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
Dr. Johnson's London
Restoration London
London
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
A history of Britain
Icons of England
A history of London
Elizabeth's London
1700
Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics
The Oxford illustrated history of the British monarchy
Lights Out for the Territory
The English Civil War
The Weaker Vessel
The Commonwealth of Thieves:
Cookies
London Under
Shakespeare
Samuel Pepys
house of Doctor Dee.
Hawksmoor
Foundation