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Books from the show

Every book written by our guests or recommended on the Anglotopia Podcast: 264 of them, each linked to the moment it came up.

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The Second World War

by Winston Churchill

▶ 52:50Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: Not yet finished when he won the Nobel, contrary to popular belief
▶ 15:59Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: A model for his multi-perspective approach
▶ 1:03:11Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: Churchill's six-volume war history
▶ 40:22Ep 44: Exploring Churchill’s D-Day Strategy with Historian Allen Packwood Allen Packwood: Churchill's six-volume war memoirs, discussed via David Reynolds's book
▶ 11:13Ep 39: Exploring Churchill’s Wilderness Years at Chartwell With Historian Katherine Carter Jonathan Thomas: Churchill's war memoirs, in which he wrote about the 1930s at Chartwell

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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

by Winston Churchill

▶ 39:31From D-Day to the Cold War: The Extraordinary Bond Between Winston Churchill and Eisenhower Jonathan W. Jordan: Churchill was writing it in the 1950s, seeing events through his long arc of history
▶ 21:20Ep 80: The Magic, History, and Nostalgia of British Christmas Television with Tom Salinsky Jonathan Thomas: Quoted in the BBC's Sceptred Isle, with Paul Eddington voicing Churchill
▶ 27:54Ep 77: Anglotopia Guide to Churchill’s Britain – Where Churchill Lived, Worked, and Made History Jonathan Thomas: One of the works Churchill wrote in the library at Chartwell
▶ 1:02:39Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: Churchill's most famous history, from Roman times onward

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Adventures in Anglotopia

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 26:38Ep 69: The Anglotopia Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's self-published 2020 travel memoir, reshaped after the retreat
▶ 10:57Ep 18: Blenheim Palace, Portsmouth Dockyard, and Rousham Park Jonathan Thomas: Contains his story of a rain-soaked Battle Proms concert at Blenheim
▶ 19:36Ep 10: We’re Back! Catching Up, New British Products, British TV, and More! Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's finished travel memoir, then seeking a literary agent
▶ 0:56Ep 9: Our Britain Bucket Lists Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's own newly finished book, with chapters on the British summer and becoming British

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Brideshead Revisited

by Evelyn Waugh

▶ 3:46Ep 97: City of Dreaming Spires – The Anglotopia Guide to Oxford – Travel, Tips, and Tricks Jonathan Thomas: The book (and 1980s TV adaptation) that made Jonathan fall in love with Oxford; highly recommended
▶ 1:01:59Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: Novel set amid the interwar decline of the aristocracy; highly recommended
▶ 28:44Return to Britain – How to get the Oxford Experience Yourself Jonathan Thomas: Cited as proof that students always found ways to sneak past college curfew
▶ 18:23Return to Britain – Current State of Travel to the UK Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan is staying in Christ Church's Meadow rooms, associated with Sebastian Flyte

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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

▶ 16:10What’s On in London in August 2026: Notting Hill Carnival, Buckingham Palace & London’s Newest Museum Jonathan Thomas: The novel behind Jane Eyre the Musical, getting its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse
▶ 39:08Ep 95: Lights, Camera, Britain: A Film Scholar on What Makes British Cinema So Distinctively British Spencer Murphy: Example of the same literary stories being retold endlessly on screen
▶ 27:35Ep 89: Inside the Brontë Parsonage – The Museum, the Moors & the Wuthering Heights Moment Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's favourite Brontë novel; a new TV adaptation has been announced
▶ 9:54Ep 59: Behind the Scenes of a Boutique British Tour Company – Mary Valentine Tours Mary Valentine: Recommended to her as a teenager; led on to Jane Austen

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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

▶ 44:20Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: The first edition arrives at Chawton in January 1813 and is read aloud to Miss Benn; Jane Bennet as Cassandra
▶ 2:17Strictly Jane Austen Episode 3: Jane Austen’s England on Screen – A Location-by-Location Visitor’s Guide Gabrielle Malcolm: The novel whose hierarchy of houses the 1995 adaptation had to find
▶ 22:16Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Published in 1813, the same year Babbage began imagining a thinking machine; its war-shaped marriage market explains Mrs Bennet
▶ 28:31Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Begun as First Impressions at Steventon; the house holds a festival marking its publication each January

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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

▶ 42:43Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Self-published in 1811 at Chawton; its opening may reflect sister-in-law Elizabeth Austen Knight
▶ 43:04Strictly Jane Austen Episode 3: Jane Austen’s England on Screen – A Location-by-Location Visitor’s Guide Gabrielle Malcolm: Source of Barton Cottage and the Dashwoods' move to Devon
▶ 42:36Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Mrs Dashwood's three daughters and no sons, an example of the missing men
▶ 11:18Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Rewritten at Chawton from the draft Elinor and Marianne

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Churchill: Walking with Destiny

by Andrew Roberts

▶ 16:58Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Jonathan Thomas: Recommended as the best modern one-volume Churchill biography
▶ 48:15Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: Recommended as comprehensive and up to date
▶ 18:36Ep 30: Debunking Churchill Myths: Alcoholism, Depression, and Racism with Justin Reash from the ICS Justin Reash: Recommended as the comprehensive single-volume biography; Roberts also speaks at the conference

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Emma

by Jane Austen

▶ 5:29Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Mr. Woodhouse the valetudinarian, possibly drawn from Jane's hypochondriac mother; Miss Bates possibly based on Mary Benn
▶ 15:38Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Dedicated to the Prince Regent, who kept all Austen's novels in his residences
▶ 1:02:17Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Austen 'at the top of her game'; the museum shows her royalty cheque for it

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Mansfield Park

by Jane Austen

▶ 12:45Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Fanny Price's naval brother William and Mary Crawford's harp, echoes of the Austen brothers and cousin Eliza
▶ 38:04Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Mentions the war at sea relevant to Austen's naval brothers
▶ 26:30Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Fanny Price's amber cross mirrors the topaz crosses Charles gave Jane and Cassandra

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No More Champagne

by David Lough

▶ 32:59Ep 49: Andrew Mellon vs. Winston Churchill – A Clash of Titans Over War Debt Jill Eicher: Her favourite Churchill book
▶ 41:25Ep 44: Exploring Churchill’s D-Day Strategy with Historian Allen Packwood Allen Packwood: On Churchill's finances and how they shaped his politics; recommended by several guests
▶ 44:09Ep 39: Exploring Churchill’s Wilderness Years at Chartwell With Historian Katherine Carter Katherine Carter: On Churchill's roller-coaster finances, with modern-money conversions

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Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen

▶ 34:00Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Catherine Morland sent away abruptly, as Jane was after refusing Harris Bigg-Wither
▶ 50:18Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Half set in Bath; you can walk its sites
▶ 12:14Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Completed but published posthumously by Cassandra

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Notes from a Small Island

by Bill Bryson

▶ 12:45Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's most-reread British book: the definitive outsider's portrait of British culture
▶ 8:56Ep 54: A Chat With the Man Who Walked the Entire Coast of Great Britain Quintin Lake: A favourite journey-around-Britain book
▶ 8:17Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: The book that inspired Jonathan and Anglotopia; his recommended starting point for Bryson

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Persuasion

by Jane Austen

▶ 5:54Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Mary Musgrove, the sister who is always ill, as Jane writing from life
▶ 44:47Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Robert edited the Harvard annotated edition and calls it Austen's greatest novel
▶ 1:01:51Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: A favourite of Sophie's for its Bath setting and maturity

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The Hidden History of Bletchley Park

by Chris Smith

▶ 1:21The Last Cambridge Spy: Dr. Chris Smith on John Cairncross and the Cambridge Five Jonathan Thomas: Chris's social history of Bletchley Park
▶ 0:51Ep 86: Codebreakers, Spies, and Secrets – The Truth About Bletchley Park and Alan Turing Jonathan Thomas: Chris's book on the social and gendered history of Bletchley Park, based on his PhD
▶ 58:01Ep 78: Did Churchill Know? Unraveling the Myths of the Coventry Blitz and Wartime Espionage Chris Smith: Academic book based on his PhD; he jokingly advises listeners to avoid it

