13 must-read history books like George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I by Miranda Carter

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George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I

By: Miranda Carter

4.36

Format: 184 pages,

In the years before the First World War, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousin…

If you liked the history plot in George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I by Miranda Carter , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings

1. Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War

By: Max Hastings

4.06

Format: 628 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic s… read more

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  • world war i
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • european history
"Haw! Haw! Inconceivable stupidity is just what you're going to get! (Brigadier-General Henry Wilson, on being challenged in 1910 about the likelihood of a European war)"

-Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War

"Bethmann-Hollweg era davvero irremovibile non tanto sulle sue richieste territoriali – cercò, a un certo punto, di dissuadere il Kaiser dall’insistere sull’annessione del Belgio – quanto sull’intenzi…"

-Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War

Cover of Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury

2. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe

By: Deborah Cadbury

4.04

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

By: Robert K. Massie

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and … read more

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  • history
  • russia
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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4. George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I

By: Miranda Carter

4.36

Format: 184 pages,

In the years before the First World War, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousin… read more

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  • world war i
  • russia
  • history
  • biography
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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5. The Cold War: A New History

By: John Lewis Gaddis

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • russia
  • history
"The sign of a good novel is what it can cause its reader to see, even if this lies beyond the author's own vision."

-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History

"Enrollments in American colleges tripled between 1955 and 1970, 250% in the Soviet Union, 400% in France, and more than 200% in China by 1965. Gaddis writes, "What governments failed to foresee was t…"

-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History

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6. Nicholas and Alexandra

By: Robert K. Massie

3.95

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

The story of the love that ended an empire. In this commanding book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author … read more

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  • history
  • russia
  • biography
  • nonfiction

7. The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

By: Helen Rappaport

3.99

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

They were the Princess Dianas of their day--perhaps the most photographed and talked about young ro… read more

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8. The Romanovs: The Final Chapter

By: Robert K. Massie

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Paperback

In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow mass grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a f… read more

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9. The Life of Elizabeth I

By: Alison Weir

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Eliza… read more

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10. The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince

By: Jane Ridley

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

King Edward the VII, affectionately called Bertie, was fifty-nine when he took the throne in 1901, … read more

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11. Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

By: Anne Edwards

3.73

Format: 216 pages,

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12. The Romanovs: 1613-1918

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

3.17

Format: None pages,

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surfac… read more

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13. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

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14. George V: Never a Dull Moment

By: Jane Ridley

4.23

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively… read more

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  • world war i
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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15. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918

By: Katja Hoyer

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more

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  • world war i
  • history
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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16. The World: A Family History of Humanity

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

4.00

Format: 1344 pages, Hardcover

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from pre… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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17. Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

By: Harold Phifer

4.29

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer's childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from… read more

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"If a man was around when Aunt Kathy came by, she would berate him and throw him out. I even saw her toss guys out at gunpoint. She’d threaten them and say, “I will shoot you until I can’t see you!"

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

"Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered."

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

"Before she climbed into the car, I kindly let her know my back seats were very hard and very cold. Dead Eye Red responded, “Son, when I was your age, I would sit on a seat like this and smoke would a…"

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

"I ended up sitting right next to Sexy Patty. The placement wasn’t on purpose. (I needed the hands of God, not a girlfriend.) Since I was dealing with my own issues, I failed to notice that she was cl…"

-Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

Cover of A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon

18. 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
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg

19. House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery

By: Liz Rosenberg

4.06

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to incl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts

20. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III

By: Andrew Roberts

4.25

Format: 784 pages, Hardcover

The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more

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  • european history
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg by Helen Rappaport

21. The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg

By: Helen Rappaport

4.05

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day acco… read more

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  • history
  • russia
  • biography
  • nonfiction

13 Best nonfiction books like George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I by Miranda Carter

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Max Hastings

4.06

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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe

Deborah Cadbury

4.04

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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Robert K. Massie

3.33

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Miranda Carter

4.36

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9 Best audiobook books like Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918 by Katja Hoyer

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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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Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

Christopher Clark

4.18

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4.17

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