13 Top medieval books like The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary by Sophie Ambler

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The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

By: Sophie Ambler

3.97

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

'Alive with human detail and acute political judgement, this book marks the arrival of a formidably…

If you liked the medieval plot in The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary by Sophie Ambler , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Fall of Berlin 1945

By: Antony Beevor

4.29

Format: 490 pages, Paperback

The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Sé practico: regala un ataúd"

-Antony Beevor, The Fall of Berlin 1945

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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

Similar categories in Dan Jones's The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • history
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
"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

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3. King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta

By: Marc Morris

5.00

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

A rousing and authoritative new biography of the notorious King John, by Wall Street Journalbestsel… read more

Similar categories in Marc Morris's King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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4. Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943

By: Antony Beevor

4.32

Format: 494 pages, Paperback

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also chan… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. The Norman Conquest

By: Marc Morris

4.62

Format: None pages,

An epic tale, with violence at its heart, and a triumph of narrative history. The Norman Conquestst… read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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6. Edward II: The Unconventional King

By: Kathryn Warner

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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7. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain

By: Marc Morris

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king - a man born to rule … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval

8. Richard I

By: John Gillingham

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

In this assessment, Gillingham looks afresh at the achievements and failings of the king and at the… read more

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9. The Greatest Knight (William Marshal, #2)

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

A medieval historical novel about William Marshal, probably the greatest knight of the Middle Ages.… read more

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10. Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381

By: Dan Jones

4.00

Format: 268 pages,

Re-evaluation of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Dan Jones brings to life the squalor, drama and comp… read more

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11. 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

Similar categories in Bernard Cornwell's Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • medieval
  • audiobook
"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)

12. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones

By: Thomas Asbridge

3.00

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights - William Marshal - th… read more

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13. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

By: Dan Jones

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more

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14. King John

By: William Shakespeare , Paul Werstine

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ru… read more

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15. 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

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • history
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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16. 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

Similar categories in Charles Spencer's The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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17. The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior

By: Michael Jones

4.07

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

As a child he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of sixteen, he helped defeat the French a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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18. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

By: Ellis Peters

4.17

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more

Similar categories in Ellis Peters's The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6) book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • medieval
  • audiobook
"Love shared is no sin."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."

-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)

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19. The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

By: Helen Carr

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gaunt was son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • plantagenet
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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20. The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

By: Sophie Ambler

3.97

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

'Alive with human detail and acute political judgement, this book marks the arrival of a formidably… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary book and Sophie Ambler's The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • plantagenet
  • 13th century
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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21. Edward I (The English Monarchs Series)

By: Michael Prestwich

4.08

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Edward I―one of the outstanding monarchs of the English Middle Ages―pioneered legal and parliamenta… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • plantagenet
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval

8 best-selling audiobook books like The Song of Simon de Montfort: England's First Revolutionary by Sophie Ambler

Transform Your Habits

The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

Dan Jones

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)

Bernard Cornwell

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

4.41

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The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

Charles Spencer

4.06

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Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.24

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Stephen E. Ambrose

4.30

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David McCullough

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Tom Holland

4.22

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