The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons and the Rise of the Normans
By: Jim Bradbury
3.65
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A rousing historical narrative of the best-known and arguably most significant battle in English hi…
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1. 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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- nonfiction
- adult
2. The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
By: Lars Brownworth
4.25
Format: 127 pages,
In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wa… read more
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3. Azincourt
By: Bernard Cornwell
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
Agincourt is one of the epic battles of history. It was fought by two badly matched armies that met… read more
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4. Between Two Fires
By: Christopher Buehlman
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village… read more
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"The only thing I say to God is my daughter's names; and it is not a prayer, it's a rebuke."-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires
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"But it will be harder for you if you remember. Love is always harder. Love means weathering blows for another’s sake and not counting them. Love is loss of self, loss of other, and faith in the death…"-Christopher Buehlman, Between Two Fires
5. The Face Of Battle: A Study Of Agincourt, Waterloo And The Somme
By: John Keegan
3.73
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
The Face of Battleis military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of indi… read more
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6. The Measly Middle Ages
By: Terry Deary , Martin Brown
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The Measly Middle Ages" portrays life as it really was in the days when knights were bold and the … read more
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7. 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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8. 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)
9. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more
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10. Ghost Station
By: S.A. Barnes
3.57
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.… read more
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11. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
By: Simon Winchester
3.79
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—o… read more
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12. The Borgias: Power and Fortune (Italian Histories)
By: Paul Strathern
4.07
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family―a world of saints, corrupt popes, and deprav… read more
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13. Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
By: Ken Follett
3.86
Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition
“The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civil… read more
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"I'm not a religious believer, yet despite that I go to church. I love the architecture, the music, the words of the Bible, and the sense of sharing something profound with other people. I have long f…"-Ken Follett, Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
14. Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
By: Keith Thomson
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Discover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirat… read more
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15. The Night Guest
By: Hildur Knútsdóttir
3.67
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Hildur Knutsdottir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík … read more
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16. The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings: A medieval ghost story
By: Dan Jones
3.45
Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition
A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautifu… read more
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17. 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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18. Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages
By: Olivia Swarthout
3.85
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19. Athens: City of Wisdom
By: Bruce Zee Clark
3.95
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
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20. The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons and the Rise of the Normans
By: Jim Bradbury
3.65
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A rousing historical narrative of the best-known and arguably most significant battle in English hi… read more
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21. The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Hidden History of Math's Unsung Trailblazers
By: Kate Kitagawa
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, span… read more
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