Graham Robb

Robb has found a new format for writing history just as Craig Brown found a fresh way to write biography - Alan Johnson Rarely does history feel so beguiling - The Observer A treasure house of a book - The Spectator Taking you on a time-travelling adventure around the 'spindly, sea-wracked islands' we call home, The Discovery of Britain is...

This is a profoundly original and entertaining history of France, from the first century BC to the present day, based on countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring France on foot, by bicycle and in the library. Beginning with the Roman army's first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending with the gilet jaunes protests in the era of...

'An extraordinary journey of discovery' - Daily Telegraph 'Pedals along with never a dull paragraph . . . dazzling' - The Sunday Times Ten years ago, I began to explore the country on which I was supposed to be an authority . . . France is a country famous for its intellectuals, its philosophers and writers, its fashion, food and...

A surprising history of Britain, from 500 million BC to the next election Graham Robb has found a new format for writing history just as Craig Brown found a fresh way to write biography - Alan Johnson Robb tumbles into British history with an infectious enthusiasm . . . immensely entertaining - Chris Bryant, author of The Glamour Boys Taking...