11 best-selling history books like The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison

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The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern

By: Robert Morrison

3.90

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

The Victorians are often credited with ushering in our current era, yet the seeds of change were pl…

If you liked the history plot in The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse, #6)

By: Colin Dexter

3.24

Format: None pages,

Inspector Morse isn't sure what to make of the truncated body found dumped in the Oxford Canal. He … read more

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  • audiobook
  • british literature
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2. Jane Austen at Home

By: Lucy Worsley

3.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

On the eve of the two hundredth anniversary of Jane Austen's death, take a trip back to her world a… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook

3. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen

By: Syrie James

3.71

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

Many rumors abound about a mysterious gentleman said to be the love of Jane's life--finally, the tr… read more

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4. Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

By: Lisa Cron

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that … read more

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5. Jane Austen: A Life

By: Claire Tomalin

3.87

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

At her death in 1817, Jane Austen left the world six of the most beloved novels written in English-… read more

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6. The Physicians of Vilnoc (Penric and Desdemona, #8)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.31

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

When a mysterious plague breaks out in the army fort guarding Vilnoc, the port capital of the duchy… read more

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  • audiobook
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7. Godmersham Park

By: Gill Hornby

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

On 21 January 1804, Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of gover… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • regency
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She was simply a creature of the most passionate nature. She felt intensely; where she loved, there she loved absolutely."

-Gill Hornby, Godmersham Park

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8. Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

By: Laurie R. King

4.08

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat--all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this ch… read more

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  • historical
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Many ancient peoples believed in a land of shade, where the dead dwell in a twilight underworld. In Hebrew, it is tsalmaveth , the death-shadow. In one of the more peculiar Biblical passages, King Sa…"

-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

"One cannot overlook the number of young women and girls involved,' he pointed out. 'Well they do make up somewhat more than half the population.' 'Yes, and because women are often kept in a position …"

-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

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9. The Story of Art Without Men

By: Katy Hessel

4.31

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before th… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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10. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World

By: Edward Shawcross

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The true operatic tragedy of Maximilian and Carlota, the European aristocrats who stumbled into pow… read more

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  • history
  • 19th century
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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12. The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain: The Immersive and Brilliant Historical Guide to Regency Britain

By: Ian Mortimer

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

'Ian Mortimer's Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain tells you all you need to know about crim… read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • regency
  • research
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Borgia Portrait (A Venetian Mystery #2) by David Hewson

13. The Borgia Portrait (A Venetian Mystery #2)

By: David Hewson

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo. The new Venetian mystery from master storyt… read more

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Cover of Island of the Mad (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #15) by Laurie R. King

14. Island of the Mad (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #15)

By: Laurie R. King

4.07

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Laurie R. King’s New York Times bestselling series featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes is “t… read more

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  • historical
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music

By: Tom Breihan

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning by A.J. Jacobs

16. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

By: A.J. Jacobs

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert  Morrison

17. The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern

By: Robert Morrison

3.90

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

The Victorians are often credited with ushering in our current era, yet the seeds of change were pl… read more

Similar categories in Robert Morrison's The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern book and Robert Morrison's The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern

  • history
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • regency
  • research
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Lincoln and His Admirals by Craig L. Symonds

18. Lincoln and His Admirals

By: Craig L. Symonds

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly c… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche by John Higgs

19. Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

By: John Higgs

4.15

Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition

A deep-dive into the unique connections between the two titans of the British cultural psyche—the B… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • british literature
"His voice was proof that no matter how lost you may be you are never alone because there are people like John Lennon who could reach you."

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"In the midst of communal screaming there is only the present moment. The past and the future dissolve the way, nothing more than illusions. When the past disappears it takes with it the possibility o…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"When Bond was born he personified an aspect of male identity that was prevalent after the war that of the protector. Man saw their role as being the one to protect their families from external threat…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"An important factor here is that Bond does not see himself as a victim. This feels like it should be an increasingly important aspect of the character given the extent which society consistently urge…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

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20. The Fall of Roman Britain: and Why We Speak English

By: John Lambshead

3.95

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

“Fascinating. . . . Will have a very special appeal to readers [interested] in the evolution of the… read more

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  • history
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21. Finding My Heart (Summer Shores, #2)

By: Rachel Blanchard

4.75

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

His second chance to reach her wounded heart. Kaleigh Taylor prides herself on a life of self-re… read more

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6 Best adult books like The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison

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Gill Hornby

3.69

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Laurie R. King

4.08

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A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

Emma Southon

4.23

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Island of the Mad (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #15)

Laurie R. King

4.07

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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War

Stephen R. Platt

4.23

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Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar

Tom Holland

4.15

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Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

Tom Holland

4.22

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The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

Anna Keay

4.39

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