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Ian Mortimer Books in Order

Ian Mortimer has written 24 books, published between 2003 and 2023. The first book is The Greatest Traitor (2003) and the newest is Medieval Horizons (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2003–2023
Pages on record
4,940 in 12 of 24 books
Reading time
82–124 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,940 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Ian Mortimer checklist

Ian Mortimer writes English history and is the author of the Time Traveller's Guides series. The 24 catalogued books run from The Greatest Traitor (2003) to Medieval Horizons (2023). The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England (2008) and The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (2010) sit beside royal studies such as The Perfect King (2006) and The Fears of Henry IV (2007). Subjects include medieval Great Britain, kings and rulers, social change, death and burial.

How many Ian Mortimer books are there?

Ian Mortimer has 24 books, released between 2003 and 2023. 4 of them belong to the Time Traveller's Guides series.

Ian Mortimer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Ian Mortimer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Greatest Traitor by Ian Mortimer (2003)
  2. Cover of The Perfect King by Ian Mortimer (2006)
  3. Cover of The Fears of Henry IV by Ian Mortimer (2007)
  4. Cover of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer, book 1 of the Time Traveller's Guides series (2008)
  5. Cover of The Dying and the Doctors by Ian Mortimer (2009)
  6. Cover of 1415 by Ian Mortimer (2009)
  7. Cover of The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer, book 2 of the Time Traveller's Guides series
  8. Cover of Medieval Intrigue by Ian Mortimer (2010)
  9. Cover of Millennium by Ian Mortimer (2016)
  10. Cover of The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain by Ian Mortimer, book 3 of the Time Traveller's Guides series
  1. 1
    The Greatest Traitor2003 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003377
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  2. 2
    The Perfect King2006 · 560 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006560
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  3. 3
    The Fears of Henry IV2007 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007352
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  4. 4
    The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandTime Traveller's Guides #12008 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008341
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  5. 5
    The Dying and the Doctors2009 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009232
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  6. 6
    14152009 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009640
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  7. 7
    The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan EnglandTime Traveller's Guides #22010 · 420 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010420
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  8. 8
    Medieval Intrigue2010 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010375
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  9. 9
    Henry IV: The Righteous King2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  10. 10
    Centuries of Change2014 · 403 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014403
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  11. 11
    The Shakespeare Authorship Debate and Historical Responsibility2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  12. 12
    The Only Writer in English History more Influential than Shakespeare2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  13. 13
    Flickering Antiquity2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  14. 14
    Four Keynote Speeches2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  15. 15
    What isn’t History?2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  16. 16
    The Reputation and Legacy of Henry IV2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  17. 17
    The Meaning of War2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  18. 18
    Millennium2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016416
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  19. 19
    The Outcasts of Time2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration BritainTime Traveller's Guides #32017 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017464
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  21. 21
    Henry V: The Warrior King of 14152017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  22. 22
    Why Running Matters2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  23. 23
    The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency BritainTime Traveller's Guides #42020 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020360
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  24. 24
    Medieval Horizons2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Ian Mortimer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Time Traveller's Guides in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
  2. 2. The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
  3. 3. The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain
  4. 4. The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain

Standalone books

20 books

20 Ian Mortimer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ian Mortimer books in order?

You only need to read Ian Mortimer books in order within the Time Traveller's Guides series, which holds 4 of the 24 Ian Mortimer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ian Mortimer

Start with The Greatest Traitor (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ian Mortimer book?

Medieval Horizons (2023) is the newest Ian Mortimer book released so far.

Is there a new Ian Mortimer book coming?

No next Ian Mortimer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ian Mortimer at a glance

Paused
No new Ian Mortimer title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Ian Mortimer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,940 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ian Mortimer books, 16 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ian Mortimer books are about

12 of the 24 Ian Mortimer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 11 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • History 11 of 12 books
  • Kings and rulers 4 of 12 books
  • Social conditions 4 of 12 books
  • Social life and customs 4 of 12 books
  • Biography 3 of 12 books
  • Great britain, kings and rulers 3 of 12 books
  • Civilization 2 of 12 books
  • Social change 2 of 12 books