5 Best history books like Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths by Miles Russell

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Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

By: Miles Russell

2.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Written in 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Bri…

If you liked the history plot in Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths by Miles Russell , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Winter Ghosts

By: Kate Mosse

3.47

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

By the author of the "New York Times"-bestselling "Labyrinth," a story of two lives touched by war … read more

Similar categories in Kate Mosse's The Winter Ghosts book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
"For when all else is done, on­ly words re­main. Words en­dure."

-Kate Mosse, The Winter Ghosts

"We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us."

-Kate Mosse, The Winter Ghosts

"Who's to say? Life is not, as we are taught, a matter of seeking answers, but rather learning which are the questions we should ask."

-Kate Mosse, The Winter Ghosts

"The thinnest shaft of light entered the empty chambers of my heart, just for a moment. Then it disappeared, extinguished by the weight of all that had gone before."

-Kate Mosse, The Winter Ghosts

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2. The Children of Jocasta

By: Natalie Haynes

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents... Jocasta is just… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's The Children of Jocasta book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical

3. Heart of Darkness

By: Joseph Conrad

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the inf… read more

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4. El mentalista (Mina Dabiri & Vincent Walder, #1)

By: Camilla Läckberg

3.92

Format: 700 pages, Hardcover

Adéntrate en el mundo de Vincent y Mina, no querrás salir de él. En un parque de atracciones a l… read more

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"Vincent le estrechó la mano a Jan. Fue como agitar un pez muerto."

-Camilla Läckberg, El mentalista (Mina Dabiri & Vincent Walder, #1)

"Los jóvenes no hacen más que mirar el teléfono móvil y no muestran el menor interés por las flores."

-Camilla Läckberg, El mentalista (Mina Dabiri & Vincent Walder, #1)

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5. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)

By: Jonas Jonasson

3.82

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his la… read more

Similar categories in Jonas Jonasson's The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

"Things are what they are, and whatever will be, will be."

-Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)

"There are undoubtedly advantages to being dead, said Julius."

-Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)

"When life has gone into overtime it's easy to take liberties,"

-Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)

"Les choses sont ce qu'elles sont et elles seront ce qu'elles seront."

-Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)

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6. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

By: Marc Morris

4.34

Format: 508 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more

Similar categories in Marc Morris's The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066 book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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7. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

By: Cat Jarman

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Ja… read more

Similar categories in Cat Jarman's River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. A Thousand Ships

By: Natalie Haynes

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their tu… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
"If he tells me to sing one more time, I think I might bite him."

-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

"An artist constantly risks falling fully into chaos, instead of transforming it."

-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

"Because really, how many cannibalistic giants can one Greek plausibly meet as he sails the open seas?"

-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

"We are all human. That means there is something about our experience that is the same. Otherwise, we would not all be human."

-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

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9. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

By: Chris van Tulleken

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It’s not you, it’s the… read more

Similar categories in Chris van Tulleken's Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • nonfiction
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10. Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

By: Natalie Haynes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Greek myths are one of the most important cultural foundation-stones of the modern world. St… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
"For my mum, who has always thought that a woman with an axe was more interesting than a princess"

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

"Medusa wasn't always a monster, Helen of Troy wasn't always an adulterer, Pandora wasn't ever a villain."

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

"The greatest virtue, in other words, that an Athenian woman could aspire to was not to be registered, almost not to exist."

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

"The guiding principle when searching for the cause of everything wrong in the world has been, all too often: _cherchez la femme_."

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

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11. Theroux the Keyhole

By: Louis Theroux

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Come round to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestse… read more

Similar categories in Louis Theroux's Theroux the Keyhole book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
  • nonfiction
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12. Viking Britain

By: Thomas Williams

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and … read more

Similar categories in Thomas Williams's Viking Britain book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

By: Miles Russell

2.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Written in 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Bri… read more

Similar categories in Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths book and Miles Russell's Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction

9 must-read historical books like Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths by Miles Russell

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The Winter Ghosts

Kate Mosse

3.47

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The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes

3.91

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The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

Marc Morris

4.34

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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road

Cat Jarman

4.06

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Yrsa Sigurdardottir

4.08

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The Mountain King (The Asker Series, #1)

Anders de la Motte

4.18

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El mentalista (Mina Dabiri & Vincent Walder, #1)

Camilla Läckberg

3.92

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Parasiten (Emma Sköld, #11)

Sofie Sarenbrant

3.80

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