins,
London, 2006).
FRANCE:
Duby, Georges
Atlas historique mondial
Classic historical atlas vital for its maps of the
evolution of the Frankish kingdoms (Larousse, 1978).
Wenzler, Claude
Genealogy of the Kings of France
Handy slim volume covering the creation of the
French monarchy and each successive king (Editions Ouest-France, Rennes,
2008).
The one book that every
Napoleonic student should read, covering the whole of the Wars from Napoleon's earliest
career to 1815 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, London, 1996).
Nicolson,
Nigel
Napoleon 1812
Overview of the events
leading to 1812 and detailed critical chronicle of the campaign itself (Weidenfeld &
Nicolson, London, 1985).
Nosworthy,
Brent
Battle Tactics
of Napoleon and his Enemies
Vital for understanding
the method of warfare used during the Wars from the smallest skirmisher chain to grand
tactics of whole divisions and armies (Constable, London, 1995).
CENTRAL EUROPE:
Pivka, Otto von
Hessen-Darmstadt & Hessen-Kassel
Basic background to Hesse's history with an emphasis
on its involvement in the Napoleonic Wars (Osprey Publishing Ltd, London
1982).
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Estonia
The Four Oldest Churches of Tallinn
Details and full colour photos of four of Tallinn's
most historic churches (Morgan Studio, Estonia, 2006).
Estonia
Life in Estonia
Former web site now unavailable.
Helme, Mart and Peeter Säre
Guide to Churches in Estonia
A tour of many of the churches of Estonia with an
outline of their histories (Kunst, Estonia, 2002).
Kiaupa, Zigmantas, with Ain Mäesalu, Ago
Pajur, and Gvido Straube (compilers)
The History of the Baltic Countries
Superb introduction to the complex history of the
Baltic States from the earliest inhabitants up to the modern age (AS Bit,
Estonia, 2008).
Latvia
Medieval Castles of Latvia
A gallery of castles built by the victors of the
Northern Crusade. Visit the
web site.
Praust, Valdo
Most Beautiful Manors and Castles
Details and full colour photos of many of Estonia's
manor houses and strongholds (Grenader Grupp, Estonia, 2004).
World Statesmen
National Leaders
Full lists of the leaders of nations. Visit the
web site.
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN:
Homer
(E V Rieu translation)
The Iliad
Essential reading to
anyone interested in Ancient Greece.
Written c.850 BC and describing events in around 1195-1185, it portrays the heroic age in
Greek warfare (Penguin, 1950 - available in any bookshop).
Hughes, Bettany
The Minoans
Television documentary produced for Channel 4 in the
UK delivering a detailed overview of Minoan civilisation and its fall.
MODERN EUROPE:
Keegan, John
The First World War
A clear and detailed look at the events surrounding
the First World War, its beginnings and the chaos and change that concluded
it (Hutchinson, London 1998).
Information on the Hittites and their international
dealings, especially useful for understanding Arzawa's later history (Second
Edition, Scholars Press, Atlanta, 1999).
Bryce, T
The Kingdom of the Hittites
Information on the Hittites (1998).
Cahin, M
The Kingdom of Armenia
List of Armenian rulers, which has a gap for the period
628-806, and Lesser Armenian rulers (Dorset Press, New York, 1991).
Gordon, Bruce R
Regnal Chronologies
List of Armenian rulers 628-806. Visit the
web
site.
Gurney, O R
The Hittites
List of Hittite rulers (Penguin Books, 1952, 1962,
1991).
Hansen, Hester V
Attalids of Pergamon
Rulers of Pergamum (1971).
Haywood, John
Historical Atlas of the Ancient World, 4,000,000
to 500 BC
Good map of Mitanni kingdom (Barnes & Noble, 2000).
Hittites.info
Information about the Hittites
A mine of detailed information on the Hittites and
their neighbours. Visit the
web site.
