Peter Chrisp (born 20 May 1958) is a Britishchildren's author of books on history. With over ninety books published,^[1] his various works includeBlitzkrieg!,Dorling Kindersley'sAncient Egypt Revealed andAncient Rome Revealed,The Spanish Conquests of theNew World, and many more.

He first began writing history after working on theMass-Observation archive at theUniversity of Sussex. He has also worked as a writer on the online project "Icons of England".^[2]

Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawnpostcards duringBrighton Festival.^[3][4] In 2014, his portraits of theMagna Carta barons were displayed in an exhibition in St Edmunsbury Cathedral, and 'were very popular with visiting families and schools'.^[5] The illustrations were later displayed as a trail on bollards around the town.^[6] In 2017, his Christmas tableaux photographs, with Lisa Wolfe, were featured inThe Observer,^[7]Der Spiegel,^[8] the New ZealandStuff.co.nz news website,^[9] and Brighton's Viva magazine.^[10] In 2019, his illustrations of the diary ofThomas Turner began appearing in a monthly column, edited by Mathew Clayton, in Caught by the River.^[11]

Since 2013, Chrisp has been writingFrom Swerve of Shore to Bend of Bay, a blog aboutJames Joyce'sFinnegans Wake. The blog has been featured in theIrish Times, where Chrisp was described as an 'eminent Wake scholar'^[12] and 'a self-confessed Joyce obsessive'.^[13]

• Chrisp, Peter (1988).Conscientious Objectors: 1916 to the Present Day. Tressell Publications.ISBN 0-907586511.
• Chrisp, Peter (1990).Blitzkrieg!. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750200097.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991).The Crusades. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750204750.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991).The Roman Empire. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750201995.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991).The Rise of Islam. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750202855.
• Chrisp, Peter (1991).The Rise of Fascism. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750200240.
• Chrisp, Peter (1992).The Farmer through History. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750203845.
• Chrisp, Peter (1992).The Soldier through History. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750203838.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993).Voyages to the New World. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750207133.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993).The Search for the East. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750207126.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993).The Search for a Northern Route. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750208116.
• Chrisp, Peter (1993).The Romans. Two-Can.ISBN 978-1854342157.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994).History Makers of the Middle Ages. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750212687.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994).Clothes (Tudors and Stuarts). Wayland.ISBN 978-0750211512.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994).Food (Tudors and Stuarts). Wayland.ISBN 978-0750211116.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994).Family Life in Roman Britain. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750210058.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994).The Incas. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750210683.
• Chrisp, Peter (1994).The Maya. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750210669.
• Chrisp, Peter (1995).The Whalers. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750212014.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996).Mapping the Unknown. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750213844.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996).History of Toys and Games. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750216791.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996).Great Journeys. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750218313.
• Chrisp, Peter (1996).The Norman Conquest. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750217439.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997).A Tudor Kitchen (Living in History). Heinemann.ISBN 978-0431068237.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997).A Victorian Kitchen (Living in History). Heinemann.ISBN 978-0431068213.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997).A Victorian School (Living in History). Heinemann.ISBN 978-0431068275.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997).The Colosseum. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750219891.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997).The Parthenon. Wayland.ISBN 978-0750219938.
• Chrisp, Peter (1997).Invaders. BBC Active.ISBN 978-0563376262.
• Chrisp, Peter (1998).Look Inside a Shakespearean Theatre. Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750222822.
• Chrisp, Peter (1998).A Tudor School (Living in History). Heinemann.ISBN 978-0431068251.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).The World of the Roman Emperor. Macdonald Young Books.ISBN 978-0750026918.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).Ancient Greece (My World). Two-Can.ISBN 978-1587280665.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).The Aztecs (History Beneath Your Feet). Wayland.ISBN 978-0750223638.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).On the Trail of the Victorians in Britain. Franklin Watts.ISBN 978-0749632304.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).On the Trail of the Celts in Britain. Franklin Watts.ISBN 978-0749638191.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).On the Trail of the Vikings in Britain. Franklin Watts.ISBN 978-0749635916.
• Chrisp, Peter (1999).Vikings (My World). Two-Can.ISBN 978-1854346032.
• Chrisp, Peter (2000).Look Inside a Greek Theatre. Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750225892.
• Chrisp, Peter (2000).Welcome to the Globe! (The Story of Shakespeare's Theatre). Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0789466402.
• Chrisp, Peter (2000).The Illustrated World of the Tudors. Hodder Wayland.ISBN 9780-750226080.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001).Disasters and Diseases. Marks and Spencers.ISBN 978-1842731925.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001).Crime and Punishment. Marks and Spencers.ISBN 978-1842733448.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001).The Cuban Missile Crisis. Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750233897.
• Chrisp, Peter (2001).Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0751313888.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002).Victorian Crime (The History Detective Investigates). Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750237406.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002).Shakespeare (Eyewitness Guide). Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0750235860.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002).Kennedy (20th Century Leaders). Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750235860.
• Chrisp, Peter (2002).Joseph Stalin (20th Century Leaders). Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750235853.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003).Ancient Greece Revealed. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0751367737.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003).The Vikings (Strange Histories). Belitha Press.ISBN 978-1841386669.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003).Ancient Rome Revealed. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0789497482.
• Chrisp, Peter (2003).Alexander the Great: Legend of a Warrior King. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0751337495.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004).Mummy (E Guide). Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0756622954.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004).Ancient Rome (History in Art). Raintree.ISBN 978-1844433605.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004).Mesopotamia: Iraq in Ancient Times. Franklin Watts.ISBN 978-0749654542.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004).Warfare (Medieval Realms). Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750244350.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004).The War in the Pacific. Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750240147.
• Chrisp, Peter (2004).Warfare (Medieval Realms). Hodder Wayland.ISBN 978-0750244350.
• Chrisp, Peter (2006).Ancient Greece (E Explore). Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0756619565.
• Chrisp, Peter (2006).Pyramid. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-1405311267.
• Chrisp, Peter (2006).Ancient Rome. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0756652203.
• Chrisp, Peter (2008).Prehistory. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0756634605.
• Chrisp, Peter (2009).Atlas of Ancient Worlds. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-1405336659.
• Chrisp, Peter (2009).Imagine You're a Knight. Barron's Educational.ISBN 978-0764162039.
• Chrisp, Peter (2009).Dinosaur Detectives. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-1405341097.
• Chrisp, Peter (2010).The Most Brilliant, Boldly Going Book of Exploration Ever…by the Brainwaves. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-1405352079.
• Chrisp, Peter (2011).Explore Titanic. Carlton Books.ISBN 978-1847328830.
• Chrisp, Peter (2011).Pirates. Kingfisher.ISBN 978-0753430736.
• Chrisp, Peter (2011).The Second World War: Fighting for Freedom. Carlton.ISBN 978-1847324863.
• Chrisp, Peter (2013).Chrisp's Crime Miscellany. Ilex.ISBN 978-1781570968.
• Chrisp, Peter (2013).Civil War. Sandy Creek.ISBN 978-1435149441.
• Chrisp, Peter (2014).The Vietnam War: The Causes, Events and Legacy. Scholastic.ISBN 978-0545793957.
• Chrisp, Peter (2015).Explore 360° Pompeii. Barron's Educational Series.ISBN 978-0764167669.
• Chrisp, Peter (2016).Ancient Rome (DKfindout!). Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0241250235.
• Chrisp, Peter (2018).Bible Characters. Dorling Kindersley.ISBN 978-0241309612.

