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From Dawn to Decadence
From Dawn to Decadence
  • Jacques Barzun
3 reads
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
  • Katherine Ashenburg
6 reads
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
  • William J. Bernstein
2 reads
The Century
The Century
  • Peter Jennings
  • Todd Brewster
1 read
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day
  • Derrik Mercer
1 read
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
  • Noel Grove
1 read
How the Irish Saved Civilization
How the Irish Saved Civilization
  • Thomas Cahill
29 reads
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
  • Melvyn Bragg
8 reads
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Will In The World

Will In The World
  • Stephen Greenblatt
3 reads
The real history behind the Templars
The real history behind the Templars
  • Sharan Newman
1 read
The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code
The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code
  • Sharan Newman
0 reads
The Black Death: A Personal History
The Black Death: A Personal History
  • John Hatcher
1 read
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History
  • James J. O'Donnell
0 reads
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
  • Erik Larson
401 reads
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Jane Boleyn

Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
  • Julia Fox
1 read
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
  • Antonia Fraser
11 reads
The Lives Of The Kings & Queens of England
The Lives Of The Kings & Queens of England
  • Antonia Fraser
1 read
The Templars: The Secret History Revealed
The Templars: The Secret History Revealed
  • Barbara Frale
  • Gregory Conti
2 reads
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
  • Antonia Fraser
2 reads
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A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome

A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome
  • Alberto Angela
  • Gregory Conti (Translator)
6 reads
How Rome Fell
How Rome Fell
  • Adrian Goldsworthy
1 read
Undaunted Courage
Undaunted Courage
  • Stephen E. Ambrose
26 reads
Guns, Germs and Steel
Guns, Germs and Steel
  • Jared M. Diamond
279 reads
Mistress of the Monarchy
Mistress of the Monarchy
  • Alison Weir
0 reads
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
  • John J. Robinson
1 read
The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey
The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey
  • Leanda de Lisle
4 reads
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
  • Anne Frank
966 reads
The end of empire
The end of empire
  • Christopher Kelly
0 reads
The Forge of Christendom
The Forge of Christendom
  • Tom Holland
1 read
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
  • Chris Wickham
3 reads
The Murder of King Tut
The Murder of King Tut
  • Martin Dugard
  • James Patterson
5 reads
The Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible Is Scientifically Accurate
The Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible Is Scientifically Accurate
  • Andrew Parker
1 read
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Naming nature

Naming nature : the clash between instinct and science
  • Carol Kaesuk Yoon
1 read
The Templars: The History and the Myth
The Templars: The History and the Myth
  • Michael Haag
1 read
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
  • Lars Brownworth
6 reads
Holy Warriors
Holy Warriors
  • Jonathan Phillips
1 read
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
  • Susan Wise Bauer
7 reads
Lost states
Lost states
  • Michael J. Trinklein
1 read
The real history of the end of the world
The real history of the end of the world
  • Sharan Newman
0 reads
Charlemagne
Charlemagne
  • Derek Wilson
1 read
Empires and barbarians the fall of Rome and the birth of Europe
Empires and barbarians the fall of Rome and the birth of Europe
  • Peter Heather
1 read
The Courtiers
The Courtiers
  • Lucy Worsley
0 reads
The Outlandish Companion
The Outlandish Companion
  • Diana Gabaldon
4 reads
The Gifts of the Jews
The Gifts of the Jews
  • Thomas Cahill
3 reads
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
  • Thomas Cahill
5 reads
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
  • Thomas Cahill
3 reads
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
  • Thomas Cahill
3 reads
How the States Got Their Shapes
How the States Got Their Shapes
  • Mark Stein
6 reads
The Disappearing Spoon
The Disappearing Spoon
  • Sam Kean
42 reads
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Caesars' Wives

