my history degree in 8 books // a diverse list of the best books i read as a history student in uni

Hey friends! Hear me rant about all the best biographies, history books, primary sources, etc, that I read for my undergrad in History. I miss it so, so much. History has such intrinsic value as a subject, and I hope I can convince you to study history at school or at home. This list is not exhaustive, but these are the books that stick out as the most influential in terms of shaping how I think about history, what kind of history I read, how I approach the subject, and so forth. 00:31 - The Histories by Herodotus 01:51 - Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary 03:56 - The Uses and Abuses of History by Margaret MacMillan 05:33 - Havel: A Life by Michael Zantovsky 07:13 - The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins 08:35 - The Vanishing Past by Trilby Kent 10:55 - The Light Ages by Seb Falk 12:06 - The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States by Jeffrey Lewis As always, check out my SubStack, A Mid-summer Autumn: https://amidsummerautumn.substack.com/ Join my Goodreads group, The Year of Dostoevsky (2024):   / the-year-of-dostoevsky-2024   #booktube #bookvlog #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #historybooks #historygrad #historystudent #history #herodotus #literature #reading #historydegree