In normal times I would be advising those of you thinking of history / Oxbridge applications to start visiting places like the British Museum, and reading something completely beyond your A level topics. Only the latter is on the cards for the foreseeable future, so you might like to click here. This is Tony Barber’s recommendations from 2020. If you don’t know where to start, may I suggest Afinogenov’s Spies and Scholars.
Review below…
“Superb…At once a history of science, of empire, and of espionage, the book traces the rise of the Russian empire as a putative rival to Qing dynasty China in the Far East. Afinogenov has chosen a genuinely compelling cast of characters to populate this story of imperial intrigue…A vividly written, entertaining, and skilfully researched history…”
Mr Kydd.
