5 must-read historical books like Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders by Theo Aronson

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Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders

By: Theo Aronson

4.22

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Of all royal lost causes, none has a stronger fascination than that of the Stuart Pretenders to the…

If you liked the historical plot in Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders by Theo Aronson , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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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

Similar categories in Andrew Roberts's Napoleon: A Life book and Theo Aronson's Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders

  • historical
  • 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

2. The Building Of Jalna (Whiteoaks of Jalna, #1)

By: Mazo de la Roche

4.00

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

First published in 1944, The Building of Jalnais one of sixteen books in the Jalna series written b… read more

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3. Grace (The Shackleford Sisters #1)

By: Beverley Watts

3.89

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here In this funny romantic series, the … read more

Similar categories in Beverley Watts's Grace (The Shackleford Sisters #1) book and Theo Aronson's Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders

  • historical
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4. The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike, #6)

By: Robert Galbraith

4.12

Format: 1391 pages, Hardcover

This installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran … read more

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"Life in squats with my mother hadn't really prepared me for what to expect from the aristocracy. On balance, I'd have to say people were a lot better behaved in the squats."

-Robert Galbraith, The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike, #6)

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5. The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)

By: Robert Galbraith

4.61

Format: 960 pages, Hardcover

In the seventh installment in the Strike series, Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in t… read more

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"Wace's charm and ease of manner, his smile, his warmth, had vanished. Once before, Strike had faced a killer whose eyes, under the stress and excitement of hearing his crimes described, had become as…"

-Robert Galbraith, The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)

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6. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

By: Katja Hoyer

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Some of the “songs"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

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7. Erebus: The Story of a Ship

By: Michael Palin

4.29

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more

Similar categories in Michael Palin's Erebus: The Story of a Ship book and Theo Aronson's Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders

  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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8. Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait

By: Gyles Brandreth

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, from the writer… read more

Similar categories in Gyles Brandreth's Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait book and Theo Aronson's Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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9. Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders

By: Theo Aronson

4.22

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

Of all royal lost causes, none has a stronger fascination than that of the Stuart Pretenders to the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • 18th century
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10. A Voyage Around the Queen

By: Craig Brown

4.08

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

With equal measures of wit and wisdom, the author of 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws a deepl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

6 best-selling history books like Kings over the Water: The Saga of the Stuart Pretenders by Theo Aronson

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4.23

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Katja Hoyer

4.23

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Michael Palin

4.29

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Gyles Brandreth

4.41

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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John Grisham

3.69

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