15 Best history books like The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian Davidson

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The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

By: Ian Davidson

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A vital and illuminating look at this profoundly important (and often perplexing) historical moment…

"I accuse you of marching towards supreme power. - said by Jean-Baptiste Louvet to Robespierre (1792)"

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

"I accuse you of marching towards supreme power. - said by Jean-Baptiste Louvet to Robespierre (1792)"

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

"Sir, did you not hear the orders of the King?" Bailly replied: "...It seems o me that the nation assembled cannot take orders."

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

"Sir, did you not hear the orders of the King?" Bailly replied: "...It seems o me that the nation assembled cannot take orders."

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

If you liked the history plot in The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian Davidson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The Highland Clans

By: Alistair Moffat

3.88

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The Highland clans of Scotland are famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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2. Napoleon: A Life

By: Andrew Roberts

4.23

Format: 976 pages, Paperback

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Roberts's Napoleon: A Life book and Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • france
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

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3. Napoleon: A Concise Biography

By: David A. Bell

3.98

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and c… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • audiobook
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4. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

By: Dan Jones

4.27

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"Rebels depend on willful gullibility."

-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

"Extravagance was a political necessity."

-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

"Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally."

-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

"As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph."

-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

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5. Medieval Europe

By: Chris Wickham

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and h… read more

Similar categories in Chris Wickham's Medieval Europe book and Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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6. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

By: Michelle Moran

2.00

Format: None pages,

The world knows Madame Tussaud as a wax artist extraordinaire... but who was this woman who became … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution book and Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

  • historical
  • french revolution
  • france
  • 18th century

7. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

By: Dan Jones

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A major new history of the knights Templar--holy warriors, bankers, priests, heretics--by the bests… read more

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8. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

By: Dan Jones

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more

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9. Battle Cry of Freedom

By: James M. McPherson

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more

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10. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

By: Mike Duncan

4.00

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Afte… read more

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11. Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times

By: Thomas R. Martin

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek ci… read more

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12. Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

By: Vladislav M. Zubok

4.26

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to … read more

Similar categories in Vladislav M. Zubok's Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union book and Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

  • history
  • world history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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13. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

By: Katja Hoyer

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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14. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

By: Mike Duncan

4.52

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • france
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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15. A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution

By: Jeremy D. Popkin

4.21

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern wo… read more

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  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • french revolution
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • 18th century
  • audiobook
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16. 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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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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17. The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era

By: Gareth Russell

4.02

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A riveting account of the Titanic disaster and the unraveling of the gilded Edwardian society that … read more

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  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants by H.W. Brands

18. Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants

By: H.W. Brands

4.13

Format: None pages, Audio CD

From New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how, in nineteen… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian Davidson

19. The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

By: Ian Davidson

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A vital and illuminating look at this profoundly important (and often perplexing) historical moment… read more

Similar categories in Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny book and Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • french revolution
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • 18th century
  • audiobook
"I accuse you of marching towards supreme power. - said by Jean-Baptiste Louvet to Robespierre (1792)"

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

"Sir, did you not hear the orders of the King?" Bailly replied: "...It seems o me that the nation assembled cannot take orders."

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

"If I were to put a date on it, I would say that the French Revolution finally came to rest after almost exactly 180 years, on April 28, 1969, when President de Gaulle resigned in a huff and the Fifth…"

-Ian Davidson, The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

Cover of Empires of the Normans: Conquerors of Europe by Levi Roach

20. Empires of the Normans: Conquerors of Europe

By: Levi Roach

3.76

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant global history of the Normans, who—beyond the conquest of England—spread their empire t… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece by Kevin Birmingham

21. The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece

By: Kevin Birmingham

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of THE MOST DANGEROUS BOOK, the true story behind the cr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook

14 Top audiobook books like The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian Davidson

Transform Your Habits

The Highland Clans

Alistair Moffat

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Napoleon: A Life

Andrew Roberts

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Napoleon: A Concise Biography

David A. Bell

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

Dan Jones

4.27

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9 Best audiobook books like Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918 by Katja Hoyer

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Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar

Tom Holland

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

Tom Holland

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

Christopher Clark

4.18

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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

Katja Hoyer

4.17

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