The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England
By: Janina Ramírez
4.12
Format: 176 pages, ebook
Skulduggery, power struggles and politics, The Private Lives of the Saintsoffers an original and fa…
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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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2. In Search of the Dark Ages
By: Michael Wood
3.78
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious ce… read more
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3. The Private Lives of the Saints: Power, Passion and Politics in Anglo-Saxon England
By: Janina Ramírez
4.12
Format: 176 pages, ebook
Skulduggery, power struggles and politics, The Private Lives of the Saintsoffers an original and fa… read more
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4. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
By: Ian Mortimer
4.01
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Imagine you could get into a time machine and travel back to the 14th century. This text sets out t… read more
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"Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception."-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"You might find it alarming to think that your doctor will not actually need to see you in person but might make a diagnosis based on the position of the stars, the colour and smell of your urine, and…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"So, as long as you can get enough to eat, and can avoid all the various lethal infections, the dangers of childbirth, lead poisoning, and the extreme violence, you should live a long time. All you ha…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
"Collectively they remind us that history is much more than an education process. Understanding the past is a matter of experience as well as knowledge, a striving to make spiritual, emotional, poetic…"-Ian Mortimer, The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
5. Elfrida: The First Crowned Queen of England
By: Elizabeth Norton
3.82
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
Contrary to popular belief, Anglo-Saxon England had queens, with the tenth century Elfrida being th… read more
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6. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that b… read more
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7. 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
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8. The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
By: Anna Keay
4.39
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
‘The execution of the king took place on a bleak, bitterly cold afternoon in January. As the execut… read more
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"This book was born of ignorance."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"He warned his pious daughter Bridget of the dangers of self-criticism and the overwhelming importance of love."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
"As in many parts of the country, people's desire for peace and prosperity was stronger than their loyalty to one regime or another."-Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
9. 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
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10. Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By: Dennis Duncan
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book—it’s just where you go to look things up. Bu… read more
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"[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows: 'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".' 'Oh, that's the name of the song, is…"-Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
11. For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
By: Victoria Mackenzie
3.85
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives … read more
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"Sometimes I reworked, with much crossing out and burning of papers; I had to sift through my thoughts for words that gleamed with truth. But other times the words came fast, and then I was an arrow, …"-Victoria Mackenzie, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
12. Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church
By: Peter Ross
4.37
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
*Featuring a brand new chapter!* Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in … read more
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13. Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3)
By: Alison Weir
4.22
Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordin… read more
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14. Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
By the bestselling author of Storyland.Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous cl… read more
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15. The King and the Catholics: England, Ireland, and the Fight for Religious Freedom, 1780-1829
By: Antonia Fraser
3.56
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From beloved historian Antonia Fraser comes the dramatic story of how Catholics in the United Kingd… read more
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16. A Village in the Third Reich
By: Julia Boyd
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New from the author of Travellers in the Third Reich—the Sunday Times Top Three bestseller and Wate… read more
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17. Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
By: Lara Maiklem
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert “mudlarker” Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in th… read more
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"The Thames is England's longest archaeological landscape and thousands of the objects that fill our museums have come from its foreshore. (p.47)"-Lara Maiklem, Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
18. Weird Medieval Guys: A Bestiary of Curious Creatures from the Dark Ages
By: Olivia Swarthout
3.85
Format: 203 pages, ebook
Live, laugh love and die in the Middle Ages with Weird Medieval Guys!Explore what your medieval lif… read more
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