10 best-selling world history books like The Lion House by Christopher de Bellaigue

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The Lion House

By: Christopher de Bellaigue

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Venice, 1522. Twenty-three men in robes of scarlet and blue assemble to hear the most sensitive int…

"The trouble with big empires is that the enemy is far away and there is weather in between."

-Christopher de Bellaigue, The Lion House

If you liked the world history plot in The Lion House by Christopher de Bellaigue , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) by Mary Renault

1. Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)

By: Mary Renault

3.88

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from G… read more

Similar categories in Mary Renault's Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • historical

2. The Day the Devils Dropped In: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy - D-Day to D+6

By: Neil Barber

4.40

Format: 436 pages,

read more

Similar categories in Neil Barber's The Day the Devils Dropped In: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy - D-Day to D+6 book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • military fiction

3. Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities

By: Bettany Hughes

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Hardcover

Istanbulexplores a city which stands as a gateway between the east and west, one of the indisputabl… read more

Similar categories in Bettany Hughes's Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

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4. Act of Oblivion

By: Robert Harris

4.07

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbi… read more

Similar categories in Robert Harris's Act of Oblivion book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • historical
  • audiobook
"He had no idea where they would go, or what they would do, or what dangers lay ahead. But with their love, and their Bible, with their absolute certainty in the power of the Lord and the protection o…"

-Robert Harris, Act of Oblivion

Cover of España: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett

5. España: A Brief History of Spain

By: Giles Tremlett

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric … read more

Similar categories in Giles Tremlett's España: A Brief History of Spain book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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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

Similar categories in Tom Holland's Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
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7. 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

Similar categories in Anna Keay's The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 by Christopher   Clark

8. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

By: Christopher Clark

4.18

Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover

An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Clark's Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."

-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

Cover of Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) by Dan Jones

9. 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

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • historical
  • medieval
  • audiobook
"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)

Cover of The Lion House by Christopher de Bellaigue

10. The Lion House

By: Christopher de Bellaigue

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Venice, 1522. Twenty-three men in robes of scarlet and blue assemble to hear the most sensitive int… read more

Similar categories in Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • biography
  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
"The trouble with big empires is that the enemy is far away and there is weather in between."

-Christopher de Bellaigue, The Lion House

Cover of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

11. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

By: Mary Beard

4.11

Format: 493 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more

Similar categories in Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The World: A Family History of Humanity by Simon Sebag Montefiore

12. The World: A Family History of Humanity

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

4.00

Format: 1344 pages, Hardcover

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from pre… read more

Similar categories in Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History of Humanity book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • biography
  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Cahokia Jazz

By: Francis Spufford

4.03

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently—from th… read more

Similar categories in Francis Spufford's Cahokia Jazz book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • historical
Cover of The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs by Marc David Baer

14. The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs

By: Marc David Baer

3.95

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West… read more

Similar categories in Marc David Baer's The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars and Caliphs book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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15. On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe

By: Caroline Dodds Pennock

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Ag… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Dodds Pennock's On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War by Helen Rappaport

16. After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

By: Helen Rappaport

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Helen Rappaport, the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes After the … read more

Similar categories in Helen Rappaport's After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"His wife, "who only demanded of life that it should amuse her"."

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

"(B)ut behind it all-- nothing: just vodka and the void. (Coco Chanel)"

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

"We lived side by side with life but were afraid of meeting it. (Maria Pavlovna)"

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

"(H)is action was merely "galvanizing the corpse" of an army that was already in retreat and heading for defeat."

-Helen Rappaport, After the Romanovs: Russian Exiles in Paris from the Belle Époque Through Revolution and War

Cover of The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan

17. The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

By: Peter Frankopan

3.94

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development… read more

Similar categories in Peter Frankopan's The Earth Transformed: An Untold History book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England by Joanne Paul

18. The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England

By: Joanne Paul

4.17

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving an… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Paul's The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East by Nicholas Morton

19. The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

By: Nicholas Morton

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

How the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages  … read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Morton's The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • history
  • world history
  • nonfiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

20. The Bright Sword

By: Lev Grossman

4.06

Format: 673 pages, Hardcover

A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, onl… read more

Similar categories in Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

  • historical
  • audiobook
"One day you will see that it is a mistake to love an empire, or a throne, or a crown, because those things cannot love. They can only die."

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

"God doesn't come when you snap your fingers, He comes when you're ready for Him." Nimue snapped her delicate fingers, producing a strikingly loud pop in the quiet. "That's the difference between a sp…"

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

Cover of HOW WARS BEGIN AND END a fascinating account of war by one of the UK’s most readable historians (Historical Non-Fiction Box Sets) by A.J.P. Taylor

21. HOW WARS BEGIN AND END a fascinating account of war by one of the UK’s most readable historians (Historical Non-Fiction Box Sets)

By: A.J.P. Taylor

3.93

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

A FASCINATING ACCOUNT OF WAR BY ONE OF THE UK’S MOST INFLUENTIAL — AND READABLE — HISTORIANS.‘The m… read more

Similar categories in A.J.P. Taylor's HOW WARS BEGIN AND END a fascinating account of war by one of the UK’s most readable historians (Historical Non-Fiction Box Sets) book and Christopher de Bellaigue's The Lion House

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Robert Harris

4.07

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Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age

Tom Holland

4.22

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Anna Keay

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

Christopher Clark

4.18

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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

Tom Holland

4.16

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The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World

Marie Favereau

3.84

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Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 AD to the First Crusade

Anthony Kaldellis

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.06

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