The second book from the creators of the smash-hit number 1 podcast takes us on a dizzying A-Z through the past

Tom Holland is the author of a range of books on ancient and early medieval history. He has translated Herodotus and Suetonius, presented TV documentaries on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the Islamic State, and been described by The Times as 'a leading English cricketer'. Dominic Sandbrook was educated at Oxford, St Andrews and Cambridge, and is best known for his histories of Britain since the 1950s, most recently Who Dares Wins. He has presented many documentaries on BBC Two and Radio 4, and is a columnist for The Times and book critic for the Sunday Times.