The King and the Catholics: England, Ireland, and the Fight for Religious Freedom, 1780-1829
By: Antonia Fraser
3.56
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From beloved historian Antonia Fraser comes the dramatic story of how Catholics in the United Kingd…
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1. The Lost Abbot (Matthew Bartholomew, #19)
By: Susanna Gregory
4.21
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The latest episode in the popular Cambridge series of medieval mysteries, featuring the physician-c… read more
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2. The Black Prince
By: Iris Murdoch , Martha C. Nussbaum
3.96
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
Bradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job… read more
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"Coming events do cast shadows."-Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
"I've thought about nothing else but you."-Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
"Sometimes one feels suddenly doomed by fate."-Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
"I know people can be awful dooms for each other."-Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
3. Murder by the Book (Matthew Bartholomew, #18)
By: Susanna Gregory
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The 18th episode in the popular Cambridge series of medieval mysteries, featuring the physician-cum… read more
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4. Thornyhold
By: Mary Stewart
3.99
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The story is about a lonely child who is made to see the world through her cousin's unusual eyes. W… read more
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5. Rose Cottage
By: Mary Stewart
4.03
Format: 453 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Rose Cottage, a tiny thatched dwelling in an idyllic English country setting, would appear the pict… read more
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6. Truman
By: David McCullough
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events… read more
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7. The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England
By: Janina Ramírez
4.12
Format: 176 pages, ebook
Skulduggery, power struggles and politics, The Private Lives of the Saintsoffers an original and fa… read more
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8. Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew, #17)
By: Susanna Gregory
3.15
Format: None pages,
TheHowever, there has been another claim to its ownership and it seems the only way to settle the d… read more
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9. Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)
By: P.G. Wodehouse
3.33
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new… read more
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10. Black Mischief
By: Evelyn Waugh
3.43
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Black Mischief, " Waugh's third novel, helped to establish his reputation as a master satirist. Set… read more
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11. Death of a Scholar (Matthew Bartholomew, #20)
By: Susanna Gregory
3.19
Format: None pages,
The foundation of a new College threatens the very existence of the University, while Bartholomew a… read more
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12. 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire
By: Rebecca Rideal
3.37
Format: 414 pages,
1666 was a watershed year for England. An outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second … read more
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13. Men at Arms
By: Evelyn Waugh
2.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdier… read more
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14. Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Adrian Walker
3.22
Format: 111 pages,
"Ho voluto fare il tentativo di presentare il Gesu dei Vangeli come il Gesu reale, come il "Gesu st… read more
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15. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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16. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
By: Charles Spencer
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more
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17. De Bourgondiërs: aartsvaders van de Lage Landen
By: Bart Van Loo
4.31
Format: 607 pages, Hardcover
Meesterverteller Bart Van Loo neemt de lezer op sleeptouw langs duizend jaar Europese geschiedenis.… read more
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18. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
By: Anna Keay
4.39
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
‘The execution of the king took place on a bleak, bitterly cold afternoon in January. As the execut… read more
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"This book was born of ignorance."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"He warned his pious daughter Bridget of the dangers of self-criticism and the overwhelming importance of love."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
19. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
20. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
By: Annalee Newitz
3.79
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why … read more
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"Often it is in the most squalid and filthiest of places that we can uncover profound truths about a society that considers itself civilized."-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
"There was no giant sign proclaiming the end of life as they'd known it; instead, there was a mounting pile of annoyances and disappointments."-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
"City leaders pour resources into beautiful spectacles for political reasons, rather than providing good roads, functioning sewers, relatively safe marketplaces, and other basic amenities of urban lif…"-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
21. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
By: Max Hastings
4.30
Format: 896 pages, Hardcover
An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bes… read more
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"The merits of rival causes are never absolute. Even in the Second World War, the Western allied struggle against fascism was compromised by its reliance upon the tyranny of Stalin to pay most of the …"-Max Hastings, Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
22. The King and the Catholics: England, Ireland, and the Fight for Religious Freedom, 1780-1829
By: Antonia Fraser
3.56
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From beloved historian Antonia Fraser comes the dramatic story of how Catholics in the United Kingd… read more
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- catholic
- ireland
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23. Henrietta Maria: Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen
By: Leanda de Lisle
4.08
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
***A Best Book of 2022, The Times ******Book of the Year, Spectator ***A myth-busting biography of … read more
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24. African Europeans: An Untold History
By: Olivette Otélé
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Africans or African Europeans are widely believed to be only a recent presence in Europe, a feature… read more
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25. Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain
By: Blessin Adams
3.86
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most fou… read more
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26. Bitch: On the Female of the Species
By: Lucy Cooke
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom. Studying zoology m… read more
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27. The Turn of Midnight (Black Death, #2)
By: Minette Walters
3.99
Format: 472 pages, Kindle Edition
As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Do… read more
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"After being shown the demesne by Pikeman, and consulting with him at length, the elders had expressed their willingness to bring their fellows to live and work in Bourne on the same terms that My Lor…"-Minette Walters, The Turn of Midnight (Black Death, #2)
"After being shown the demesne by Pikeman, and consulting with him at length, the elders had expressed their willingness to bring their fellows to live and work in Bourne on the same terms that My Lor…"-Minette Walters, The Turn of Midnight (Black Death, #2)
28. House of Lilies: The Dynasty That Made Medieval France
By: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
4.30
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The definitive history of the Capetians, the crusading dynasty that made the French crown the wealt… read more
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29. A Northern Wind: Britain 1962-65
By: David Kynaston
4.41
Format: 905 pages, Kindle Edition
The early sixties in Britain told as only David Kynaston ('the most entertaining historian alive' S… read more
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30. Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
By: Gareth Harney
4.36
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
The extraordinary story of Rome, the ancient world's greatest superpower, as told through mankind's… read more
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31. The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats
By: W.B. Yeats
3.94
Format: 35 pages, Audio CD
Examines the life and work of the great Irish poet, who utilized Irish mythology in his poems to pa… read more
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