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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"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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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)
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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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