History books that will change your view of reality. The best books of this year that will bring the past to life in vivid detail. The Vore selects the top best History books of 2016. Which modern authors can compete with Eric Hobsbawm, E. P. Thompson & Carter G. Woodson in the History genre?

History	2024
Popular Authors	Boris Johnson, Russell Shorto & Mary Beard
Must-reads	The Churchill factor, Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City & SPQR: A history of ancient Rome

10 new History books 2016 top list

Recent History books with reviews, ratings, similar books & download/buy links.

A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment (05-05-2016)




Author	John Preston (The Dig )
Publisher	Viking
Keywords	accurate • biographical • critically acclaimed • page-turner •
Country	United Kingdom •
Similar books	Ink
Pages	304
Goodreads Review	4.30/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (09-11-2015)




Author	Mary Beard (The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found )
Publisher	Liveright Publishing Corp./W.W. Norton & Company
Keywords	extraordinary • insightful • magnificent •
Country	United Kingdom •
Similar books	Augustus: First Emperor of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy
Pages	606
Goodreads Review	4.15/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars (05-04-2016)




Author	Nathalia Holt (Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science )
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
Keywords	elusive • fascinating • historical • insightful •
Country	United States •
Similar books	They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War
Pages	352
Goodreads Review	4.13/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse (18-04-2016)




Author	Eric Jay Dolin (Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America )
Publisher	Liveright
Keywords	adventurous • memorable • unique •
Country	United States •
Similar books	Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America
Pages	560
Goodreads Review	4.33/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes




Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck (01-03-2016)




Author	Adam Cohen (American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation )
Publisher	Penguin Press
Keywords	engrossing • fascinating • heartbreaking •
Country	United States •
Similar books	Dissent and the Supreme Court: Its Role in the Court's History and the Nation's Constitutional Dialogue
Pages	416
Goodreads Review	3.78/5
Link	Official website
Buy/stream it	Amazon - iTunes

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