Edward III: A Heroic Failure (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Jonathan Sumption
3.79
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her l…
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1. Æthelstan: The Making of England
By: Tom Holland
4.03
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under sa… read more
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2. Henry III: A Simple and God-Fearing King (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Stephen Church
3.69
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Henry III was a medieval king whose long reign continues to have a profound impact on us today. He … read more
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3. Henry VIII: The Quest For Fame (Penguin Monarchs)
By: John Guy
3.80
Format: 141 pages, Hardcover
Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized … read more
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4. William I: England's Conqueror
By: Marc Morris
3.00
Format: None pages,
On Christmas Day 1066, William, duke of Normandy was crowned in Westminster, the first Norman king … read more
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5. William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution
By: Jonathan Keates
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the cour… read more
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6. Charles I: An Abbreviated Life
By: Mark A. Kishlansky
3.08
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
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7. Edward IV: The Summer King
By: A.J. Pollard
3.76
Format: 134 pages, Hardcover
In 1461 Edward earl of March, a handsome eighteen-year old of massive charisma and ability, usurped… read more
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8. Henry I: The Father of His People
By: Edmund King
3.70
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
The youngest of William the Conqueror's sons, Henry I (1100-35) was never meant to be king, but he … read more
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9. Henry V: Playboy Prince to Warrior King
By: Anne Curry
3.96
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
Henry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to the throne, he … read more
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10. Edward III: A Heroic Failure (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Jonathan Sumption
3.79
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her l… read more
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- 14th century
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- medieval history
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- medieval
11. Cnut: The North Sea King
By: Ryan Lavelle
3.40
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Cnut, or Canute, is one of the great "what ifs" of English history. The Dane who became King of Eng… read more
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12. Henry II: A Prince Among Princes
By: Richard Barber
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Henry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous E… read more
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13. William II: The Red King (Penguin Monarchs)
By: John Gillingham
3.62
Format: 117 pages, Hardcover
William II (1087-1100), or William Rufus, will always be most famous for his death: killed by an ar… read more
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14. John: An Evil King?
By: Nicholas Vincent
3.97
Format: 118 pages, Hardcover
Part of the Penguin Monarchs short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible fo… read more
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15. Stephen: The Reign of Anarchy (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Carl Watkins
3.68
Format: 110 pages, Hardcover
Remembered as time in which 'Christ and his saints slept', Stephen's troubled rule plunged England … read more
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16. Richard III: A Failed King? (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Rosemary Horrox
3.60
Format: 109 pages, Hardcover
Part of the Penguin Monarchs short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible fo… read more
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17. Richard I: The Crusader King
By: Thomas Asbridge
3.98
Format: 119 pages, Hardcover
Richard I's reign is both controversial and seemingly contradictory. One of England's most famous m… read more
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18. Edward I: A New King Arthur?
By: Andy King
3.63
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbac… read more
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19. Edward II: The Terrors of Kingship (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Christopher Given-Wilson
3.87
Format: 127 pages, Hardcover
'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehension about the size of his world. … read more
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20. Richard II: A Brittle Glory (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Laura Ashe
3.38
Format: 126 pages, Hardcover
Richard II (1377-99) came to the throne as a child, following the long, domineering, martial reign … read more
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21. Henry VI: A Good, Simple and Innocent Man (Penguin Monarchs)
By: James Ross
3.75
Format: 118 pages, Hardcover
Succeeding to the throne at the age of only nine months, Henry VI had a turbulent reign: he inherit… read more
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22. Edward VI: The Last Boy King
By: Stephen Alford
3.67
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
Edward VI, the only son of Henry VIII, became king at the age of nine and died wholly unexpectedly … read more
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23. Charles II: The Star King
By: Clare Jackson
3.65
Format: 130 pages, Hardcover
Charles II has always been one of the most instantly recognizable British kings—both in his physica… read more
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24. Mary I: The Daughter of Time (Penguin Monarchs)
By: John Edwards
3.54
Format: 97 pages, Hardcover
Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short… read more
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25. James II: The Last Catholic King (Penguin Monarchs)
By: David Womersley
3.59
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrop… read more
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26. George I: The Lucky King
By: Timothy C.W. Blanning
3.78
Format: 116 pages, Hardcover
Tim Blanning's incisive short biography examines George's life and career as a German prince, and a… read more
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27. Elizabeth I: A Study in Insecurity
By: Helen Castor
4.22
Format: 115 pages, Hardcover
In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. The… read more
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28. Oliver Cromwell: England's Protector
By: David Horspool
3.63
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and … read more
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29. James I: The Phoenix King
By: Thomas Cogswell
3.78
Format: 109 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Cogswell's dramatic new biography brings James to life as a complex, learned, curious man an… read more
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"The preachers quickly learned that he could trade biblical quotations with them almost indefinitely. It was equally pointless to cite the standard Presbyterian authorities. James denounced John Calvi…"-Thomas Cogswell, James I: The Phoenix King
30. William IV: A King at Sea (Penguin Monarchs)
By: R.J.B. Knight
3.68
Format: 103 pages, Hardcover
William IV, 'the Sailor King', is best known for his naval career and for living for twenty years w… read more
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31. The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp
By: Simon Parkin
3.95
Format: 432 pages, ebook
The remarkable untold story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi Germany for London, only to be arreste… read more
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