As co-author or contributor

• The Roman Empire (Make it Work!). Two-Can. 1996.ISBN 978-1854343635.
• 1,000 Makers of the Millennium. Dorling Kindersley. 1999.ISBN 978-0751356649.
• Explorers and Exploration. Marshall Cavendish. 2004.ISBN 978-0761475354.
• Exploring Ancient Civilizations. Marshall Cavendish. 2004.ISBN 978-0761474562.
• Exploring the Middle Ages. Marshall Cavendish. 2006.ISBN 978-0761476139.
• The Children's Bible. Dorling Kindersley. 2008.ISBN 978-1405342797.
• Egyptorium. Dorling Kindersley. 2008.ISBN 978-1405329514.
• Wow! The Visual Encyclopedia of Everything. Dorling Kindersley. 2008.ISBN 978-1405322485.
• The Grammar of the Ancient World. Ivy Press. 2009.ISBN 978-0500288344.
• History Year by Year. DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). 2013.ISBN 978-1465414182.
• Jonny Hannah: Greetings from Darktown: An Illustrator's Miscellany. Merrell Publishers Ltd. 2014.ISBN 978-1858946191.
• Big History. Dorling Kindersley. 2016.ISBN 978-0241225905.
• Art: A Children's Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. 2017.ISBN 978-0241297650.
• Timelines of Everything. Dorling Kindersley. 2018.ISBN 978-0241302323.
• Children's Illustrated History Atlas. Dorling Kindersley. 2018.ISBN 978-0241319901.
• General Knowledge Genius!. Dorling Kindersley. 2019.ISBN 978-0241336243.
• The Law Book. Dorling Kindersley. 2020.ISBN 978-0241410196.
• Explanatorium. Dorling Kindersley. 2021.ISBN 978-0241412985.

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