7 Top biography books like House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty (Exploring Europe’s Past) by Captivating History

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House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty (Exploring Europe’s Past)

By: Captivating History

4.05

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

Did you know that one obscure sheep-herding and wool-making family in the Italian region of Tuscany…

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1. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

By: C.W. Gortner

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

The truth is, none of us are innocent. We all have sins to confess. So reveals Catherine de Medici … read more

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2. Orient Express

By: Christopher Hitchens , Graham Greene

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

As the Orient Express hurtles across Europe on its three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople,… read more

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3. Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici

By: Miles J. Unger

3.20

Format: None pages,

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4. Damage Control

By: Robert Dugoni

3.88

Format: 373 pages,

Trouble comes in threes, beginning when Dana's brother is murdered apparently during an attempted b… read more

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5. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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6. Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

By: Tracy Borman

4.26

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

Anne Boleyn is a subject of enduring fascination. By far the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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7. Elizabeth's Rival

By: Nicola Tallis

4.12

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A kinswoman to Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys had begun the Queen’s glittering reign basking in favor… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
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8. The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome

By: Nick Holmes

4.30

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

It was the fall before the fall. The Roman Revolution describes the little known “crisis of the… read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. The Black Death: An Enthralling Overview of a Major Event in the Middle Ages (Europe)

By: Billy Wellman

3.96

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Boils, religion, and Living with the Black Death in the Middle AgesThe Black Death, also known as … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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10. Suez Crisis: A History from Beginning to End

By: Hourly History

4.39

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable history of the Suez Crisis...Free BONUS Inside!In 1956, Britain, France, an… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. Pierre-Auguste Renoir: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Painters)

By: Hourly History

4.28

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of Pierre-Auguste Renoir... Free BONUS Inside! Pierre-August Renoir, l… read more

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12. The Knights Templar: An Enthralling History of the Rise and Fall of the Most Influential Catholic Military Order (Religion in Past Times)

By: Billy Wellman

4.15

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Did you know the Templar Order was so strict that its members could only have meat three times a we… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. Six-Day War: A History from Beginning to End (Palestine Israeli Conflict)

By: Hourly History

4.40

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable history of the Six-Day War...Free BONUS Inside!The State of Israel was foun… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. Yom Kippur War: A History from Beginning to End (Palestine Israeli Conflict)

By: Hourly History

4.42

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the potent history of the Yom Kippur War...Free BONUS Inside!The State of Israel was estab… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Ancient Carthage: An Enthralling Guide to the Phoenicians and Carthaginian Civilization (Civilizations)

By: Billy Wellman

4.12

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

The history of ancient the lost empire that challenged Rome!What do we really know about ancient C… read more

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16. Constantine the Great: A Life from Beginning to End (Roman Emperors)

By: Hourly History

4.18

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of Constantine the Great... Constantine the Great was one of the most … read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
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17. Pablo Picasso: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Painters Book 5)

By: Hourly History

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Pablo Picasso, born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, was one of the twentieth century’s most … read more

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  • biography
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18. Fall of Constantinople: A History from Beginning to End

By: Hourly History

4.26

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable history of the Fall of Constantinople...Free BONUS Inside!The Fall of Const… read more

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19. House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty (Exploring Europe’s Past)

By: Captivating History

4.05

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

Did you know that one obscure sheep-herding and wool-making family in the Italian region of Tuscany… read more

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  • history
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20. The Atlantic Slave Trade: An Enthralling Overview of European Colonization and Slavery in the New World (Forced Labor in History)

By: Billy Wellman

4.56

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

Uncover one of the darkest parts of The Transatlantic Slave Trade.The Atlantic Slave Trade is a cr… read more

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21. The Sack of Rome (The Mad, Bad and Ugly of Italian History)

By: E.R. Chamberlin

4.08

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic account of the moment when Renaissance Rome was torn apart and mercilessly destroyed by mut… read more

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15 Top history books like House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty (Exploring Europe’s Past) by Captivating History

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

Tracy Borman

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Elizabeth's Rival

Nicola Tallis

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome

Nick Holmes

4.30

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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

Colin Woodard

3.67

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The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

Adam Lazarus

4.20

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The Sea People: A Captivating Guide to the Seafarers Who Invaded Ancient Egypt, Eastern Anatolia, the Hittite Empire, Palestine, Syria, and Cyprus, along ... Age Collapse (Exploring Ancient History)

Captivating History

3.89

Transform Your Habits

Ancient Japan: An Enthralling Overview of Ancient Japanese History, Starting from the Jomon Period to the Heian Period (Asia)

Enthralling History

3.82

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