Conquest
A History of Roman Britain
$59.99
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
Britain wasn’t conquered in a day.
When Caesar’s legions embarked for Britain in 55 BC, they thought they were sailing off the edge of the world. In a sense they were right. Through five long centuries of peace and war, Britannia kept its place among the empire’s wildest frontiers – a rain-swept, rebel-haunted island that the Romans, though always conquering, could never truly say they had conquered.
Combining the latest findings of archaeology with a sensitive reading of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789541014 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1789541018 |
| Author: | Ferdinand Addis |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 156mm x 238mm |
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Critics Review
This is a wonderful book, packed full of marvels but grounded in earth, fire and blood. Addis writes beautifully, evoking the mysteriousness of this half-millennium of British history while using the shards of evidence available to construct a picture of life under Roman rule. It’s a magnificent achievement. * Lucy Lethbridge *
Ferdinand Addis is a very gifted writer. His previous book, Rome: Eternal City, was a masterpiece of invention. This one is at least as good. His exuberant panache befits a big topic like Rome … A rich feast full of fascinating details brought together with superb storytelling.
– Gerard deGroot * The Times *This bravura, multifaceted new history of the Roman conquest of Britain brings it to life with such detail and cinematic vividness it’s impossible not to call it ‘epic’ … Conquest is a riveting narrative that takes an enjoyably winding path through our complex history, a brilliantly fresh and up-to-date account of a most violent and desperate time that changed our island forever. – Christopher Hart * Daily Mail *
Gripping * The i newspaper *
Readers of Conquest will end Addis’s cleverly assembled book with a renewed appreciation of this vital phase in our island story. * Unseen Histories *
Epic and visceral, this is a richly satisfying portrait of the island Rome set out to tame. * This England *
Ferdinand Addis
Ferdinand Addis read classics at Oxford, before embarking on a career as a journalist and author. His critically acclaimed 2018 book ROME: ETERNAL CITY was a Times Book of the Year. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.
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