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Ben Wilson (born 1980) is a British historian. He was born in London and studied history at Cambridge University. He is best known for his 2009 book What Price Liberty? whic won the Somerset Maugham Award, and the bestselling history of the British Navy titled Empire of the Deep (2013). Other titles include Heyday:The Dawn of the Golden Age, Metropolis: A History of Humankind’s Greatest Invention and Urban Jungle. His books have been widely praised by critics.

He contributes regularly to broadcast and print media, and has written for The Spectator, The Literary Review, and The Guardian among others.

References

1. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/228882/ben-wilson/
2. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/07/heyday-by-ben-wilson-review-birth-of-modern-world
3. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/urban-jungle-by-ben-wilson-review-zfd9kt6qb
4. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/books/review/ben-wilson-metropolis.html

• British historians