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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

▶ 41:23Ep 95: Lights, Camera, Britain: A Film Scholar on What Makes British Cinema So Distinctively British Spencer Murphy: Repeatedly adapted classic; both disliked the new film version
▶ 42:18Ep 90: The Real Yorkshire – A Blue Badge Guide’s Insider Guide to England’s Biggest County Tim Barber: The moorland above Haworth shows where its inspiration came from; new film adaptation discussed
▶ 0:21Ep 89: Inside the Brontë Parsonage – The Museum, the Moors & the Wuthering Heights Moment Jonathan Thomas: Subject of Emerald Fennell's new film; Jonathan urges listeners to pick up a copy

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101 London Travel Tips

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 50:40Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's core London guidebook, template for future city guides
▶ 59:23Ep 5: Planning Your First Trip to Britain Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's own guidebook, given a 'shameless plug' as a recommendation

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Adventures in Anglotopia: The Makings of an Anglophile

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 7:24Ep 12: British Summer Time Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's new travel memoir on why he loves Britain, out June 1
▶ 4:41Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's memoir-style book about the roots of his Anglophilia, launched in this live stream

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Cider with Rosie

by Laurie Lee

▶ 45:40Ep 48: Anglotopia Returns to England Part 2 – Cotswold Travel Tips and Observations Jonathan Thomas: Bought at Barter Books in 2018; inspired the visit to Slad
▶ 57:55Ep 2: Land’s End to John O’Groats – Bristol to Durham Jonathan Thomas: Bought at Barter Books; highly recommended as one of the finest books about the English countryside

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Dinner with Churchill

by Cita Stelzer

▶ 33:05Ep 49: Andrew Mellon vs. Winston Churchill – A Clash of Titans Over War Debt Jill Eicher: Her other favourite Churchill book
▶ 43:15Ep 39: Exploring Churchill’s Wilderness Years at Chartwell With Historian Katherine Carter Katherine Carter: Source of her favourite anecdote: Churchill re-enacting Jutland with glasses and cigar smoke

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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

▶ 51:54Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: Actually written at 5 Abbey Churchyard, Bath, in 1816
▶ 25:00Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Written in the same circle and year as Polidori's The Vampyre; partly worked on in Bath

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His Dark Materials

by Philip Pullman

▶ 56:12Ep 97: City of Dreaming Spires – The Anglotopia Guide to Oxford – Travel, Tips, and Tricks Jonathan Thomas: Pullman's trilogy set in Oxford, with Jordan College based on Exeter College
▶ 41:23Ep 10: We’re Back! Catching Up, New British Products, British TV, and More! Jonathan Thomas: The trilogy behind the new BBC/HBO series, which is faithful to the books

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My Early Life

by Winston Churchill

▶ 1:04Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Jonathan Thomas: Churchill's 1930 autobiography, published in America as A Roving Commission; never out of print
▶ 49:42Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: Called the most engaging book Churchill wrote, with some of his best prose

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Painting as a Pastime

by Winston Churchill

▶ 15:17Ep 99: Churchill’s Secret Life as a Painter — Dr. Lucy Davis on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition at Wallace Collection Lucy Davis: Churchill's own account of why he painted; Lucy's favourite Churchill book and recommended by Jonathan
▶ 40:05Ep 34: How a Sir Christopher Wren Church Ended Up in Missouri as a Churchill Museum Timothy Riley: Recommended as a short, personal essay showing how Churchill thinks; read Churchill himself first

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The British Monarchy: A Complete Guide to Britain's Kings and Queens

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 2:55Ep 48: Anglotopia Returns to England Part 2 – Cotswold Travel Tips and Observations Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's new guide to every monarch since William the Conqueror, with 17 appendices
▶ 0:24Ep 47: The New UK ETA Requirement – What American Travelers Need to Know Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's newly released compilation of ten years of monarch profiles plus 17 appendices

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The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

by David Cannadine

▶ 43:22Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Jonathan Thomas: Formative book that explains everything behind Downton Abbey
▶ 1:01:43Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: A formative book in Jonathan's Anglophilia

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The Illusionist

by Robert Hutton

▶ 0:11Ep 37: The Illusionist – The WWII Master of Deception Dudley Clarke Unveiled with Robert Hutton Jonathan Thomas: Hutton's biography of WWII deception master Dudley Clarke; the subject of the episode
▶ 2:28Ep 33: Driving in the UK: An American’s Survival Guide – Road Signs, Roundabouts, and Rental Car Blunders! Jonathan Thomas: True story of the magician who fooled Hitler; copies given away in a contest ahead of an author interview

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The Kingdom by the Sea

by Paul Theroux

▶ 8:56Ep 54: A Chat With the Man Who Walked the Entire Coast of Great Britain Quintin Lake: Theroux's coastal journey around Britain
▶ 8:17Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: Cited as the kind of travel book he wanted to write

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The Last Cambridge Spy

by Chris Smith

▶ 1:21The Last Cambridge Spy: Dr. Chris Smith on John Cairncross and the Cambridge Five Jonathan Thomas: The guest's biography of John Cairncross, the first ever written
▶ 58:01Ep 78: Did Churchill Know? Unraveling the Myths of the Coventry Blitz and Wartime Espionage Chris Smith: Biography of John Cairncross, Bletchley codebreaker and Soviet double agent

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The Last Wolf

by Robert Winder

▶ 51:43Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Jonathan Thomas: How wiping out wolves unleashed the wool economy and shaped Englishness
▶ 1:03:11Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: A favourite on the history of Englishness, beginning with the eradication of wolves

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The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

▶ 20:16Ep 78: Did Churchill Know? Unraveling the Myths of the Coventry Blitz and Wartime Espionage Chris Smith: Its palantír used as an analogy for how intelligence was imagined
▶ 36:22Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan read it around the 2001 films, starting with The Hobbit

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The Perimeter

by Quintin Lake

▶ 0:00Ep 87: How to Walk Hadrian’s Wall – Tips from the Man Who’s Done Every National Trail Jonathan Thomas: Quintin's photographic book of his 11,000km walk around Britain's coastline; highly recommended
▶ 0:01Ep 54: A Chat With the Man Who Walked the Entire Coast of Great Britain Quintin Lake: The guest's photographic book of his walk around Britain's coast, with 1,300 images

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The Road to Little Dribbling

by Bill Bryson

▶ 8:56Ep 54: A Chat With the Man Who Walked the Entire Coast of Great Britain Quintin Lake: Bryson's follow-up, also cited as inspiration
▶ 1:00:24Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: Sequel to Notes from a Small Island, recommended third

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The Shepherd's Life

by James Rebanks

▶ 4:54Ep 69: The Anglotopia Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District Jonathan Thomas: Lyrical account of Herdwick sheep farming in the Lake District; one of Jonathan's favourite British nature books
▶ 12:29Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: Recommended book by the Lake District farmer who co-ran the Rural Writing Institute

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The Snowman

by Raymond Briggs

▶ 30:44Ep 80: The Magic, History, and Nostalgia of British Christmas Television with Tom Salinsky Tom Salinsky: Wordless picture book behind the beloved Christmas animation
▶ 14:01Ep 3: The Christmas Special Jonathan Thomas: Wordless picture book behind the Channel 4 animation and Walking in the Air

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

by Beatrix Potter

▶ 25:56Ep 82: Your Travel Guide to Britain in 2026 – Major Events, Exhibitions, Museums, and More! Jonathan Thomas: Mentioned as Potter's 160th birthday is marked in 2026
▶ 15:51Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jackie Thomas: Beatrix Potter books were read nightly to their daughter

