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History reading list: Cambridge, Churchill College

Cambridge, Churchill College lists 7 books for applicants and new students in History. The list starts with The Pursuit of History by John Tosh, History: a Very Short Introduction by John Arnold and New Perspectives on Historical Writing by Peter Burke (ed.). 1 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.

Source

History (course page, 'Suggested Reading') (University of Cambridge). chu.cam.ac.uk/study-us/undergraduates/courses/history

Retrieved 3 October 2026. Check the source for the current year's version.

The 7 books

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  1. 1.
    The Pursuit of History
    John Tosh
  2. 2.
    History: a Very Short Introduction
    John Arnold
  3. 3.
    New Perspectives on Historical Writing
    Peter Burke (ed.)
  4. 4.
    What is History Now?
    David Cannadine (ed.)
  5. 5.
    What is History?
    E. H. Carr
  6. 6.
    In Defence of History
    Richard J. Evans
  7. 7.
    The New Nature of History
    Arthur Marwick

Other History lists

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How this list was made

We fetched the list from the institution's own page or PDF on the date shown and recorded each title and author as printed. We did not add books, and we copied no descriptions. Obvious misprints are corrected and marked. The extraction was done with AI assistance and checked against the source. Lists change every year, so check the source page before you buy anything.