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John Haywood (British historian)

John Haywood (born 8 March 1956) is a British historian and author. A graduate of the universities of Lancaster, Cambridge and University of Copenhagen, Haywood has served as a lecturer at the University of Lancaster. He is the author of a number of books on the early history of Europe, and is considered an authority on Vikings and the Celts. Haywood is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Selected works

  • The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings, Penguin Books, 1995.
  • The Complete Atlas of World History, 3 vols., Sharpe Reference, 1997.
  • Atlas of World History, Barnes & Noble Books, 1997.
  • Ancient Civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean, Cassell, 1997.
  • The Cassell Atlas of the Modern World: 1914-present (with Edward Barratt and Brian Catchpole), Cassell, 1998.
  • World Atlas of the Past: The ancient world, Oxford University Press, 1999.
  • The Vikings, Sutton, 1999.
  • Historical Atlas of the Medieval World, AD 600-1492, Barnes & Noble Books, 2000.
  • Atlas of World History, Michael Friedman Publishing Group, 2000.
  • Historical Atlas of the Classical World, 500 BC - AD 600, Barnes & Noble Books, 2000.
  • Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age: With 279 Illustrations, Thames & Hudson, 2000.
  • Cassell's Atlas of World History, Cassell, 2001.
  • Atlas of the Celtic World, Thames & Hudson, 2001.
  • The Atlas of Past Times, Brown Reference, 2002.
  • Historical Atlas of the Early Modern World, 1492-1783, Barnes & Noble Books, 2002.
  • Everyday Life in the Ancient World, Anness Publishing, 2003.
  • Gods and Beliefs: Gods, Beliefs and Ceremonies Through the Ages, Anness Publishing, 2003.
  • Tribes and Empires, Anness Publishing, 2004.
  • The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings & Queens of Britain: A Magnificent and Authoritative History of the Royalty of Britain, the Rulers, Their Consorts and Families, and the Pretenders to the Throne (with Charles Phillips), Anness Publishing, 2006.
  • Dark Age Naval Power: A Reassessment of Frankish and Anglo-Saxon Seafaring Activity, Anglo-Saxon Books, 2006.
  • Living History: What Life Was Like in Ancient Times, Anness Publishing, 2006.
  • The Great Migrations: From the Earliest Humans to the Age of Globalization, Gardners Books, 2008.
  • Medieval Europe, Capstone, 2008.
  • West African Kingdoms, Raintree, 2008.
  • The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World (with Barry Cunliffe), Thames & Hudson, 2009.
  • The Ancient World, Penguin Group, 2010.
  • The New Atlas of World History: Global Events at a Glance, Princeton University Press, 2011.
  • Chronicles of the Ancient World, Quercus, 2012.
  • Viking: The Norse Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual, Thames & Hudson, 2013.
  • The Celts: Bronze Age to New Age, Routledge, 2014.
  • Northmen: The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241, Macmillan, 2016.
  • Ancient Romans, Brown Bear Books, 2017.

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