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Study History at Cambridge?

Here is a list of works that King's College Cambridge recommends new students in history to read prior to beginning their studies at Cambridge. I have divided up the list in two parts. This first part includes in this order (1) works of general interest, (2) classical narrative histories, (3) studies of particular societies and epochs, and (4) novels.
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The Historian's Craft (Marc Bloch)
The Historian's Craft (Marc Bloch)
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The Idea of History (R. G. Collingwood)
The Idea of History (R. G. Collingwood)
3
Madness and Civilization (Michel Foucault)
Madness and Civilization (Michel Foucault)
4
ART AND ILLUSION by Ernest H. Gombrich
ART AND ILLUSION by Ernest H. Gombrich
5
Clifford Geertz - The Interpretation of Culture
Clifford Geertz - The Interpretation of Culture
6
The Passions and the Interests: Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph (Albert O. Hirschmann)
The Passions and the Interests: Arguments for Capitalism Before Its Triumph (Albert O. Hirschmann)
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THE FACE OF BATTLE by John Keegan
THE FACE OF BATTLE by John Keegan
8
Marxism: An Historical and Critical Study (George Lichtheim)
Marxism: An Historical and Critical Study (George Lichtheim)
9
The Great Chain of Being (Arthur O. Lovejoy)
The Great Chain of Being (Arthur O. Lovejoy)
10
A Short History of Ethics (Alasdair Macintyre)
A Short History of Ethics (Alasdair Macintyre)
11
Imagined Communities (Benedict Anderson)
Imagined Communities (Benedict Anderson)
12
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
13
Gender and the Politics of History (Joan Scott)
Gender and the Politics of History (Joan Scott)
14
Meaning and Context: Quenton Skinner and His Critics (James Tully (Red.))
Meaning and Context: Quenton Skinner and His Critics (James Tully (Red.))
15
Philosophy of History: An Introduction (W. H. Walsh)
Philosophy of History: An Introduction (W. H. Walsh)
16
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Max Weber)
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Max Weber)
17
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
18
The History of Rome (Livy)
The History of Rome (Livy)
19
The History of England (Abridged) (Lord Macaulay)
The History of England (Abridged) (Lord Macaulay)
20
Tacitus Annals
Tacitus Annals
21
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
22
History of the Russian Revolution (Leon Trotsky)
History of the Russian Revolution (Leon Trotsky)
23
Christianity in the West, 1400 - 1700 (John Bossy)
Christianity in the West, 1400 - 1700 (John Bossy)
24
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (Fernand Braudel)
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (Fernand Braudel)
25
Society and Culture in Early Modern France (Natalie Z Davis)
Society and Culture in Early Modern France (Natalie Z Davis)
26
Roll Jordan Roll (Eugene Genovese)
Roll Jordan Roll (Eugene Genovese)
27
The Cheese & the Worms (Carlo Ginzburg)
The Cheese & the Worms (Carlo Ginzburg)
28
Primitive Rebels (Eric Hobsbawm)
Primitive Rebels (Eric Hobsbawm)
29
China: An Interpretive History (J. R. Levenson and F. Schurmann)
China: An Interpretive History (J. R. Levenson and F. Schurmann)
30
The Reformation: A History (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
The Reformation: A History (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
31
Religion and the Decline of Magic (Keith Thomas)
Religion and the Decline of Magic (Keith Thomas)
32
Whigs and Hunters (E.P. Thompson)
Whigs and Hunters (E.P. Thompson)
33
Zapata and the Mexican Revolution (John Womack)
Zapata and the Mexican Revolution (John Womack)
34
The Men Who Ruled India (Philip Woodruff)
The Men Who Ruled India (Philip Woodruff)
35
Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes) (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes) (Miguel De Cervantes)
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Nostromo
Nostromo
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
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The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
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Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
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