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The Ultra Secret

by F. W. Winterbotham

▶ 37:33Ep 86: Codebreakers, Spies, and Secrets – The Truth About Bletchley Park and Alan Turing Chris Smith: Vetted 1974 memoir by RAF officer Freddie Winterbotham that first revealed Bletchley's work
▶ 21:47Ep 78: Did Churchill Know? Unraveling the Myths of the Coventry Blitz and Wartime Espionage Chris Smith: 1974 book that revealed Ultra and started the myth that Churchill sacrificed Coventry

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Winnie-the-Pooh

by A. A. Milne

▶ 25:56Ep 82: Your Travel Guide to Britain in 2026 – Major Events, Exhibitions, Museums, and More! Jonathan Thomas: Turns 100 in 2026 with celebrations and a touring exhibition
▶ 19:40Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: The original books recommended over the Disney versions

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101 Budget Britain Travel Tips (3rd edition)

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 0:21Ep Bonus: Don’t Make These Expensive Mistakes Traveling to Britain Jonathan Thomas: The completely rewritten guidebook the episode introduces, with 30-40 new tips

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101 Oxford Travel Tips

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 47:01Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: Forthcoming Oxford guidebook, half written

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101 Oxford Travel Tips and Tricks

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 2:49Ep 97: City of Dreaming Spires – The Anglotopia Guide to Oxford – Travel, Tips, and Tricks Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's own 220-page Oxford guidebook, recommended as the basis for this episode

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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

▶ 2:57Ep 3: The Christmas Special Jonathan Thomas: Mentioned as the source of the Victorian revival of Christmas traditions

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A Coast to Coast Walk

by Alfred Wainwright

▶ 16:56Ep 9: Our Britain Bucket Lists Jonathan Thomas: Wainwright's hand-drawn guide to the St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay walk, which Jonathan has on his shelf

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A Jane Austen Year

by Sophie Reynolds

▶ 30:02Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Sophie's coffee-table book with a chapter for each month, drawing on the museum collection

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A King's Story

by Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII)

▶ 6:10Ep 25: Was Edward VIII a Nazi? Interview with Author Jane Tippett on the Abdication Crisis Jane Tippett: Edward's published 1951 memoir, crafted with Charles Murphy

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A Prelude to Immortality

by Gary L. Stiles

▶ 1:04Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: The guest's new study of how and why Churchill wrote My Early Life

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A Royal Christmas

by Royal Collection Trust

▶ 42:34Ep 3: The Christmas Special Jonathan Thomas: Recommended guide to royal Christmas traditions, with recipes and pictures

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A Single Summer with L.B.

by Derek Marlowe

▶ 52:27Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: A measured, archive-based account of the Villa Diodati summer

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A Trip Too Far: Land's End to John o' Groats

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 52:01Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: Travel memoir of their 2018 end-to-end drive, nearly finished

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A Very English Scandal

by John Preston

▶ 50:37Ep 21: British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows Jonathan Thomas: Book on the Jeremy Thorpe affair behind the TV drama; highly recommended

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Adams vs. Jefferson

by John Ferling

▶ 4:16Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: His best-selling book, on the election of 1800

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Alfred the Great

by Justin Pollard

▶ 10:26Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Brendan Dowd: Brendan's gateway into British history and a short, accessible biography

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

▶ 53:34Ep 97: City of Dreaming Spires – The Anglotopia Guide to Oxford – Travel, Tips, and Tricks Jonathan Thomas: Written by Christ Church maths lecturer Lewis Carroll; Alice was the Dean's daughter

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American Warlords

by Jonathan W. Jordan

▶ 4:29From D-Day to the Cold War: The Extraordinary Bond Between Winston Churchill and Eisenhower Jonathan Thomas: The guest's book on FDR's high command

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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

▶ 22:54Ep 65: Lynne Murphy – The American Linguist Who Has Decoded British English For 25 Years Lynne Murphy: Webster's dictionary, which established simplified American spellings like center

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An Essay on the External Use of Water

by Tobias Smollett

▶ 47:36Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: 1752 medical essay on filth left on the sides of Bath's open baths

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

▶ 9:49Dragons, Black Hens & Sleeping Warriors: The Legends of England’s Buried Treasure with Jeremy Harte Jeremy Harte: Assumes a landscape dotted with buried Roman treasure

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Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

▶ 21:24Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Source of the phrase 'bosom friendship' Theresa uses for Jane's female friendships

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At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends

by Dwight D. Eisenhower

▶ 41:24Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: Eisenhower's popular memoir-ish book

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Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the British Royal Household

by Adrian Tinniswood

▶ 1:05:10Ep 8: The National Trust and The Royal Oak Foundation Jonathan Thomas: Subject of Tinniswood's Royal Oak lecture in Chicago; Jonathan calls it a wonderful book

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Beowulf

▶ 26:04Stonehenge, Druids & Folk Horror: The Myths Behind Britain’s Standing Stones With Paul Robichaud Jonathan Thomas: A barrow becomes the lair of the dragon guarding treasure

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Bodyguard of Lies

by Anthony Cave Brown

▶ 36:44Ep 86: Codebreakers, Spies, and Secrets – The Truth About Bletchley Park and Alan Turing Chris Smith: Planned American book revealing Ultra, which prompted the government to authorise a memoir first

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Boy: Tales of Childhood

by Roald Dahl

▶ 9:56Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: Dahl's childhood memoir, a formative book for Jonathan

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Bradshaw's Guide

by George Bradshaw

▶ 15:12Ep Bonus: Great British Telly – Exploring British TV From Monty Python to Downton Abbey and Beyond Jonathan Thomas: Victorian railway guide that shaped early Great British Railway Journeys

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Britain Explained

by Martin Upham

▶ 35:51Ep 21: British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows Jonathan Thomas: Recommended overview of British politics, society, history and culture

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British Art and the First World War

by James Fox

▶ 0:35Ep 76: Craftland – A Journey Through Britain’s Disappearing Crafts with Author James Fox Jonathan Thomas: One of the guest's previous books

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British Vogue: The Biography of an Icon

by Julie Summers

▶ 1:00Ep 74: Historian Julie Summers – Vogue, Jambusters, Country Houses, and the Hidden Stories of Britain’s Home Front Julie Summers: First comprehensive history of British Vogue from 1916 to today, written after reading every issue

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Brothers, Rivals, Victors

by Jonathan W. Jordan

▶ 1:09From D-Day to the Cold War: The Extraordinary Bond Between Winston Churchill and Eisenhower Jonathan Thomas: The guest's bestselling book on Eisenhower, Patton and Bradley

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Cabal

by Mark Edward Lender

▶ 26:05Ep 46: Why the British Lost America – Strategic Blunders That Changed History John Maass: Highly recommended study of the Conway Cabal against Washington at Valley Forge

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Casino Royale

by Ian Fleming

▶ 5:53The Real Miss Moneypenny: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence With Dr. Claire Hubbard-Hall Claire Hubbard-Hall: First draft named Moneypenny 'Miss Pettaval', echoing Pettigrew

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Castles, Crime and Cake: A Policeman's Accidental Guide to History

by John Donoghue

▶ 0:21Ep 88: Castles, Crime & Cake – A Retired British Copper’s Accidental Guide to History John Donoghue: The guest's new book mixing police stories, medieval history and bizarre laws

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl

▶ 6:45Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: Read aloud in Jonathan's third grade class; his introduction to Dahl

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Churchill

by Paul Johnson

▶ 48:15Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: Recommended as a short, engaging biography

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Churchill in the White House

▶ 20:36Ep 39: Exploring Churchill’s Wilderness Years at Chartwell With Historian Katherine Carter Jonathan Thomas: Book by an earlier podcast guest, mentioned in passing about the scale of Churchill research

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Churchill's Citadel

by Katherine Carter

▶ 1:00:16Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Jonathan Thomas: Chartwell's curator on how Churchill used his home during the wilderness years

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Churchill's Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm

by Katherine Carter

▶ 0:12Ep 39: Exploring Churchill’s Wilderness Years at Chartwell With Historian Katherine Carter Katherine Carter: The guest's book on twelve key 1930s meetings at Chartwell

