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.

John Haywood FRHistS
Born	(1956-03-08) 8 March 1956
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Lancaster University of Cambridge University of Copenhagen
Academic work
Discipline	Historian
Institutions	Lancaster University
Main interests	Vikings Celts

Selected works

• The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings, Penguin Books, 1995. ISBN 0140513280
• The Complete Atlas of World History, Sharpe Reference, 1997. ISBN 1563248549
• Ancient Civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean, Cassell, 1997. ISBN 0304349607
• The Cassell Atlas of the Modern World : 1914-present (coécrit avec Edward Barratt & 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, 2000. ISBN 0760719764
• Atlas of World History, Michael Friedman Publishing Group, Incorporated, 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 (coécrit avec 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 (coécrit avec 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