11 must-read biography books like Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser

Marie Antoinette: The Journey

By: Antonia Fraser

4.07

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Brilliantly written, a work of impeccable scholarship. An utterly riveting and intensely moving boo…

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1. Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile

By: Julia Fox

3.80

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as … read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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2. The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette

By: Carolly Erickson

3.64

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

Imagine that, on the night before she is to die under the blade of the guillotine, Marie Antoinette… read more

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  • historical
  • french revolution
  • france
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3. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

By: Eric Ives

4.20

Format: 458 pages, Paperback

This definitive full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research, focusses on … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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4. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • france
"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

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5. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

By: Robert K. Massie

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

6. Cleopatra: A Life

By: Stacy Schiff

4.09

Format: 129 pages, Hardcover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

7. Marie Antoinette: The Journey

By: Antonia Fraser

4.07

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Brilliantly written, a work of impeccable scholarship. An utterly riveting and intensely moving boo… read more

Similar categories in Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey book and Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: The Journey

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • french revolution
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • france
Cover of Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey

8. Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

By: David Starkey

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were darin… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda

9. Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

By: Leonie Frieda

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this c… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • france
  • nonfiction
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10. Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France

By: Évelyne Lever , Catherine Temerson

4.07

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

In MARIE ANTOINETTE, Evelyn Lever draws on a variety of resources, including diaries, letters, and … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • french revolution
  • nonfiction
  • france
Cover of Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt by Joyce A. Tyldesley

11. Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

By: Joyce A. Tyldesley

4.38

Format: None pages,

She was the last effective ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for thr… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

12. Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne

By: David Starkey

3.86

Format: 416 pages,

The legend of Elizabeth I, the untouchable, charismatic Virgin Queen, is a powerful and enduring on… read more

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13. Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

By: Amanda Foreman

4.18

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

The winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderf… read more

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14. Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

By: Jane Dunn

3.67

Format: None pages,

This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots… read more

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15. Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor

By: Carolly Erickson

3.95

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

Mary Tudor has no monument in England. Her death was a national holiday for 200 years. But, in this… read more

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16. The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life

By: Bettany Hughes

4.21

Format: None pages,

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17. The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in May 1536 was unpr… read more

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18. 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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19. The Six Wives of Henry VIII

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages,

'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it i… read more

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20. The Children of Henry VIII

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine… read more

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21. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

By: Claudia Clark

4.28

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"

-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

11 must-read history books like Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser

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Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile

Julia Fox

3.80

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The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

Eric Ives

4.20

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Napoleon: A Life

Andrew Roberts

4.23

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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Robert K. Massie

3.33

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Cleopatra: A Life

Stacy Schiff

4.09

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Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World

Diana Preston

3.98

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Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

Joyce A. Tyldesley

4.38

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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra

Toby Wilkinson

4.20

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