10 Best true crime books like Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain by Thomas Grant

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Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

By: Thomas Grant

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 'Superbl…

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1. Oasis: The Truth: My Life as Oasis's Drummer

By: Tony McCarroll

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The candid and hilarious tale of the first five years of Oasis, from their founding drummer Tony Mc… read more

Similar categories in Tony McCarroll's Oasis: The Truth: My Life as Oasis's Drummer book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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2. Black and British: A Forgotten History

By: David Olusoga

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

A vital re-examination of a shared history, published to accompany the landmark BBC Two series. In … read more

Similar categories in David Olusoga's Black and British: A Forgotten History book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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3. A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

By: Kathryn Harkup

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

People are fascinated by murder. The popularity of murder mystery books, TV series, and even board … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Harkup's A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • history
  • true crime

4. The Run of His Life : The People versus O.J. Simpson

By: Jeffrey Toobin

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

A behind-the-scenes look at the crime of the century and the legal proceedings that followed sheds … read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life : The People versus O.J. Simpson book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

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5. Caledonian Road

By: Andrew O'Hagan

3.96

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families a… read more

Similar categories in Andrew O'Hagan's Caledonian Road book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • audiobook
  • british literature
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6. How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien

4.29

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more

Similar categories in James O'Brien's How They Broke Britain book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

Similar categories in David Mitchell's Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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8. How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

By: Ian Dunt

4.45

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhy do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others… read more

Similar categories in Ian Dunt's How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • british literature
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9. The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

By: The Secret Barrister

3.90

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. T… read more

Similar categories in The Secret Barrister's The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey by Wendy    Joseph

10. Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey

By: Wendy Joseph

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Every day in the UK lives are suddenly, brutally, wickedly taken away. Victims are shot or stabbed.… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Joseph's Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • history
  • true crime
  • british literature
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell

By: John Preston

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A dramatic, gripping account of the rise and fall of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell f… read more

Similar categories in John Preston's Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

Similar categories in Rory Carroll's There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III

By: Andrew Roberts

4.25

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Roberts's The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies by The Secret Barrister

14. Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

By: The Secret Barrister

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who c… read more

Similar categories in The Secret Barrister's Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • history
  • true crime
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
"We deceive ourselves, our cognitive dissonance only resolved by our brains reassuring us that, in spite of what anyone else might think, we know we're in the right."

-The Secret Barrister, Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

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15. In Your Defence: True Stories of Life and Law

By: Sarah Langford

4.08

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the v… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Langford's In Your Defence: True Stories of Life and Law book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • true crime
  • british literature
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Nothing But The Truth

By: The Secret Barrister

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Just how do you become a barrister? Why do only 1 per cent of those who study law succeed in joinin… read more

Similar categories in The Secret Barrister's Nothing But The Truth book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • true crime
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

By: Theresa May

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series… read more

Similar categories in Theresa May's The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence by William Clegg

18. Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

By: William Clegg

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

How do you chat to someone accused of a savage murder? Or prepare a court case? Or sway a jury? … read more

Similar categories in William Clegg's Under the Wig: A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • true crime
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women by Helena Kennedy

19. Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women

By: Helena Kennedy

4.41

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Helena Kennedy forensically examines the pressing new evidence that women are still being discrimin… read more

Similar categories in Helena Kennedy's Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • law
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain by Thomas Grant

20. Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

By: Thomas Grant

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 'Superbl… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain book and Thomas Grant's Court Number One: The Old Bailey Trials that Defined Modern Britain

  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • british literature
  • historical
  • law
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Nefarious: A Life in Crime by Ronnie Field

21. Nefarious: A Life in Crime

By: Ronnie Field

4.00

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

The untold story of Ronnie Field, prolific armed robber and close associate of Joey Pyle and the Kr… read more

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Oasis: The Truth: My Life as Oasis's Drummer

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4.18

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David Olusoga

3.98

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Caledonian Road

Andrew O'Hagan

3.96

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James O'Brien

4.29

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4.10

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