Benedict King
Benedict King is a contributing editor at Five Books and a former economist at the Bank of England.
Interviews with Benedict King
The Best Thomas Cromwell Books, recommended by Benedict King
The Mirror and the Light—the final instalment of Hilary Mantel’s epic trilogy covering the life of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister and architect of the English Reformation—was published to great acclaim this month. Here, Five Books contributing editor Benedict King chooses five of the best books to help you get to grips with the real Thomas Cromwell and the political and religious environment in which he operated. You can watch Benedict talking about his Thomas Cromwell book choices here.
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The Victorians: Twelve Titans who Forged Britain
by Jacob Rees-Mogg -
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The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History
by Boris Johnson -
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Edmund Burke: The Visionary Who Invented Modern Politics
by Jesse Norman -
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Ghosts of Empire: Britain's Legacies in the Modern World
by Kwasai Kwarteng -
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Richard III: Brother, Protector, King
by Chris Skidmore
History Books by Tory Politicians, recommended by Benedict King
History Books by Tory Politicians, recommended by Benedict King
From Edward Gibbon to Winston Churchill—who was awarded the Nobel prize in literature “for his mastery of historical and biographical description”—the genre of history books written by Tory politicians has some impressive forebears. But what to make of the history books written by the current crop of Tory MPs? Five Books contributing editor Benedict King gives a quick overview of what’s out there.
