The Real Guy Fawkes
By: Nick Holland
4.46
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is one of the key figures in British history, taking a central ro…
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1. The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605
By: Antonia Fraser
3.87
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story, Antonia Fraser brings the characters… read more
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2. The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
By: Philip Pullman
4.10
Format: 465 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Will is the bearer of the knife. Now, accompanied by angels, his task is to deliver that powerful, … read more
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"because he's Will"-Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
"Tell them stories."-Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
"Well," said Mary, "love is ferocious, too."-Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
"Each kiss was nearer to the last one of all."-Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
3. The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery
4.02
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more
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"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
4. Cecily Neville: Mother of Kings
By: Amy Licence
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Known to be proud, regal and beautiful, Cecily Neville's life spanned most of the fifteenth century… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
5. Erasure
By: Percival Everett
3.62
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
"Thelonious (Monk) Ellison has never allowed race to define his identity. But as both a writer and … read more
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6. Cromwell
By: Antonia Fraser
3.76
Format: 85 pages, Paperback
In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England's most celebrated and … read more
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7. The Last Continent (Discworld, #22; Rincewind #6)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
'Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences.… read more
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8. Holy Island (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #1)
By: L.J. Ross
4.01
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan retreats to Holy Island seeking sanctuary when he is forced to take … read more
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9. The Cove (Summer Suspense Mysteries, #1)
By: L.J. Ross
4.05
Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition
THE PERFECT ESCAPE... Gabrielle Adams has it all – brains, beauty, a handsome fiancé, and a drea… read more
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10. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
11. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream
By: Charles Spencer
4.06
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more
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12. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
By: Michael Palin
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more
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13. The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty
By: Sarah Gristwood
3.71
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Sarah Gristwood's The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how t… read more
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14. Blood, Fire and Gold
By: Estelle Paranque
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week'An alternative and engaging biogr… read more
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15. The Final Year of Anne Boleyn
By: Natalie Grueninger
4.32
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn. She was… read more
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"Try me good king, but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges… My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace’s d…"-Natalie Grueninger, The Final Year of Anne Boleyn
16. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
By: Catherine Nixey
4.06
Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition
The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and… read more
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"Un mártir podía empezar el día de su muerte como una de las personas de más baja categoría en el imperio y acabar como una de las más eminentes en el cielo."-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
"El cristianismo contó a las generaciones posteriores que su victoria sobre el viejo mundo fue celebrada por todas, y las siguientes generaciones lo creyeron."-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
"For every classical work that sat comfortably with Christian minds and morals, there was another that grated unbearably on them. ‘Carmen 16’ by the poet Catullus was a particular thorn. This poem ope…"-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
"The very memory that there was any opposition at all to Christianity faded. The idea that philosophers might have fought fiercely, with all they had, against Christianity was – is – passed over. The …"-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
17. Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou: A Marriage of Unequals
By: Amy Licence
3.76
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
He became king before his first birthday, inheriting a vast empire from his military hero father; s… read more
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18. Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford
By: James Taffe
3.86
Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition
Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, was a lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII. She has been describe… read more
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19. Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn
By: Estelle Paranque
4.21
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking and beautifully written biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, the ill-fated second wife … read more
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20. The Real Guy Fawkes
By: Nick Holland
4.46
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is one of the key figures in British history, taking a central ro… read more
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