Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
By: Dan Jones
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Cr…
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1. Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
By: Tom Holland
4.16
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it reg… read more
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2. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more
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"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
3. King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta
By: Marc Morris
5.00
Format: 362 pages, Hardcover
A rousing and authoritative new biography of the notorious King John, by Wall Street Journalbestsel… read more
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4. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more
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5. 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
By: Roger Crowley
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to … read more
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6. Castles: Their History and Evolution in Medieval Britain
By: Marc Morris
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandon… read more
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7. The Norman Conquest
By: Marc Morris
4.62
Format: None pages,
An epic tale, with violence at its heart, and a triumph of narrative history. The Norman Conquestst… read more
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8. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
By: Marc Morris
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king - a man born to rule … read more
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9. In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
By: Tom Holland
4.11
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of Rubiconand other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly… read more
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10. Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
By: Peter H. Wilson
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable do… read more
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11. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
By: Richard Miles
3.00
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating struggle to the death … read more
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12. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
By: Neil Price
4.18
Format: 656 pages, Hardcover
The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples.… read more
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"The Viking mind is far away from us today, but occasionally just about tangible."-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
"Free will existed, but exercising it inevitably led to becoming the person you always, really, had been."-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
"History is nothing if not a suppositional discipline, sometimes akin to a sort of speculative fiction of the past."-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
"There is a sense in which this viewpoint is looking through the wrong end of the historical telescope, defining (and often judging) a people solely by the consequences of their actions rather than th…"-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
13. Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
By: Tom Holland
4.15
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivat… read more
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14. 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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15. The Eagle and The Lion: Rome, Persia, and an Unwinnable Conflict
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
3.95
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
The Eagle and The Lion is a story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of th… read more
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16. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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17. 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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18. Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
By: Dan Jones
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Cr… read more
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19. The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream
By: Michael Wood
4.16
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
A single volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its si… read more
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20. Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.38
Format: 620 pages, Hardcover
This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of t… read more
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"...if the Greeks joined together in the Panhellenic cause and attacked Persia to take land and wealth. Once conquered, Asian barbarians would work the field and tend the cattle as slaves or helot-lik…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
"The Macedonians and Greek has been raised to despise Persians and all Asians as barbarians, fit only to be slaves, and the defeat of Darius and his great armies can only have reinforced their immense…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
21. Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy
By: Philip Freeman
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Han… read more
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