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…
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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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- history
- biography
- british literature
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
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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- biography
- nonfiction
- british literature
4. Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress
By: Jane Ridley
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- british literature
5. 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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- nonfiction
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6. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
7. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066
By: Marc Morris
4.34
Format: 508 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more
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- british literature
- medieval history
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- medieval
8. Æthelred the Unready: The Failed King
By: Richard P. Abels
3.59
Format: 137 pages, Hardcover
In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and tro… read more
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- biography
- british literature
- medieval history
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9. Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
By: Eleanor Parker
4.17
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seaso… read more
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- medieval
- nonfiction
- history
- british literature
"A man cannot grow wise before he has had his share of winters in the world."-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"Whatever one thing we give to God's needy for the sake of his love, he will repay us for it a hundredfold in the life to come."-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"In a time of ecological crisis, Anglo-Saxon poems which recognize how fundamentally we are connected to the rhythms of nature - how dependent we are on the well-being of the earth, how grateful we sh…"-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
"The cycle of the seasons, to which poets have so often turned as a reminder that nothing in this world is stable, is in fact one of the great constants in life. In some ways, the thousand years or mo…"-Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year
10. The Strange
By: Nathan Ballingrud
3.83
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
1931, New Galveston , Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle Crisp sets off through the wastelands of the… read more
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11. 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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- biography
- british literature
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
12. 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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- biography
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- nonfiction
- medieval
13. 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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- biography
- british literature
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- nonfiction
- medieval
14. 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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- biography
- british literature
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
15. 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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- history
- biography
- british literature
- medieval history
- denmark
- nonfiction
- medieval
16. 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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- history
- biography
- british literature
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
17. 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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- british literature
- medieval history
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- medieval
18. 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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- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
19. Edward the Confessor: The Sainted King
By: David Woodman
3.89
Format: 129 pages, Hardcover
Edward the Confessor, one of the last kings of Anglo-Saxon England, is in part a figure of myths cr… read more
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- british literature
- medieval history
- nonfiction
- medieval
20. 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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- nonfiction
- medieval history
21. 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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- nonfiction
- medieval
22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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- british literature
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- nonfiction
- medieval
26. 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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- medieval
27. 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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28. 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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29. 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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30. 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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31. Edward VIII: The Uncrowned King
By: Piers Brendon
3.74
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Edward VIII came to the throne in January 1936, provoked a constitutional crisis by his determinati… read more
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