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Churchill's D-Day: The British Bulldog's Fateful Hours During the Normandy Invasion

by Allen Packwood and Richard Dannatt

▶ 0:13Ep 44: Exploring Churchill’s D-Day Strategy with Historian Allen Packwood Allen Packwood: The guest's new book, co-written with Richard Dannatt, viewing D-Day through Churchill's dispatch box

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Churchill: A Biography

by Roy Jenkins

▶ 48:15Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: Valued for the analysis of a major political insider

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Churchill: A Brief Life

by Piers Brendon

▶ 41:25Ep 44: Exploring Churchill’s D-Day Strategy with Historian Allen Packwood Allen Packwood: Recommended short, entertaining one-volume life by Allen's predecessor as archive keeper

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Churchill: A Life

by Martin Gilbert

▶ 1:01:43Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: His favourite one-volume Churchill biography

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Cloven Country: The Devil in the English Landscape

by Jeremy Harte

▶ 1:16Dragons, Black Hens & Sleeping Warriors: The Legends of England’s Buried Treasure with Jeremy Harte Jonathan Thomas: Jeremy's earlier book on devil folklore

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Common Sense

by Thomas Paine

▶ 40:01Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: The foremost pamphlet marshalling American opinion for independence

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Confessions of a Bookseller

by Shaun Bythell

▶ 21:29Ep 10: We’re Back! Catching Up, New British Products, British TV, and More! Jonathan Thomas: Funny diary of running Scotland's biggest secondhand bookshop in Wigtown; highly recommended

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Country Life 125

by John Goodall

▶ 6:50Ep 68: Exploring Britain’s Canine Aristocracy With Agnes Stamp’s Country Life Book of Dogs Jonathan Thomas: Earlier Rizzoli Country Life anniversary book covered on the podcast, same format

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Country Life's Book of Dogs

by Agnes Stamp

▶ 0:17Ep 68: Exploring Britain’s Canine Aristocracy With Agnes Stamp’s Country Life Book of Dogs Agnes Stamp: Agnes's first book, a Rizzoli coffee-table book drawn from the Country Life archive covering 70 breeds

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Country Life: 125 Years of Countryside Living in Great Britain

by John Goodall and Kate Green

▶ 0:13Ep 29: The Fascinating World of Country Life Magazine with John Goodall Jonathan Thomas: John's Rizzoli coffee-table history of Country Life drawn from its photographic archive

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Craftland: In Search of Lost Arts and Disappearing Trades

by James Fox

▶ 0:12Ep 76: Craftland – A Journey Through Britain’s Disappearing Crafts with Author James Fox Jonathan Thomas: The guest's new book documenting Britain's endangered crafts and the people keeping them alive

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Crown & Glory

▶ 44:14Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's limited 128-page commemorative on the Queen's life and reign for the Platinum Jubilee

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Crown and Glory

▶ 32:10The Death of a Queen and Why Some Americans Loved The Queen Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's Platinum Jubilee tribute to the Queen's 70-year reign, to be reissued

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De Unitate (Pro Ecclesiasticae Unitatis Defensione)

by Reginald Pole

▶ 26:11Ep 85: The Poles – The Royal Family Henry VIII Tried to Erase With Adam Pennington Adam Pennington: Reginald's blistering treatise against Henry VIII that put his family in danger

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Delusions of Grandeur

by Grayson Perry

▶ 26:26Ep 55: Rules, Britannia Revisited – A Returned British Expat Reflects with Toni Hargis Toni Hargis: Perry's new book, with an accompanying exhibition Toni is visiting in London

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Dog Man

by Dav Pilkey

▶ 25:05Ep Bonus: What’s On in London in July 2026: America 250, Exhibitions, Events & Heat Wave Survival Tips, What To See and Do Jonathan Thomas: Comic adapted as a musical at the Southbank Centre

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Domesday Book

▶ 26:16Ep 93: 600 Years in One House – Magnus Throckmorton on Coughton Court & Its Extraordinary History Magnus Birch Throckmorton: The original Coughton church is recorded in it

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Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies

by Ben Macintyre

▶ 45:09Double Agents, Dead Drops & Declassified Files: Inside the MI5 Archive of Official Secrets Mark Dunton: Recommended for what happened to the double agents after the war

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Dracula

by Bram Stoker

▶ 21:26Ep 60: Exploring Beatles History With Magical History Tour Guide Charles F. Rosenay Charles F. Rosenay: Novel whose myth he blends with history on his Dracula tours

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Dressed for War

by Julie Summers

▶ 9:36Ep 74: Historian Julie Summers – Vogue, Jambusters, Country Houses, and the Hidden Stories of Britain’s Home Front Julie Summers: Biography of wartime Vogue editor Audrey Withers, now in TV development

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Empireland

by Sathnam Sanghera

▶ 36:03Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Jonathan Thomas: Controversial but eye-opening deconstruction of British Empire myths

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English Pastoral

by James Rebanks

▶ 25:25Ep 69: The Anglotopia Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District Jonathan Thomas: Rebanks's follow-up about his farm and the Cumbrian landscape, highly recommended

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Ethel & Ernest

by Raymond Briggs

▶ 18:09Ep 3: The Christmas Special Jonathan Thomas: Graphic novel of Briggs's parents' love story; highly recommended, also an animated film

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Evelina

by Fanny Burney

▶ 56:57Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: Burney's first novel, published anonymously in 1778

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Exploring the Britannic

by Simon Mills

▶ 22:02Ep 62: The Untold Tragic Story of Titanic’s Sister Ship with Owner and Author Simon Mills Simon Mills: His earlier book covering expeditions up to 2016

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Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

▶ 1:00:41Ep 95: Lights, Camera, Britain: A Film Scholar on What Makes British Cinema So Distinctively British Jonathan Thomas: Modernised in Tamara Drewe, one of Jonathan's favourite British films

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Father Christmas

by Raymond Briggs

▶ 30:44Ep 80: The Magic, History, and Nostalgia of British Christmas Television with Tom Salinsky Tom Salinsky: Briggs's cheeky look at a curmudgeonly Santa, later animated by the same team

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Fortnum & Mason: The Cook Book

by Tom Parker Bowles

▶ 13:22Ep 12: British Summer Time Jackie Thomas: A cookbook she has made recipes from and would love to own

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Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

▶ 56:18Ep Bonus: Great British Telly – Exploring British TV From Monty Python to Downton Abbey and Beyond Jonathan Thomas: Trilogy loosely adapted into the British-feeling Apple TV+ series

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From Trenton to Yorktown: The Five Decisive Turning Points of the American Revolution

by John Maass

▶ 0:12Ep 46: Why the British Lost America – Strategic Blunders That Changed History Jonathan Thomas: The guest's new interpretive book from Osprey Publishing, the subject of the episode

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Going Solo

by Roald Dahl

▶ 9:56Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: Dahl's RAF memoir, which fed Jonathan's love of British aviation and WWII history

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Great British Houses

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 18:33Ep 19: The Return, What’s New With Anglotopia Plus a Discussion on Recent British TV Jonathan Thomas: New Anglotopia guidebook to 50 of Britain's stately homes, compiled and updated from site articles

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Great British Icons

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 51:39Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: Planned book on British icons like the phone box, postbox and TARDIS

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Great British Telly

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 0:13Ep Bonus: Great British Telly – Exploring British TV From Monty Python to Downton Abbey and Beyond Jonathan Thomas: Anglotopia's 400-page guide to British TV launched in this episode

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Great Britons

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 47:01Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: Last year's book on the 50 greatest Britons, the format model for Great Events

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Great Events in British History

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 47:01Ep 13: Catching Up On All Things British and British Travel in 2022 Jonathan Thomas: New 450-page guide to the 50 most important events in British history

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Hadrian's Wall Path (Cicerone guide)

▶ 16:48The Story So Far: Everything Before I Walk 84 Miles Across England Along Hadrian’s Wall Jonathan Thomas: Guidebook from his Hadrian's Wall library, staying home in favour of the app