Josephus, Flavius
Jewish Antiquities
Highly informative account of the Old Testament's
contents, and the Jewish revolt against Rome in AD 66. Also contains a traditional list of Phoenician kings
(Translated by William Whiston, with Niese's new reference system added, Wordsworth Editions Ltd,
London 2006).
Kuhrt, Amélie
The Ancient Near East, c.3000-330 BC
List of rulers for Mitanni and Urartu, plus some
information on the Hittites (Routledge, 2000, Volumes I & II).
Mazar, Amihai
Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: 10,000-586
BC
Details of the Phoenician influence on ancient
Israel, as well as other areas of Israelite civilisation (Doubleday, 1992).
McEvedy, Colon
The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History
Misses the period 1600 to 1300 but shows a Mitanni
kingdom in 1300-1000, by which time it had certainly disappeared (Penguin
Books, 1967).
Quartz Hill School of Theology
Israel and the Aramaeans
A detailed look at Samaria's history, especially in
relation to Damascus. Visit the
web site.
Redgate, A E
The Armenians
List of rulers of Urartu (Basil Blackwell, 1998,
2000).
Roaf, Michael
Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient
Near East
List of Mitanni rulers, good map (Facts on File,
2000).
Ross, David
Arzawa
A specific (and perhaps slightly controversial)
focus on this obscure Anatolian kingdom. Visit the
web site.
Roux, Georges
Ancient Iraq
List of Hittite & Mitanni rulers (Penguin Books, 1992).
Runciman, Steve
A History of the Crusades, Volume III, The
Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
Gives more Lesser Armenian rulers but these are
poorly dated (Cambridge, 1987).
Schwartz, Glenn
Hidden Tombs of Ancient Syria
Details of the series of archaeological excavations
at Tell Umm el-Marrra, probably the site of ancient Tuba. Visit the
web site.
Tsetskhladze, Gocha R
The Greek Colonisation of the Black Sea Area:
Historical Interpretation of Archaeology
Detailed look at Iron Age Anatolia (Franz Steiner
Verlag, 1998). Available online. View the
web site.
Wilhelm, Gernot
The Hurrians
General details (Aris & Philips Warminster 1989).
MESOPOTAMIA:
Ancient Mesopotamia and the Near East
List of Old Babylonian rulers, Sealand rulers, and
early Kassites. Visit the
web site.
Ascalone, Enrico
Mesopotamia: Assyrians, Sumerians, Babylonians
(Dictionaries of Civilizations; 1)
List of Assyrian rulers (Berkeley: University of
California Press, 2007).
Buccellati, Giorgio & Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati
Naming Names: The 2004 Season of Excavations at
Ancient Urkesh
The 2004 discovery of the name of a previously
unknown king of Hurrian Urkesh. Visit the
web site.
Charpin, D & J-M Durand
The Ancient Name of Tell Rimah
Detailed information on small city states in
northern Mesopotamia (Journal of Assyriology and Eastern Archaeology 81 / 2,
1987, p 125-146).
Dalley, Stephanie
Mari and Karana: Two Old Babylonian Cities
Detailed information on small city states in
northern Mesopotamia (London & New York, 1984).
Dalley, S, C B F Walker, & J D Hawkins
The Old Babylonian from Tablets Tell al Rimah
Detailed information on small city states in
northern Mesopotamia (British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1976).
Edwards, Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen
The Cambridge Ancient History
Volume II, The Middle East & the Aegean Region
c.1800-1380 BC. Now a little outdated but useful for many obscure details
(Cambridge University Press, 1973), available online. Visit the
web site.
Ember, Melvin & Peter N Peregrine
Encyclopaedia of Prehistory
Entries on each major archaeological tradition. An
overview of human history from two million years ago onwards (Springer,
2002).
Grayson, Albert Kirk
Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles
Assyrian rulers (1975).
Glassner, Jean-Jacques
Chroniques Mésopotamiennes
Assyrian rulers (1993 - translated as Mesopotamian
Chronicles, 2004).
