20 Top nonfiction books like William the Conqueror by David Bates

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William the Conqueror

By: David Bates

4.13

Format: 596 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British…

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1. Napoleon: A Life

By: Andrew Roberts

4.23

Format: 976 pages, Paperback

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."

-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life

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2. Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King

By: Ian Mortimer

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An author with a strong track record now tackles the turbulent reign of Henry IV, the first Lancast… read more

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

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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4. Young Stalin

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

3.59

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Young Stalintells the story of a charismatic, darkly turbulent boy born into poverty, of doubtful p… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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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. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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7. A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle for the Mastery of the Middle East

By: James Barr

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

Through a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers - including T.E. Lawrence, Win… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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8. Richard III

By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more

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9. 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
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10. The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction

By: George Garnett

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Paperback

The Norman Conquest in 1066 was one of the most profound turning points in English history, dramati… read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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11. D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

By: Antony Beevor

4.00

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, 'D-Day' … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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12. The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation

By: Ian Mortimer

3.50

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

He ordered his uncle to be beheaded; he usurped his father's throne; he taxed his people more than … read more

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

13. Harold, the Last Anglo-Saxon King

By: None

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

King Harold Godwineson (c.1022-66) is one of history's shadowy figures, known mainly for his defeat… read more

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14. Harold II: The Doomed Saxon King

By: Peter Rex

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

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15. Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

By: Ben Macintyre

4.22

Format: None pages,

The incredible untold story of WWII s greatest secret fighting force, as told by our great modern m… read more

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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066-1284

By: David Arscott Carpenter

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

The years from 1066-the Norman conquest of England-to 1284-the English conquest of Wales--were mome… read more

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20. Henry the Young King, 1155-1183

By: None

3.68

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantag… read more

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21. The English and their History

By: Robert Tombs

2.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In The English and their History, the first full-length account to appear in one volume for many de… read more

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22. 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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  • history
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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23. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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24. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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  • medieval
  • british literature
"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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25. The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

By: Tore Skeie

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The first major book on Vikings by a Scandinavian author to be published in English reframes the st… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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26. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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27. Going to Church in Medieval England

By: Nicholas Orme

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Ang… read more

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  • history
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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28. House of Lilies: The Dynasty That Made Medieval France

By: Justine Firnhaber-Baker

4.30

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the Capetians, the crusading dynasty that made the French crown the wealt… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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29. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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30. William the Conqueror

By: David Bates

4.13

Format: 596 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British… read more

Similar categories in David Bates's William the Conqueror book and David Bates's William the Conqueror

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • medieval history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
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31. Tales From the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire

By: Richard Huscroft

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This intriguing book tells the story of England’s great medieval Angevin dynasty in an entirely new… read more

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

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Napoleon: A Life

Andrew Roberts

4.23

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Ian Mortimer

4.29

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Marc Morris

5.00

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Simon Sebag Montefiore

3.59

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

Dan Jones

4.27

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Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

4.41

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The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

Marc Morris

4.34

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Charles Spencer

4.06

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