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Hadrian's Wall Path (Trailblazer guide)

▶ 16:48The Story So Far: Everything Before I Walk 84 Miles Across England Along Hadrian’s Wall Jonathan Thomas: Guidebook explaining the whole route, also staying home

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Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell

▶ 6:41Ep 85: The Poles – The Royal Family Henry VIII Tried to Erase With Adam Pennington Jonathan Thomas: Novel behind the acclaimed film; mentioned for stirring interest in Shakespeare's era

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Harry Potter

by J.K. Rowling

▶ 22:58Ep 95: Lights, Camera, Britain: A Film Scholar on What Makes British Cinema So Distinctively British Jonathan Thomas: The books are really a 1990s period piece, which the new TV series embraces

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling

▶ 28:07Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: The Harry Potter book that was spoiled for Jonathan; he went to midnight releases for the series

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Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty

by Adam Pennington

▶ 0:50Ep 85: The Poles – The Royal Family Henry VIII Tried to Erase With Adam Pennington Jonathan Thomas: Adam's first book, on Margaret Pole and her family's collision with Henry VIII

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How Britain Really Works

by Stig Abell

▶ 37:14Ep 21: British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows Jonathan Thomas: On the establishment that supposedly runs Britain

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How Green Was My Valley

by Richard Llewellyn

▶ 36:03Ep 73: Exploring the Wonders of Wales with Welsh Travel Guide Amanda Whitehead of Conwy Tours Amanda Whitehead: Shaped visitors' expectations of an industrial Wales that no longer exists

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Humphry Clinker

by Tobias Smollett

▶ 46:23Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: Novel with a stomach-turning account of the King's Bath and Pump Room water; Moira believes him

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I'm a Stranger Here Myself

by Bill Bryson

▶ 59:56Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: Suggested second Bryson read, about returning to America

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Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship

by Jonathan W. Jordan

▶ 1:37From D-Day to the Cold War: The Extraordinary Bond Between Winston Churchill and Eisenhower Jonathan Thomas: The guest's new book on the Eisenhower–Churchill friendship; highly recommended

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In Command of History

by David Reynolds

▶ 40:22Ep 44: Exploring Churchill’s D-Day Strategy with Historian Allen Packwood Allen Packwood: Favourite Churchill book: how Churchill fought the war and then wrote it up in his memoirs

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In Search of Churchill

by Martin Gilbert

▶ 41:58Ep 44: Exploring Churchill’s D-Day Strategy with Historian Allen Packwood Allen Packwood: Gilbert's account of researching the official biography; a favourite for archivists

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In the Footsteps of Anne Boleyn

by Sarah Morris and Natalie Grueninger

▶ 5:24Ep 92: Tudor 101 – A Complete Crash Course in England’s Most Dramatic Dynasty With Sarah Morris Sarah Morris: Co-authored guide to places linked with Anne Boleyn

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Inside the Britannic: Uncovering the Wreck of the Titanic's Sister Ship

by Simon Mills

▶ 0:37Ep 62: The Untold Tragic Story of Titanic’s Sister Ship with Owner and Author Simon Mills Jonathan Thomas: Simon's new, highly visual forensic account of the wreck's interior

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Ireland's Exiled Children

by Robert Schmuhl

▶ 2:47Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: His 2016 book on the Easter Rising

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Jambusters

by Julie Summers

▶ 0:35Ep 74: Historian Julie Summers – Vogue, Jambusters, Country Houses, and the Hidden Stories of Britain’s Home Front Julie Summers: History of the Women's Institute in wartime that inspired ITV's Home Fires

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Jane Austen's Teenage Writings

by Jane Austen

▶ 1:02:51Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Wild juvenilia Sophie recommends to readers who want more Austen

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Jefferson and Hamilton

by John Ferling

▶ 10:32Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: Earlier book through which he first met Vergennes

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Lady Susan

by Jane Austen

▶ 20:55Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: The early novel Jane never published, said to be based on cousin Eliza de Feuillide

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Le Temps Viendra

by Sarah Morris

▶ 4:31Ep 92: Tudor 101 – A Complete Crash Course in England’s Most Dramatic Dynasty With Sarah Morris Sarah Morris: Sarah's novel of Anne Boleyn, conceived during a picnic at Hever Castle

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Legacy: One Family, a Cup of Tea and the Company that Took On the World

by Thomas Harding

▶ 3:33Ep 71: Introducing Spilling the Tea – New British Expat in the USA Column with Amanda Graves Amanda Graves: Her cousin's history of the family that founded J. Lyons and Co.

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Letters of Delegates to Congress

▶ 11:47Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: 25-volume day-by-day source on the Continental Congress

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London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe

▶ 53:10Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Brendan Dowd: Unsettling true-crime investigation of a death opposite MI5

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Londontopia's Dictionary of Cockney Slang

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 21:28Ep 19: The Return, What’s New With Anglotopia Plus a Discussion on Recent British TV Jonathan Thomas: Expanded Cockney slang dictionary with essays on East London culture

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Lonely Planet London

▶ 59:23Ep 5: Planning Your First Trip to Britain Jonathan Thomas: Mentioned as another good guidebook

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Lord Randolph Churchill

by Winston Churchill

▶ 52:50Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: His biography of his father, also cited for the Nobel

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MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949

by Keith Jeffery

▶ 3:22The Real Miss Moneypenny: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence With Dr. Claire Hubbard-Hall Claire Hubbard-Hall: Official centenary history she scoured for mentions of women

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Marlborough: His Life and Times

by Winston Churchill

▶ 52:50Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: One of the works named in his Nobel Prize citation

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Martha Lloyd's Household Book

by Martha Lloyd

▶ 43:13Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Martha's recipe and household book, still in print

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Matilda

by Roald Dahl

▶ 7:03Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: Read to both hosts at school; their daughter loves the film and musical

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Mellon vs. Churchill: The Collision of American Money and British Power

by Jill Eicher

▶ 0:13Ep 49: Andrew Mellon vs. Winston Churchill – A Clash of Titans Over War Debt Jill Eicher: The guest's book on the 1920s war debt rivalry

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Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him

by David Reynolds

▶ 27:05Ep 30: Debunking Churchill Myths: Alcoholism, Depression, and Racism with Justin Reash from the ICS Justin Reash: Highly recommended recent book on Churchill and his contemporaries, with a long chapter on Gandhi

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Mr Churchill's Profession

by Peter Clarke

▶ 1:02:20Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: On Churchill's career as a professional writer

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Mr Foote's Other Leg

by Ian Kelly

▶ 7:04Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: Recommended biography of Samuel Foote, author of the play The Maid of Bath

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Mr. Churchill in the White House

by Robert Schmuhl

▶ 0:10Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: The guest's new book on Churchill's American visits during and after WWII

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My Five Cambridge Friends

by Yuri Modin

▶ 1:12:16The Last Cambridge Spy: Dr. Chris Smith on John Cairncross and the Cambridge Five Jonathan Thomas: Cairncross's KGB handler's memoir: better than any spy novel, though mainly untrue

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National Trust British Cookbook

▶ 13:22Ep 12: British Summer Time Jackie Thomas: Recommended for British recipes with easy-to-find ingredients

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No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money

by David Lough

▶ 18:36Ep 30: Debunking Churchill Myths: Alcoholism, Depression, and Racism with Justin Reash from the ICS Justin Reash: Recommended as an unexpected take on Churchill's lifelong financial troubles

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Noble Ambitions

by Adrian Tinniswood

▶ 1:19Ep 40: The Power and the Glory: The Golden Age of the British Country House with Adrian Tinniswood Adrian Tinniswood: His earlier book on the post-war country house

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Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII

by Jane Tippett

▶ 0:00Ep 25: Was Edward VIII a Nazi? Interview with Author Jane Tippett on the Abdication Crisis Jane Tippett: The guest's book, combining Edward's unpublished memoir drafts with Murphy's papers