Caesars' Wives: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire
  • Annelise Freisenbruch
0 reads
The Wordy Shipmates
The Wordy Shipmates
  • Sarah Vowell
25 reads
The Latvians: A Short History
The Latvians: A Short History
  • Andrejs Plakans
1 read
Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
  • Max Cryer
1 read
At Home
At Home
  • Bill Bryson
96 reads
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
  • Helen Castor
10 reads
Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life
  • Stacy Schiff
38 reads
Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen
Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen
  • Tracy Borman
1 read
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge
  • Eleanor Herman
1 read
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
  • Guy Deutscher
15 reads
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
  • Tom Holland
30 reads
Sex with the Queen
Sex with the Queen
  • Eleanor Herman
4 reads
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Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII
  • Giles Tremlett
1 read
The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past
The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past
  • Gregory Benford
0 reads
Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII
Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII
  • Linda Porter
1 read
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England
  • Ian Mortimer
4 reads
Daily Life in 18th-Century England
Daily Life in 18th-Century England
  • Kirstin Olsen
1 read
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
  • Bill Bryson
399 reads
Was Superman a Spy?
Was Superman a Spy?
  • Brian Cronin
0 reads
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena
  • Donald Brophy
0 reads
A Scandalous History of the Roman Emperors
A Scandalous History of the Roman Emperors
  • Anthony Blond
1 read
How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Borderlines
How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Borderlines
  • Mark Stein
1 read
Brunelleschi's Dome
Brunelleschi's Dome
  • Ross King
7 reads
A Short History of Byzantium
A Short History of Byzantium
  • John Julius Norwich
1 read
A History Of Scotland
A History Of Scotland
  • Neil Oliver
1 read
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Caligula

Caligula: A Biography
  • Aloys Winterling
  • Deborah Lucas Schneider (Translator)
  • Glenn W. Most (Translator)
  • Paul Psoinos (Translator)
0 reads
In the Wake of the Plague
In the Wake of the Plague
  • Norman F. Cantor
4 reads
Science secrets
Science secrets
  • Alberto A. Martinez
0 reads
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Before the Revolution

Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts
  • Daniel K. Richter
1 read
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The Birth of Classical Europe

The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
  • Simon Price
  • Peter Thonemann
1 read
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
  • Chris Stewart
  • Ted Stewart
0 reads
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
  • Arthur Goldhammer (Translator)
  • Yvon Thébert
  • Michel Rouche
  • Évelyne Patlagean
  • Peter Brown
1 read
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
  • Peter S. Wells
1 read
The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals: Decoding the Sacred Symbolism of Christianity's Holy Buildings
The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals: Decoding the Sacred Symbolism of Christianity's Holy Buildings
  • Richard Stemp
1 read
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
  • John Julius Norwich
2 reads
Daily Life during the Black Death
Daily Life during the Black Death
  • Joseph P. Byrne
1 read
The Greater Journey
The Greater Journey
  • David McCullough
9 reads
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
  • Charles C. Mann
88 reads
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
  • Robert K. Massie
30 reads
The Great Sea
The Great Sea
  • David Abulafia
1 read
Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest
  • Niall Ferguson
6 reads
Women in the Ancient World
Women in the Ancient World
  • Jenifer Neils
1 read
1493
1493
  • Charles C. Mann
21 reads
Great Christian Thinkers: From the Early Church through the Middle Ages
Great Christian Thinkers: From the Early Church through the Middle Ages
  • Pope Benedict XVI
1 read
Destiny of the Republic
Destiny of the Republic
  • Candice Millard
34 reads
Ten popes who shook the world
Ten popes who shook the world
  • Eamon Duffy
0 reads
Sister queens
Sister queens
  • Julia Fox
2 reads
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World in the Balance

World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement
  • Robert P. Crease
1 read
The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
  • Scott Miller
2 reads
Vanished kingdoms the rise and fall of states and nations
Vanished kingdoms the rise and fall of states and nations
  • Norman Davies
2 reads
The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages
The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages
  • Nancy Marie Brown
0 reads