The Usurper King: The Fall of Richard II and the Rise of Henry of Bolingbroke, 1366-99
By: Marie Louise Bruce
4.19
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
An in-depth study of an astounding moment in English medieval history. Ideal for people who wish to…
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1. Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King
By: Ian Mortimer
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An author with a strong track record now tackles the turbulent reign of Henry IV, the first Lancast… read more
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2. The Bad Popes
By: E.R. Chamberlin
4.18
Format: 306 pages,
Let yourself be swept up by this colorful, panoramic story of seven men who ruled the Church of Rom… read more
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3. The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
By: G.J. Meyer
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynast… read more
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4. 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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5. Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II
By: Paul Doherty
3.78
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For good reason, the queen in chess inherits its fearsome power on the game board from the reputedl… read more
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6. The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation
By: Ian Mortimer
3.50
Format: 185 pages, Paperback
He ordered his uncle to be beheaded; he usurped his father's throne; he taxed his people more than … read more
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7. Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII
By: Gareth Russell
4.12
Format: 206 pages, Hardcover
Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretati… read more
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8. The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
By: Leanda de Lisle
4.67
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times Bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the tragic stor… read more
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9. The Three Edwards (The Plantagenets, #3)
By: Thomas B. Costain
3.67
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
THE THREE EDWARDS, third in Thomas B. Costain's survey of Britain under the Plantagenets, covers th… read more
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11. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones
By: Thomas Asbridge
3.00
Format: 146 pages, Hardcover
A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights - William Marshal - th… read more
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12. 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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13. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
By: Ian Mortimer
4.01
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century. This text sets out t… read more
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"Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception."-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"You might find it alarming to think that your doctor will not actually need to see you in person but might make a diagnosis based on the position of the stars, the colour and smell of your urine, and…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"So, as long as you can get enough to eat, and can avoid all the various lethal infections, the dangers of childbirth, lead poisoning, and the extreme violence, you should live a long time. All you ha…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"Collectively they remind us that history is much more than an education process. Understanding the past is a matter of experience as well as knowledge, a striving to make spiritual, emotional, poetic…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
14. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
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15. 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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16. 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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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 Pirate Lord's Wife: A Novel of the Tudor Court (Ladies of the Golden Age)
By: Anne R. Bailey
4.14
Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition
Historical fiction with a dash of romance for those who love the Tudors. Following your heart’s de… read more
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19. The Lady of Fortune (Ladies of the Golden Age)
By: Anne R. Bailey
4.21
Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition
Historical fiction with a dash of romance and intrigue for those who love the Tudors. Lady Dorot… read more
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20. The Final Year of Anne Boleyn
By: Natalie Grueninger
4.32
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn. She was… read more
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"Try me good king, but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges… My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace’s d…"-Natalie Grueninger, The Final Year of Anne Boleyn
21. Intrigues of the Heart
By: Anne R. Bailey
4.22
Format: 226 pages, ebook
A tale of surviving battles, plots and love in the Golden Age. Frances Walsingham is the only ch… read more
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22. 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
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23. The Black Death: An Enthralling Overview of a Major Event in the Middle Ages (Europe)
By: Billy Wellman
3.96
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
Boils, religion, and Living with the Black Death in the Middle AgesThe Black Death, also known as … read more
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24. The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
By: Nick Holmes
4.25
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
WHY DID ROME FALL? In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, … read more
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25. The Usurper King: The Fall of Richard II and the Rise of Henry of Bolingbroke, 1366-99
By: Marie Louise Bruce
4.19
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
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26. The Emperor Charlemagne
By: E.R. Chamberlin
4.02
Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition
An authoritative biography of the greatest ruler of the medieval period. The Emperor Charlemagne is… read more
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27. The Absentee King (The Medieval Saga, #5)
By: David Field
4.42
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
Brother turns against brother to claim the crown… England, 1189 Richard the Lionheart has bee… read more
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28. Conquest (The Medieval Saga, #1)
By: David Field
4.09
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
Life in England will never be the same again… England, 1065 The Saxon kingdom is under threat… read more
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29. The Conscience of a King (The Medieval Saga, #7)
By: David Field
4.48
Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition
Reform comes at a heavy price… England, 1229 After fighting in the Albigensian Crusade in Fra… read more
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30. The Fall of the House of Borgia (The Mad, Bad and Ugly of Italian History)
By: E.R. Chamberlin
4.00
Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition
The Borgia were perhaps the most notorious family in all history. Legends of poisoning and incest, … read more
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31. The Lady's Battle (Ladies of Valor)
By: Anne R Bailey
4.34
Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition
1259, GasconyEleanor had been born a Princess of Castile, raised to rule a nation. Her life should’… read more
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