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Our Uninvited Guests

by Julie Summers

▶ 20:52Ep 74: Historian Julie Summers – Vogue, Jambusters, Country Houses, and the Hidden Stories of Britain’s Home Front Julie Summers: Secret wartime lives of Britain's requisitioned country houses; Jonathan's favourite

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Outliers

by Malcolm Gladwell

▶ 16:21Ep 83: How the Beatles Built the Greatest Team Ever (And What We Can Learn) Dan Absher: Uses the Beatles as an example; one of the books that inspired Dan's business angle

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Oxford English Dictionary

▶ 23:59Ep 65: Lynne Murphy – The American Linguist Who Has Decoded British English For 25 Years Lynne Murphy: Cited as listing the -ize spelling first

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Paddington

by Michael Bond

▶ 16:20Ep 6: Why We Love Gold Hill and the Story of How Anglotopia Got Started Jackie Thomas: Childhood favourites that made arriving at Paddington feel like stepping into a storybook

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Parliamentary History

▶ 12:10Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: Multi-volume transcripts of parliamentary debates he relied on

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Postcards from Across the Pond

by Mike Harling

▶ 1:21Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: His humorous book about life as an American in England

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Postcards from Ireland

by Mike Harling

▶ 1:21Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: His real-time travel diary of meeting his wife on an Irish hiking trip

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Red Dwarf: Discovering a TV Series

by Tom Salinsky

▶ 0:26Ep 80: The Magic, History, and Nostalgia of British Christmas Television with Tom Salinsky Jonathan Thomas: Guest's two-volume deep dive into Red Dwarf

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Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series: Volume I: 1988-1993

by Tom Salinsky

▶ 0:09Ep 35: Comedy in Space – How Red Dwarf Became a British TV Science Fiction Icon Jonathan Thomas: Tom's episode-by-episode guide to the first six series; a second volume is already written

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Revolutionary Summer

by Joseph Ellis

▶ 34:02Ep 46: Why the British Lost America – Strategic Blunders That Changed History John Maass: Covers the 1776 New York campaign; Maass disagrees with its claim that this was Britain's last chance

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Rick Steves London

by Rick Steves

▶ 59:23Ep 5: Planning Your First Trip to Britain Jonathan Thomas: Recommended as the best London guidebook

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Rivals

by Jilly Cooper

▶ 47:50Ep 51: Exploring the Enchantment of the Cotswolds with Tour Guide Roanna Stromberg-Smith Roanna Stromberg-Smith: Jilly Cooper novel whose BBC adaptation was filmed at Chavenage House

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Rules, Britannia

by Toni Hargis

▶ 0:12Ep 55: Rules, Britannia Revisited – A Returned British Expat Reflects with Toni Hargis Jonathan Thomas: Toni's 2006 classic guide to British culture, now out of print but available as an ebook

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Savrola

by Winston Churchill

▶ 1:02:18Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: Churchill's only novel, a thinly disguised self-portrait

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Secret Servants of the Crown: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence

by Claire Hubbard-Hall

▶ 1:38The Real Miss Moneypenny: The Forgotten Women of British Intelligence With Dr. Claire Hubbard-Hall Claire Hubbard-Hall: The guest's book; published in the UK as Her Secret Service

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Shakespeare's First Folio

by William Shakespeare

▶ 1:42Ep 34: How a Sir Christopher Wren Church Ended Up in Missouri as a Churchill Museum Timothy Riley: Published by two actors who were churchwardens at St Mary Aldermanbury

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Shots Heard Around the World: The Untold Story of the American Revolution

by John Ferling

▶ 0:33Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: The guest's new global history of the Revolutionary War

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Slow Horses

by Mick Herron

▶ 59:01Ep Bonus: Great British Telly – Exploring British TV From Monty Python to Downton Abbey and Beyond Jonathan Thomas: Book series behind his top pick on Apple TV

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Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II

by Becky Aikman

▶ 0:03Ep 56: Spitfires – The Untold Story of the American Women Who Flew for the British During WWII Jonathan Thomas: The guest's book, published by Bloomsbury

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Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany

by Paul Robichaud

▶ 1:15Stonehenge, Druids & Folk Horror: The Myths Behind Britain’s Standing Stones With Paul Robichaud Paul Robichaud: The guest's new book from Reaktion Books

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Tamara Drewe

by Posy Simmonds

▶ 1:00:41Ep 95: Lights, Camera, Britain: A Film Scholar on What Makes British Cinema So Distinctively British Jonathan Thomas: The graphic novel the Dorset-set film was adapted from

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The American Crisis

by Thomas Paine

▶ 41:14Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: Paine's essay series used as wartime propaganda

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The Anglotopia Guide to Bridgerton

by Jonathan Thomas

▶ 23:15Ep 19: The Return, What’s New With Anglotopia Plus a Discussion on Recent British TV Jonathan Thomas: Forthcoming guide to Georgian and Regency Britain behind Bridgerton

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The Book of Top 10 Beatles Lists

by Charles F. Rosenay

▶ 42:35Ep 60: Exploring Beatles History With Magical History Tour Guide Charles F. Rosenay Charles F. Rosenay: Guest's COVID-era book of top 10 lists from 64 celebrities and Beatles insiders

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The British Polity

by Philip Norton

▶ 36:48Ep 21: British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows Jonathan Thomas: Textbook that is the bedrock of Jonathan's knowledge of the political system

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The Channel Shore

by Tom Fort

▶ 23:33Ep 9: Our Britain Bucket Lists Jonathan Thomas: Tom Fort's account of cycling England's south coast; inspired Jonathan's wish to drive it

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The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis

▶ 30:23Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jackie Thomas: Encouraged reading in Jackie's childhood when Harry Potter was not allowed

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

▶ 9:31Ep 59: Behind the Scenes of a Boutique British Tour Company – Mary Valentine Tours Mary Valentine: A 13th-birthday present she read cover to cover; Sherlock Holmes sparked her Anglophilia

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The Crown's Silence

by Brooke Newman

▶ 37:32Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Brendan Dowd: The monarchy's direct financial involvement in the slave trade

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The Crystal Palace

by Mike Harling

▶ 27:52Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: Talisman book where the boys help build the Crystal Palace

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The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

▶ 24:29Ep 68: Exploring Britain’s Canine Aristocracy With Agnes Stamp’s Country Life Book of Dogs Agnes Stamp: Quoted on Charles II playing with his spaniels during council business in 1666

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The Diary of a Bookseller

by Shaun Bythell

▶ 21:29Ep 10: We’re Back! Catching Up, New British Products, British TV, and More! Jonathan Thomas: The first volume, also recommended

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The Eagle and the Hart

by Helen Castor

▶ 44:29Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Brendan Dowd: Richard II and Henry IV, by one of Brendan's favourite historians

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The Edge of Memory

by Patrick Nunn

▶ 7:58Doggerland, Lyonesse & Cantre’r Gwaelod: The True History Behind Britain’s Drowned Lands Patrick Nunn: His 2018 book on Aboriginal Australian traditions of coastal drowning

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The End to End Cycle Route

▶ 22:00Ep 1: Planning the LeJog Trip and Cornwall Jonathan Thomas: Bought from Stanfords to plan the drive but found pretty much useless for it

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The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey

by Robert Morrison

▶ 2:27Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Jonathan Thomas: Robert's prize-winning biography of De Quincey

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The Enormous Crocodile

by Roald Dahl

▶ 24:45Ep Bonus: What’s On in London in July 2026: America 250, Exhibitions, Events & Heat Wave Survival Tips, What To See and Do Jonathan Thomas: New musical staging at the Lyric Hammersmith

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The Fab Four Pillars of Impact: Building Dynamic Teams the Beatles Way

by Dan Absher

▶ 0:21Ep 83: How the Beatles Built the Greatest Team Ever (And What We Can Learn) Jonathan Thomas: The guest's leadership book drawing team-building lessons from the Beatles (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2026)

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The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser

▶ 23:31Stonehenge, Druids & Folk Horror: The Myths Behind Britain’s Standing Stones With Paul Robichaud Paul Robichaud: One of the later retellings of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Stonehenge story

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The Fatal Shore

by Robert Hughes

▶ 35:12Ep Bonus: Genealogy 101 – Everything You Need to Start Tracing Your British & Irish Family History with Findmypast Jonathan Thomas: Recommended history of convict transportation to Australia and Georgian England's social problems

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The First World War

by John Keegan

▶ 15:59Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: Admired for examining all sides of the war

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The Garden Visitor's Handbook (the Yellow Book)

▶ 29:14Open Gates and Victoria Sponge – Inside Britain’s National Garden Scheme with Richard Claxton Jonathan Thomas: The National Garden Scheme's annual guide listing gardens open to visit

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The Glory and the Burden

by Robert Schmuhl

▶ 3:31Ep 32: Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill ‘Nude Bath’ Story – Winston Churchill in the White House Robert Schmuhl: His book on the American presidency from the New Deal, where he first found the White House anecdotes

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The Great British Dream Factory

by Dominic Sandbrook

▶ 14:55Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jonathan Thomas: Recommended cultural history of how British culture was exported worldwide

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The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson

▶ 24:45Ep Bonus: What’s On in London in July 2026: America 250, Exhibitions, Events & Heat Wave Survival Tips, What To See and Do Jonathan Thomas: Picture book staged as a family show from July 17

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The Highway Code

▶ 6:33Ep 33: Driving in the UK: An American’s Survival Guide – Road Signs, Roundabouts, and Rental Car Blunders! Jonathan Thomas: AA edition recommended for learning British road signs and rules before driving

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The History of England

by Jane Austen

▶ 11:25Strictly Jane Austen Episode 4: The People Who Made Jane Austen — The Crowded World Behind Six Perfect Novels Theresa Roche: Jane's teenage pamphlet, illustrated by Cassandra's watercolours of kings and queens who looked like the Austens

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

▶ 0:57Ep 57: Discovering Dartmoor – A Hidden Gem in Britain with Tour Guide Gillian Healey Gillian Healey: Inspired by Dartmoor's myths; Grimpen Mire is based on Foxtor Mires

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The Impossible Journey

by Thor Pedersen

▶ 0:46The Impossible Journey: The Man Who Visited Every Country on Earth Without Ever Setting Foot on a Plane Jonathan Thomas: Thor's international bestseller about his ten-year, flight-free journey

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The Indian in the Cupboard

by Lynne Reid Banks

▶ 25:41Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jackie Thomas: Read to Jackie at school; she was disappointed by the film

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The Inside Story of Yes Minister

▶ 37:37Ep 21: British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows Jonathan Thomas: History of the show and how it came out of Thatcher-era Britain

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The Iron Lady

by John Campbell

▶ 1:02:20Ep 50: Anglotopia Unfiltered 50th Episode Q&A – Travel Tips, Tea Kettles & British Misadventures Jonathan Thomas: Recommended biography of Margaret Thatcher

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The Isle of Avalon

by Mike Harling

▶ 33:40Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: Talisman series entry in which the boys receive swords

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The Last Cambridge Spy: John Cairncross, Bletchley Codebreaker and Soviet Double Agent

by Chris Smith

▶ 10:52Ep 86: Codebreakers, Spies, and Secrets – The Truth About Bletchley Park and Alan Turing Chris Smith: Chris's second book, on the Soviet spy who leaked Kursk intelligence from Bletchley

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The Long Weekend

by Adrian Tinniswood

▶ 1:19Ep 40: The Power and the Glory: The Golden Age of the British Country House with Adrian Tinniswood Adrian Tinniswood: His earlier book on the country house between the two World Wars

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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

by Holly Ringland

▶ 11:02Ep 89: Inside the Brontë Parsonage – The Museum, the Moors & the Wuthering Heights Moment Sam: Novel by a memorable Behind the Glass guest who travelled from Australia

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The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza

by Sophie Shorland

▶ 0:12Ep 38: The Queen Who Brought Tea to Britain: Discover Catherine of Braganza’s Untold Story Jonathan Thomas: Sophie's biography of Catherine of Braganza, the subject of the episode; a copy is being given away

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The MI5 Archive: Official Secrets

by Mark Dunton and Stephen Twigge

▶ 0:42Double Agents, Dead Drops & Declassified Files: Inside the MI5 Archive of Official Secrets Jonathan Thomas: The guests' visual record of MI5 history drawn from 6,000 declassified files, with a foreword by Nick Harkaway

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The Magic Cloak

by Mike Harling

▶ 26:05Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: First Talisman book, inspired by a cloak made from charity-shop curtains

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The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh

by Kathryn Aalto

▶ 6:29Ep 69: The Anglotopia Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District Jonathan Thomas: By the co-founder of the Rural Writers Institute

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The Obedience of a Christian Man

by William Tyndale

▶ 22:33Ep 92: Tudor 101 – A Complete Crash Course in England’s Most Dramatic Dynasty With Sarah Morris Sarah Morris: The book Anne Boleyn passed to Henry VIII that sharpened his break with Rome

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The Place of Tides

by James Rebanks

▶ 29:11Ep 69: The Anglotopia Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District Jonathan Thomas: Rebanks's latest book about a season with an eider down farmer in Norway

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The Places in Between

by Rory Stewart

▶ 26:32Ep 68: Exploring Britain’s Canine Aristocracy With Agnes Stamp’s Country Life Book of Dogs Agnes Stamp: Stewart's account of walking across Afghanistan with the mastiff Babur, which moved Agnes to tears

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The Power and the Glory

by Adrian Tinniswood

▶ 0:17Ep 40: The Power and the Glory: The Golden Age of the British Country House with Adrian Tinniswood Adrian Tinniswood: The guest's new book on the country house from 1870 to 1914

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The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English

by Lynne Murphy

▶ 0:17Ep 65: Lynne Murphy – The American Linguist Who Has Decoded British English For 25 Years Lynne Murphy: Lynne's 2018 book on the history and social forces behind British-American language differences

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The Railway Adventures

by Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall

▶ 7:48Ep 1: Planning the LeJog Trip and Cornwall Jonathan Thomas: Book of the All the Stations journey; highly recommended as inspiration

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The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern

by Robert Morrison

▶ 2:27Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Robert's Economist book of the year arguing the Regency made modern Britain

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The Road to Wigan Pier

by George Orwell

▶ 7:08The Last Cambridge Spy: Dr. Chris Smith on John Cairncross and the Cambridge Five Chris Smith: Recommended for a sense of the Great Depression's devastation in Britain

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The Roman Villa

by Mike Harling

▶ 31:55Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: Talisman series entry mentioned during rewrites

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The Rough Guide to London

▶ 59:23Ep 5: Planning Your First Trip to Britain Jonathan Thomas: Mentioned as another good guidebook

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The Sacred Tor

by Mike Harling

▶ 33:40Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: Talisman series entry in which the boys receive shields

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The Salt Path

by Raynor Winn

▶ 24:44Ep 10: We’re Back! Catching Up, New British Products, British TV, and More! Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's favourite book of the year: a homeless couple walk the South West Coast Path

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The Sea Room

by Adam Nicolson

▶ 23:02Ep 10: We’re Back! Catching Up, New British Products, British TV, and More! Jonathan Thomas: History of the Shiant Islands his family owns; one of the best books on Scotland Jonathan has read

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The Sea on My Left

by John Merrill

▶ 8:38Ep 54: A Chat With the Man Who Walked the Entire Coast of Great Britain Quintin Lake: First recorded walk around Britain's coast; a long-time inspiration on his shelf

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The Season

▶ 26:57Ep 9: Our Britain Bucket Lists Jonathan Thomas: A book about the English social Season, mentioned as background reading

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The Shortest History of England

by James Hawes

▶ 36:18Ep 21: British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows Jonathan Thomas: Short history explaining why England and its politics are the way they are

