Richard III: Brother, Protector, King
By: Chris Skidmore
3.70
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The last Plantagenet king remains one of England's most famous and controversial monarchs. There ar…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. 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
- british literature
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
"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
3. Voyage of the Beagle
By: Charles Darwin , Janet Browne , Michael Neve
4.12
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
s/t: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches When the Beaglesailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
By: Lars Brownworth
4.25
Format: 127 pages,
In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wa… read more
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- nonfiction
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5. The Wars of the Roses
By: Alison Weir
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lancaster and York. For much of the fifteenth century, these two families were locked in battle for… read more
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6. Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.43
Format: 436 pages, Paperback
In The Winter King and Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell demonstrated his astonishing ability to make t… read more
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- historical
- medieval
"Il tempo è una storia e io voglio essere colui che la racconta, non colui che la crea."-Bernard Cornwell, Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
"Quando a gente está com problemas é útil descobrir alguém que esteve na mesma dificuldade."-Bernard Cornwell, Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
"Se gli uomini possono comprare la legge, diceva sempre Artù, allora la legge diventa inutile."-Bernard Cornwell, Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
"Dreams are like songs. Their task is not to offer an exact image of the world, but a suggestion of it."-Bernard Cornwell, Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
7. Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England
By: Thomas Penn
4.00
Format: None pages,
It was 1501. England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy, violence, murders, coups and count… read more
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8. 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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- historical
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- nonfiction
- medieval
9. 24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
By: Philip Matyszak
3.98
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edg… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. Napoleon's Spy
By: Ben Kane
4.04
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'An epic tale that never loses sight of the raw experience of the hero. I loved Napoleon's Spy' Sim… read more
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11. The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)
By: Alison Weir
4.03
Format: 593 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of t… read more
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- british literature
12. 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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- biography
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- nonfiction
- medieval
13. 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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- biography
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- nonfiction
- medieval
14. 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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- history
- historical
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
15. Devil-Land: England Under Siege, 1588-1688
By: Clare Jackson
3.86
Format: 684 pages, Hardcover
This dazzling, original and hugely engaging book tells the story of a nation in a state of near con… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
16. Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life
By: Miriam Margolyes
4.08
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farc… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
17. The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case
By: Philippa Langley
3.67
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from t… read more
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- biography
- british literature
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- nonfiction
- medieval
18. 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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19. Brothers York
By: Thomas Penn
4.24
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
In early 1461, a seventeen-year-old boy won a battle on a freezing morning in the Welsh marches, an… read more
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- nonfiction
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- 15th century
20. Richard III: Brother, Protector, King
By: Chris Skidmore
3.70
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The last Plantagenet king remains one of England's most famous and controversial monarchs. There ar… read more
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- collections
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- medieval
- 15th century
21. Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians
By: Margaret C. Jones
3.55
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Alfred the Great’s daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon … read more
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