# John Haywood (British historian)

John Haywood FRHistS (born 8 March 1956) is a British historian and author. A graduate of the universities of Lancaster, Cambridge and University of Copenhagen, Haywood has served as a lecturer at the University of Lancaster. He is the author of a number of books on the early history of Europe, and is considered an authority on Vikings and the Celts. Haywood is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

## Selected works

* The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings, Penguin Books, 1995. ISBN 0140513280
* The Complete Atlas of World History, 3 vols., Sharpe Reference, 1997. ISBN 1563248549
* Atlas of World History, Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. ISBN 9780760706879
* Ancient Civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean, Cassell, 1997. ISBN 0304349607
* The Cassell Atlas of the Modern World: 1914-present (with Edward Barratt and Brian Catchpole), Cassell, 1998. ISBN 0304350508
* World Atlas of the Past: The ancient world, Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0195214439
* The Vikings, Sutton, 1999. ISBN 0750921943
* Historical Atlas of the Medieval World, AD 600-1492, Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. ISBN 0760719764
* Atlas of World History, Michael Friedman Publishing Group, 2000. ISBN 1586630997
* Historical Atlas of the Classical World, 500 BC - AD 600, Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. ISBN 076071973X
* Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age: With 279 Illustrations, Thames & Hudson, 2000. ISBN 0500282285
* Cassell's Atlas of World History, Cassell, 2001. ISBN 030435757X
* Atlas of the Celtic World, Thames & Hudson, 2001. ISBN 0500051097
* The Atlas of Past Times, Brown Reference, 2002. ISBN 0681423188
* Historical Atlas of the Early Modern World, 1492-1783, Barnes & Noble Books, 2002. ISBN 0760732043
* Everyday Life in the Ancient World, Anness Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0754812243
* Gods and Beliefs: Gods, Beliefs and Ceremonies Through the Ages, Anness Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1842159135
* Tribes and Empires, Anness Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1842159577
* The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings & Queens of Britain: A Magnificent and Authoritative History of the Royalty of Britain, the Rulers, Their Consorts and Families, and the Pretenders to the Throne (with Charles Phillips), Anness Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0754816281
* Dark Age Naval Power: A Reassessment of Frankish and Anglo-Saxon Seafaring Activity, Anglo-Saxon Books, 2006. ISBN 1898281432
* Living History: What Life Was Like in Ancient Times, Anness Publishing, 2006. ISBN 075481565X
* The Great Migrations: From the Earliest Humans to the Age of Globalization, Gardners Books, 2008. ISBN 1847245439
* Medieval Europe, Capstone, 2008. ISBN 141093294X
* West African Kingdoms, Raintree, 2008. ISBN 1410932915
* The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World (with Barry Cunliffe), Thames & Hudson, 2009. ISBN 0500288313
* The Ancient World, Penguin Group, 2010. ISBN 1849164894
* The New Atlas of World History: Global Events at a Glance, Princeton University Press, 2011. ISBN 0691152691
* Chronicles of the Ancient World, Quercus, 2012. ISBN 1780873212
* Viking: The Norse Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual, Thames & Hudson, 2013. ISBN 0500771413
* The Celts: Bronze Age to New Age, Routledge, 2014. ISBN 1317870166
* Northmen: The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241, Macmillan, 2016. ISBN 125010615X
* Ancient Romans, Brown Bear Books, 2017. ISBN 1781212260