11 Best history books like 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England by Ed West

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1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

By: Ed West

4.01

Format: 184 pages, ebook

A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict wit…

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1. The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606

By: James Shapiro

4.06

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

Preeminent Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro shows how the tumultuous events in England in 1606 aff… read more

Similar categories in James Shapiro's The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • british literature
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2. How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life

By: Ruth Goodman

3.41

Format: 549 pages, Paperback

On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in Eng… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Goodman's How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

3. The Anatomy of Fascism

By: Robert O. Paxton

2.69

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract.… read more

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4. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3)

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Acclaimed author and historian Alison Weir continues her epic Six Tudor Queens series with this thi… read more

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5. The Parthenon

By: Mary Beard

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series (Part I and Part… read more

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6. Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz

By: Andrew Brown , Shlomo Venezia , Umberto Gentiloni Silveri , Marcello Pezzetti , Simone Veil , None , None

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

It is usual to imagine that none of those who went into the gas chambers at Auschwitz ever emerged … read more

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7. Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science

By: Erika Engelhaupt

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bo… read more

Similar categories in Erika Engelhaupt's Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
"This kind of scientific boldness is something the world could use more of. All too often, we’re hemmed in by our fears and our sense of propriety. Some subjects simply aren’t discussed, or aren’t tak…"

-Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science

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8. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • british literature
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9. The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, … read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1) book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • medieval
  • british literature
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10. The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast

By: Tom Holland

3.85

Format: 522 pages, Kindle Edition

Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town. Fro… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holland's The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Eight Days in May: The Final Collapse of the Third Reich

By: Volker Ullrich

4.21

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

In a bunker deep below Berlin's Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his new bride, Eva Braun, t… read more

Similar categories in Volker Ullrich's Eight Days in May: The Final Collapse of the Third Reich book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

By: Helen Carr

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gaunt was son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all th… read more

Similar categories in Helen Carr's The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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13. The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone’s Underdog

By: Rick McIntyre

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the … read more

Similar categories in Rick McIntyre's The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone’s Underdog book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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14. Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know

By: Greg Jenner

4.11

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

Why is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? Which people from history would best pull off a casino… read more

Similar categories in Greg Jenner's Ask a Historian: 50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. Caligula (The Damned Emperors, #1)

By: Simon Turney

3.98

Format: 360 pages, ebook

Caligula: loving brother, reluctant ruler and tortured soul. The five children of Germanicus are… read more

Similar categories in Simon Turney's Caligula (The Damned Emperors, #1) book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • historical
Cover of 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England by Ed West

16. 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

By: Ed West

4.01

Format: 184 pages, ebook

A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict wit… read more

Similar categories in Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • world history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • humor
  • war
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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17. The Real History of Secret Societies

By: Richard B. Spence

3.68

Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length 12 hours and 21 minutes Welcome to The Real History of Secret Societies, a his… read more

Similar categories in Richard B. Spence's The Real History of Secret Societies book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale ex… read more

Similar categories in O.O. Sangoyomi's Masquerade book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • historical
  • audiobook
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19. A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives

By: Philip Matyszak

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

One hundred vivid portraits of real-life characters bring to life the highs and lows of Rome’s dram… read more

Similar categories in Philip Matyszak's A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives book and Ed West's 1066 and Before All That: The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

  • nonfiction
  • history

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3.41

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4.09

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Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

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Alison Weir

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4.24

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4.18

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Katja Hoyer

4.17

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Jacob Mikanowski

4.09

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