Allen Lane History Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Allen Lane History books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Mitrokhin Archive (By: Christopher Andrew,VasiliMitrokhin)
Buy on Amazon1985
The Anatomy of Fascism (By: Robert O. Paxton)
Buy on Amazon1994
In Search of Nature (By: Edward O. Wilson)
Buy on Amazon1996
Russia's War, 1941-1945 (By: Richard Overy)
Buy on Amazon1997
Prague in Black and Gold (By: Peter Demetz)
Buy on Amazon1997
How the Mind Works (By: Steven Pinker)
Buy on Amazon1997
The Chan's Great Continent (By: Spence)
Buy on Amazon1998
Evolution in Mind (By: Henry Plotkin)
Buy on Amazon1998
The Meaning of It All (By: Richard P. Feynman)
Buy on Amazon1998
Official Secrets (By: Richard Breitman)
Buy on Amazon1998
Lourdes (By: Ruth Harris)
Buy on Amazon1999
The Boy King / Tudor Church Militant (By: Diarmaid MacCulloch)
Buy on Amazon1999
British Prime Ministers and Other Essays (By: A.J.P. Taylor)
Buy on Amazon1999
The Greek Achievement (By: Charles Freeman)
Buy on Amazon1999
Gladstone (By: Richard Shannon)
Buy on Amazon1999
Cassandra's Daughter (By: Joseph Schwartz)
Buy on Amazon1999
Rembrandt's Eyes (By: Simon Schama)
Buy on Amazon1999
The Faustian Bargain (By: Jonathan Petropoulos)
Buy on Amazon2000
Something New Under the Sun (By: John Robert McNeill)
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Berlin (By: David Clay Large)
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Troublesome Things (By: Diane Purkiss)
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Enlightenment (By: Roy Porter)
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The New Penguin History of Scotland (By: William W.J. Knox,R.A. Houston)
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Interrogations (By: Richard Overy)
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Peninsular War (By: Charles J. Esdaile)
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The Blank Slate (By: Steven Pinker)
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Treason by the Book (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
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Blood and Guts (By: Roy Porter)
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Four Colors Suffice (By: Robin J. Wilson)
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The Cross and The Crescent (By: Richard Fletcher)
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Trial Of The Cannibal Dog (By: Anne Salmond)
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Flesh in the Age of Reason (By: Roy Porter)
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Empire Made Me (By: Robert Bickers)
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The Struggle for Mastery (By: David Arscott Carpenter)
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1914-1918 (By: David Stevenson)
Buy on Amazon2004
The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century (By: J.M. Roberts)
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La Vie En Bleu (By: H.R. Kedward)
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Mussolini's Italy (By: Richard J.B. Bosworth)
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Restoration (By: Tim Harris)
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United We Stand (By: Alastair J. Reid)
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Easter 1916 (By: Charles Townshend)
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The German Trauma (By: Gitta Sereny)
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Revolution (By: Tim Harris)
Buy on Amazon2006
The War of the World
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Forgotten Wars (By: C.A. Bayly)
Buy on Amazon2007
Fateful Choices (By: Ian Kershaw)
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The Force of Destiny (By: Christopher Duggan)
Buy on Amazon2007
Napoleon's Wars (By: Charles J. Esdaile)
Buy on Amazon2007
Disinherited (By: Henry Kamen)
Buy on Amazon2007
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Allen Lane History series is publication order: 1. Mitrokhin Archive (By: Christopher Andrew,VasiliMitrokhin) (1985), 2. The Anatomy of Fascism (By: Robert O. Paxton) (1994), 3. In Search of Nature (By: Edward O. Wilson) (1996), 4. Russia's War, 1941-1945 (By: Richard Overy) (1997), 5. Prague in Black and Gold (By: Peter Demetz) (1997), and 44 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Allen Lane History series by Niall Ferguson contains 49 books. The series began in 1985 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
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