9 best-selling biography books like The Sailor King: The life of King William IV by Tom Pocock

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The Sailor King: The life of King William IV

By: Tom Pocock

3.52

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Of all the British monarchs who have claimed that they have ruled the seas, only one, King William …

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Cover of Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore

1. Edward VI: The Lost King of England

By: Chris Skidmore

3.91

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

The birth of Edward on October 12, 1537, ended his father’s twenty-seven-year wait for an heir. Nin… read more

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2. Queen Victoria

By: Lytton Strachey

3.78

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

This is the definitive biography of Britain’s greatest monarch, who “was hailed at once as the moth… read more

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3. Kings of Georgian Britain

By: Catherine Curzon

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For over a century of turmoil, upheaval and scandal, Great Britain was a Georgian land. From the da… read more

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Cover of Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King by Ian Mortimer

4. 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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Cover of James I: Scotland's King of England by John Matusiak

5. James I: Scotland's King of England

By: John Matusiak

3.66

Format: None pages,

Few kings have been more savagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's first Stuart.… read more

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6. 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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7. Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen

By: Alison Plowden

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

For most, the name of Lady Jane Grey means the "nine days queen," the child who was used as a pawn … read more

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8. The Life of Elizabeth I

By: Alison Weir

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Eliza… read more

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9. Richard II: A Brittle Glory (Penguin Monarchs)

By: Laura Ashe

3.38

Format: 126 pages, Hardcover

Richard II (1377-99) came to the throne as a child, following the long, domineering, martial reign … read more

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Cover of Henry V: The Life of the Warrior King & the Battle of Agincourt 1415 by Teresa Cole

10. Henry V: The Life of the Warrior King & the Battle of Agincourt 1415

By: Teresa Cole

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

In the latter years of the fourteenth century a child was born, so unimportant that even his exact … read more

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11. Queen Anne

By: Herbert Woodfield Paul

3.13

Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you loved watching the Oscar-winning The Favourite? Do you want to find out more about the rei… read more

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12. The Sailor King: The life of King William IV

By: Tom Pocock

3.52

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Of all the British monarchs who have claimed that they have ruled the seas, only one, King William … read more

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29 must-read history books like William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution by Jonathan Keates

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Henry VIII: The Quest For Fame (Penguin Monarchs)

John Guy

3.80

Transform Your Habits

George VI: The Dutiful King

Philip Ziegler

3.94

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Elizabeth II: The Steadfast

Douglas Hurd

3.30

Transform Your Habits

Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress

Jane Ridley

3.50

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