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…
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1. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
By: Dan Jones
4.27
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history… read more
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"Rebels depend on willful gullibility."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Extravagance was a political necessity."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
2. Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-made King
By: Ian Mortimer
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An author with a strong track record now tackles the turbulent reign of Henry IV, the first Lancast… read more
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3. King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta
By: Marc Morris
5.00
Format: 362 pages, Hardcover
A rousing and authoritative new biography of the notorious King John, by Wall Street Journalbestsel… read more
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4. The Norman Conquest
By: Marc Morris
4.62
Format: None pages,
An epic tale, with violence at its heart, and a triumph of narrative history. The Norman Conquestst… read more
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5. A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
By: Marc Morris
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king - a man born to rule … read more
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6. House of Beaufort: The Bastard Line that Captured the Crown
By: Nathen Amin
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Wars of the Roses were a tumultous period in English history, with family fighting family for t… read more
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7. 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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8. The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation
By: Ian Mortimer
3.50
Format: 185 pages, Paperback
He ordered his uncle to be beheaded; he usurped his father's throne; he taxed his people more than … read more
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9. Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381
By: Dan Jones
4.00
Format: 268 pages,
Re-evaluation of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Dan Jones brings to life the squalor, drama and comp… read more
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10. A Realm Divided: England in 1215
By: Dan Jones
3.93
Format: 300 pages,
1215 - the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history … read more
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11. Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England
By: Thomas Penn
4.00
Format: None pages,
It was 1501. England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy, violence, murders, coups and count… read more
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12. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
By: Helen Castor
3.80
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left… read more
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13. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones
By: Thomas Asbridge
3.00
Format: 146 pages, Hardcover
A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights - William Marshal - th… read more
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14. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
By: Dan Jones
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more
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15. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
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16. 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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17. 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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18. Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were
By: J.F. Andrews
4.23
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
“A fascinating study of the also-rans and almost-made-its of medieval history . . . Beautifully wri… read more
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19. 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
20. 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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21. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)
By: Dan Jones
3.92
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more
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"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)
22. Wolves of Winter (Essex Dogs Trilogy)
By: Dan Jones
4.16
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The epic sequel to Essex Dogs, continuing the New York Times bestselling historian's trilogy of nov… read more
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23. The Black Prince: England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
By: Michael Jones
4.07
Format: 488 pages, Hardcover
As a child he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of sixteen, he helped defeat the French a… read more
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24. The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case
By: Philippa Langley
3.67
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from t… read more
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25. Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior
By: Catherine Hanley
4.20
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the f… read more
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26. Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I
By: Kelcey Wilson-Lee
4.13
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this … read more
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27. The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
By: Helen Carr
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Gaunt was son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV and the sire of all th… read more
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28. The Usurper King: The Fall of Richard II and the Rise of Henry of Bolingbroke, 1366-99
By: Marie Louise Bruce
4.19
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
An in-depth study of an astounding moment in English medieval history. Ideal for people who wish to… read more
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29. Brothers York
By: Thomas Penn
4.24
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
In early 1461, a seventeen-year-old boy won a battle on a freezing morning in the Welsh marches, an… read more
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30. Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100–1300
By: Catherine Hanley
4.20
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or… read more
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31. King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts
By: Claudia Gold
4.25
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him… read more
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