The ''Companion to British History'' is a single-volume encyclopaedic reference work written by

Charles Arnold-Baker Charles Arnold-Baker, OBE (born Wolfgang Charles Werner von Blumenthal; 25 June 1918 – 6 June 2009) was an English member of MI6, barrister ( called 1948) and historian. He was the author of the ''Companion to British History''. He was award ...

and edited by his son Henry von Blumenthal. It was published by Longcross Press in 1996, and described by ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

'' as "arguably one of the most remarkable books ever written". The Second Edition was published by Routledge. The book was described by ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...

'' as being "bigger than a foundation stone, longer than the Bible". An account of how the book came to be written and published appeared as a feature article in the ''Daily Telegraph''.

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