Letters to the King of Mari: A New Translation,
with Historical Introduction, Notes, and Commentary
Concentrates on the Mari texts of Zimri-Lim and his
relations with other Mesopotamian states; especially minor ones in the north (Eisenbrauns, 2003).
Leick, Gwendolyn
Mesopotamia
Assyrian rulers (2003).
Lloyd, S
The Archaeology of Mesopotamia
Early Mesopotamian cultures (London, 1984, revised
ed).
Nardon, Don
Assyrian Empire
Assyrian rulers (1999).
Podany, Amanda H
A Middle Babylonian Date for the Hana Kingdom
Vital for details on the city state of Terqa /
kingdom of Hana in northern Mesopotamia (Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol
43, pp 53-62, American Schools of Oriental Research, 1991-1993).
Postgate, C, D Oates & J Oates
The Excavations at Tell Al Rimah: The Pottery
Detailed information on Qattara/Karana (Warminster,
1997).
Postgate, J N
Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the
Dawn of History
Sumerian and Amorite urban and rural Mesopotamia (Routledge,
1994).
Postgate, J N
The First Empires
Sumerians and contemporaries (Oxford 1977).
Roux, Georges
Ancient Iraq
List of Babylonian, Hittite, & Mitanni rulers (Penguin Books, 1992).
van der Mieroop, Marc
A History of the Ancient Near East c.3000-323 BC
Solid, detailed overview of the course of Middle
Eastern history, with basic lists of rulers and maps (Blackwell Publishing,
2004, 2007).
Van der Toorn, Karel
Family Religion in Babylonia, Syria and Israel:
Continuity and Change in the Forms of Religious Life
Brief mention of Qattara (E J Brill, New York, 1996).
Black, J A, Cunningham, G, Fluckiger-Hawker, E,
Robson, E, and Zólyomi, G
The Sumerian Kings List: Translation
List 2 of Sumerian rulers (via The Electronic Text
Corpus of Sumerian Literature, Oxford, 1998). Visit the
web site.
Gerts, L C
Earth's Ancient History: A Theory About Ancient
Times
List 4 of Sumerian rulers (Chapter 12: The Sumerian
king list, 2002).
Gordon, Bruce R
Regnal Chronologies
List of Eshnunna's rulers, providing some names
missing from the Clemens Reichel list. Visit the
web
site.
Kramer, Samuel Noah
The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and
Character
List 1 of Sumerian rulers (The University of Chicago
Press, Chicago, 1963).
Love, Anthony Michael
Ancient History
List 3 of Sumerian rulers at Sarissa.org. Visit the
web site.
Lindemans, Micha F
Ninhursag
A feature from the Encyclopaedia Mythica. Visit the
web site.
Reichel, Clemens
Political Change and Cultural Continuity in
Eshnunna from the Ur III to the Old Babylonian Period
List of Eshnunna's rulers, providing some names not
on the Bruce R Gordon list, part of a dissertation
proposal presented to The Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations at the University of Chicago (11 June 1996). Visit the
web site.
Scarre, Chris (Ed)
Past Worlds - The Times Atlas of Archaeology
Mesopotamian section (Guild Publishing, London
1989).
van Tulleken, Kit (Ed)
The Age of the God-Kings
Sumerian overview (Time Life Books, Amsterdam1987).
University of Alabama
Images from History
Minor details, and many photos of Sumerian
artefacts. Visit the
web site.
PERSIA & EASTWARDS:
Hellas
Indo-Greek Kings and their Territories
A detailed look at Bactrian and Indo-Greek rulers.
Visit the
web site.
Olmstead, A T
The Babylonian Empire
Details of eastern states on the Iranian plateau
(American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, 1919).
Potts, D T
Total prestation in Marhashi-Ur relations
Details for Marhashi state of Iranian plateau (Iranica
Antiqua 37, 2002).
van der Mieroop, Marc
A History of the Ancient Near East c.3000-323 BC
Solid, detailed overview of the course of Middle
Eastern history, with basic lists of rulers and maps (Blackwell Publishing,
2004, 2007).
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