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The Siege

by Ben Macintyre

▶ 58:15Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Brendan Dowd: The 1980 Iranian Embassy siege that made the SAS famous; masterfully tense

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The Stolen Crown

by Tracy Borman

▶ 33:24Ep 98: Best British History Books with Brendan Dowd from the History Nerds United Podcast Brendan Dowd: Laser-focused, definitive account of the Elizabethan succession with new evidence

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The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany

by Aubrey Burl

▶ 5:45Stonehenge, Druids & Folk Horror: The Myths Behind Britain’s Standing Stones With Paul Robichaud Paul Robichaud: Archaeological study whose geographic scope he followed

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The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

▶ 25:37Ep 49: Andrew Mellon vs. Winston Churchill – A Clash of Titans Over War Debt Jonathan Thomas: Mentioned as a picture of Americans enjoying 1920s Europe

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The Talisman

by Mike Harling

▶ 28:28Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: Final book of the eight-book series, finished in 2020

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The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

▶ 35:41Ep 19: The Return, What’s New With Anglotopia Plus a Discussion on Recent British TV Jonathan Thomas: The big sci-fi novel the Netflix series adapts; neither host has read it

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The Traitor of Arnhem

by Robert Verkaik

▶ 0:01Ep 45: The New Espionage Behind Operation Market Garden Revealed with Author Robert Verkaik Robert Verkaik: The guest's book arguing Anthony Blunt was Agent Josephine; revised paperback adds newly released files

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The Tudor Fan Guide

by Heather Teysko

▶ 40:48Ep 94: The Tudor Podcast Pioneer – Heather Teysko on Obsession, Community & TudorCon 2026 Heather Teysko: Her forthcoming book on Tudor fandom from Countryman Press (W.W. Norton), due summer 2027

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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

by Rachel Joyce

▶ 46:23Ep 82: Your Travel Guide to Britain in 2026 – Major Events, Exhibitions, Museums, and More! Jonathan Thomas: Novel adapted into a new West End musical starring Mark Addy

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The Vampyre

by John Polidori

▶ 25:00Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Written during the same ghost story competition as Frankenstein

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The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

▶ 4:15Ep 20: Exploring British Children’s Literature and Its Generational Influences Jackie Thomas: Jackie's favourite story of all time, read to her by her mother

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The Watsons

by Jane Austen

▶ 10:50Ep 61: Jane Austen at 250 – Discussing Jane At Home With Chawton’s Sophie Reynolds Sophie Reynolds: Novel Austen attempted and abandoned during her unsettled years

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The White Feather

by Mike Harling

▶ 30:30Ep 63: Gone Native – 20+ Years in Horsham – An American’s Very British Life Mike Harling: Talisman book set during the WWI Zeppelin raids; the hardest to write

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The Women of D-Day

by Julie Summers

▶ 45:13Ep 74: Historian Julie Summers – Vogue, Jambusters, Country Houses, and the Hidden Stories of Britain’s Home Front Julie Summers: Forthcoming book (May 2027) on the 348,000 British women involved in D-Day planning

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The World According to Colour

by James Fox

▶ 0:35Ep 76: Craftland – A Journey Through Britain’s Disappearing Crafts with Author James Fox Jonathan Thomas: One of the guest's previous books

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The World Crisis

by Winston Churchill

▶ 43:13Ep 96: Churchill the Writer – Gary Stiles on My Early Life and the Craft Behind the Legend Gary L. Stiles: Where Churchill began his inscribed-copy strategy; cited for his Nobel

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There's Something About Darcy

by Gabrielle Malcolm

▶ 1:34Strictly Jane Austen Episode 3: Jane Austen’s England on Screen – A Location-by-Location Visitor’s Guide Gabrielle Malcolm: The guest's book on the appeal of Mr. Darcy (listed in the show notes)

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

by John le Carré

▶ 1:10:20The Last Cambridge Spy: Dr. Chris Smith on John Cairncross and the Cambridge Five Chris Smith: Its villain is essentially modelled on Kim Philby

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To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

▶ 21:53Ep Bonus: What’s On in London in July 2026: America 250, Exhibitions, Events & Heat Wave Survival Tips, What To See and Do Jonathan Thomas: Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation new in the West End

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Travellers Through Time: A Gypsy History

by Jeremy Harte

▶ 1:16Dragons, Black Hens & Sleeping Warriors: The Legends of England’s Buried Treasure with Jeremy Harte Jonathan Thomas: Jeremy's earlier book

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Treasures on Earth: Buried Wealth in the English Landscape

by Jeremy Harte

▶ 1:16Dragons, Black Hens & Sleeping Warriors: The Legends of England’s Buried Treasure with Jeremy Harte Jonathan Thomas: The guest's new book from Reaktion, organising hundreds of treasure legends by emotion

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Tristram Shandy

by Laurence Sterne

▶ 43:49Ep 29: The Fascinating World of Country Life Magazine with John Goodall John Goodall: Written at Shandy Hall at the head of Coxwold village

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Vathek

by William Beckford

▶ 26:25Strictly Jane Austen Episode 2: What Jane Austen Actually Saw – The Real Georgian Bath with Dr. Moira Rudolf Moira Rudolf: Beckford's best-known work, written in French during his exile

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Walking Hadrian's Wall Path (Cicerone guide)

▶ 17:57Ep 70: Tips on Walking the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail With Emily Graver from Macs Adventure Jonathan Thomas: Jonathan's favourite guidebook to the route, though it treats east-to-west as the secondary direction

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Walking with Destiny

by Andrew Roberts

▶ 44:09Ep 39: Exploring Churchill’s Wilderness Years at Chartwell With Historian Katherine Carter Katherine Carter: Recommended as an exceptional single-volume Churchill biography

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Waverley

by Walter Scott

▶ 40:33Strictly Jane Austen Episode 1: The Regency Explained — Robert Morrison on the Most Consequential Nine Years in British History Robert Morrison: Scott's Waverley novels made him the great novelist of Austen's era

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We Are Legion

by Julie Summers

▶ 44:41Ep 74: Historian Julie Summers – Vogue, Jambusters, Country Houses, and the Hidden Stories of Britain’s Home Front Jonathan Thomas: Written for the Royal British Legion centenary

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Whispers from Celtic Seas

by Patrick Nunn

▶ 1:34Doggerland, Lyonesse & Cantre’r Gwaelod: The True History Behind Britain’s Drowned Lands Jonathan Thomas: The guest's new book from Reaktion on the true meanings of ancient Northwest European stories

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Wide Sargasso Sea

by Jean Rhys

▶ 28:41Ep 89: Inside the Brontë Parsonage – The Museum, the Moors & the Wuthering Heights Moment Jonathan Thomas: Read alongside Jane Eyre in his university postcolonial literature course

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Winning Independence

by John Ferling

▶ 4:59Ep 52: The Global Dimensions of the American Revolution With Historian John Ferling John Ferling: His previous book, submitted just before the pandemic

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Winston Churchill the Painter

by Lucy Davis (ed.)

▶ 43:34Ep 99: Churchill’s Secret Life as a Painter — Dr. Lucy Davis on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition at Wallace Collection Lucy Davis: Exhibition catalogue with six essays and new archival research, published by Philip Wilson

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Worlds in Shadow

by Patrick Nunn

▶ 1:34Doggerland, Lyonesse & Cantre’r Gwaelod: The True History Behind Britain’s Drowned Lands Jonathan Thomas: Patrick's earlier book on submerged lands

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Writing Wild

by Kathryn Aalto

▶ 11:59Ep Bonus: Adventures in Anglotopia Book Launch Facebook Live Audio Jonathan Thomas: New book by the Rural Writing Institute co-founder about women writing about nature

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Writing Wild: Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World

by Kathryn Aalto

▶ 25:57Ep 69: The Anglotopia Guide to Cumbria and the Lake District Jonathan Thomas: Aalto's profiles of women nature writers, recommended

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