Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the 5th of my monthly Bookshelf Essential videos on History book recommendations.
The idea comes from the series of videos that @DavidWiley7 started, that got taken up by booktubers like @michaelk.vaughan8617 and @troytradup

It's also a tribute/shout out to the Historathon hosts and gratitude to Vin at
@revenantreads for bringing me back to History books.

Historathon is a year-long celebration of reading historical nonfiction. The goal is to read, discuss, and spotlight works of history, and to encourage reluctant readers to give history a try. The calendar year will be divided into three-month blocks, with each block focusing on a particular period of time:

Jan-March = Prehistory-500 CE
April-June = 500-1500
July-Sept = 1500-1820
Oct-Dec = 1820-Present

To participate, simply read a work of history that falls into the time period for each quarterly segment of the year. Read more if you’d like! Tailor the choices to your interests or try something completely new.

COHOSTS
@passageoftime8561
@BookTimewithElvis
@billruttenberg
@ReadbyFred
@NicholasOfAutrecourt
@TheHistoryShelf
@RaynorReadsStuff
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As always, thanks for watching!