I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of history at the time, and still do read a lot. I read very widely.
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I read all the time... I read a lot of history books.
I read more history books than anything else.
As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books.
When I'm working on historical books, I'm much more organized. I usually read about 100 books to get the depth of knowledge I need.
I don't know that I read more than the average person. I don't think I do very much. I tend to read more when I'm on holiday. That's when I can go through books like you wouldn't believe. I read a bit of everything, but the novel has always been very important to me.
I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period.
Today we read books 'extensively,' often without sustained focus, and with rare exceptions we read each book only once. We value quantity of reading over quality of reading. We have no choice, if we want to keep up with the broader culture.
I don't read books regularly, because I'm always writing them. I've written 30 books, thousands of pages.
I read everything: fiction, history, science, mathematics, biography, travel.
The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read.
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