What to Read After The Thames
Readers who loved The Thames by Peter Ackroyd keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Thames is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Thames
Necropolis
Victorian London
Restoration London
Dr. Johnson's London
London
Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
Lights Out for the Territory
A history of Britain
A history of London
Elizabeth's London
1700
The English Civil War
The Oxford illustrated history of the British monarchy
Icons of England
The Weaker Vessel
Cookies
The Commonwealth of Thieves:
London Under
Shakespeare
Samuel Pepys
house of Doctor Dee.
Foundation
Hawksmoor