In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
By: Nancy Goldstone
4.16
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in histo…
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1. Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
By: Antonia Fraser
4.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seven… read more
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2. Marie Antoinette: The Journey
By: Antonia Fraser
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Brilliantly written, a work of impeccable scholarship. An utterly riveting and intensely moving boo… read more
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3. Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
By: Leonie Frieda
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this c… read more
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4. Queens of the Conquest: England’s Medieval Queens
By: Alison Weir
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The story of England's medieval queens is vivid and stirring, packed with tragedy, high drama and e… read more
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5. The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
By: Paul Strathern
3.58
Format: None pages, Paperback
A dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, Th… read more
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6. Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe
By: John Guy
4.16
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . . Hunting the Falcon brilliantly shows how time, circumst… read more
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7. Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)
By: Alison Weir
3.97
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Packed with incredible true stories and legendary medieval intrigue, this epic narrative history ch… read more
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8. Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were
By: J.F. Andrews
4.23
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
“A fascinating study of the also-rans and almost-made-its of medieval history . . . Beautifully wri… read more
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9. The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World
By: Shelley Puhak
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded i… read more
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10. The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court
By: Gareth Russell
4.21
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The popular and “scrupulous historian” (Daily Mail , London) Gareth Russell presents five hundred y… read more
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11. Blood, Fire and Gold
By: Estelle Paranque
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week'An alternative and engaging biogr… read more
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12. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
By: Martyn Rady
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Mart… read more
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13. Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3)
By: Alison Weir
4.22
Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordin… read more
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14. Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
By: Leah Redmond Chang
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and M… read more
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15. The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century London
By: Catherine Ostler
3.60
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingsto… read more
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16. Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I
By: Kelcey Wilson-Lee
4.13
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this … read more
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17. Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
By: Gemma Hollman
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare.… read more
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18. 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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19. In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
By: Nancy Goldstone
4.16
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in histo… read more
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20. George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy
By: Sally Bedell Smith
4.28
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy… read more
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21. Germany: A Nation in Its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500-2000
By: Helmut Walser Smith
4.04
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
For nearly a century, historians have depicted Germany as a rabidly nationalist land, born in a sea… read more
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