Cambridge Professor Mary Beard has done more than anyone to bring the world of ancient Rome to life again. Comedian David Mitchell once studied history and won’t let it off the hook for the mess it’s made of everything. They came together to tell the story of our rulers -- from the emperors who ruled Britannia under the Roman occupation to the kings and queens who succeeded them and created England as we know it today.

Mary's new book Emperor of Rome and David's new book Unruly are both available from our bookshop.org page. Buy either book there and help support Primrose Hill Books, our local independent bookseller partner since 2013. You can also join us live for Mary's next How To Academy event, where she will be speaking with her fellow classicist Josephine Quinn.

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