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…
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1. Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
By: George MacDonald Fraser
4.05
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN 9780006511250 Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, … read more
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"It's a great thing, prayer. Nobody answers, but at least it stops you from thinking."-George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
"We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two of us were shot down."-George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
"Now, look you here, Sekundar," says I, but he came up straight like a little bantam and cut me off. "Sir Alexander. if you please," says he icily, as though I’d never seen him with his breeches down,…"-George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
"If anything she was a shade too plump, but she knew the ninety-seven ways of making love that the Hindus are supposed to set much store by―though mind you, it is all nonsense, for the seventy-fourth …"-George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. George VI: The Dutiful King
By: Philip Ziegler
3.94
Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition
Written by Philip Ziegler, one of Britain's most celebrated biographers, George VI is part of the P… read more
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6. You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
By: Ian Fleming
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Ian Fleming’s twelfth James Bond novel. The tragic end to James Bond’s last mission – courtesy o… read more
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"You only live twice: Once when you are born And once when you look death in the face"-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
"I've found that one must try and teach people that there's no top limit to disaster-that, so long as breath remains in your body, you've got accept the miseries of life. They will often seem infinite…"-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
"007: Be an angle, Penny, and ring down to Mary and tell her she's got to get out of whatever she's doing tonight. I'm taking her out to dinner. Scotts. Tell her we'll have our first roast grouse of t…"-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
"He had seen how the spirit, the reserves in [Bond], could pull him out of badly damaged conditions that would have broken the normal human being. He knew how a desperate situation would bring out tho…"-Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
7. Elizabeth II: The Steadfast
By: Douglas Hurd
3.30
Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition
In September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch. During her long li… read more
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8. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
By: Nikolai Gogol
4.35
Format: 26 pages, Paperback
Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more
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9. 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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10. Pictures from Italy
By: Charles Dickens , Kate Flint
4.33
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
A delightful travelogue in the unique style of one of the greatest writers in the English language,… read more
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11. Edward VII: The Cosmopolitan King
By: Richard Davenport-Hines
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their… read more
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12. Peter the Great: His Life and World
By: Robert K. Massie
4.14
Format: 909 pages, Paperback
Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the… read more
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13. 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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14. Charles I: An Abbreviated Life
By: Mark A. Kishlansky
3.08
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
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15. 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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16. Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
By: Matthew Kneale
3.86
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
No city on earth has preserved its past as has Rome. Visitors stand on bridges that were crossed by… read more
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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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
26. 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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27. George V: The Unexpected King
By: David Cannadine
3.96
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost desp… read more
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28. 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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29. George IV: King in Waiting (Penguin Monarchs)
By: Stella Tillyard
3.71
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
George IV spent most of his life waiting to become king, first a pleasure-loving and rebellious Pri… read more
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30. George II: Not Just a British Monarch
By: Norman Davies
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover, came to Britain for the first … read more
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31. George III: Majesty and Madness
By: Jeremy Black
3.85
Format: 129 pages, Hardcover
King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George II… read more
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