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#2
From Dawn to Decadence
From Dawn to Decadence
  • Jacques Barzun
47 reads
#3
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
  • Katherine Ashenburg
3.86 reads
#4
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
  • William J. Bernstein
2.674 reads
#5
The Century
The Century
  • Peter Jennings
  • Todd Brewster
4.52 reads
#6
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
31 read
#7
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
  • Noel Grove
41 read
#8
How the Irish Saved Civilization
How the Irish Saved Civilization
  • Thomas Cahill
3.5841 reads
#9
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
  • Melvyn Bragg
3.8611 reads
#10
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Will In The World

Will In The World
  • Stephen Greenblatt
35 reads
#11
The real history behind the Templars
The real history behind the Templars
  • Sharan Newman
31 read
#12
The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code
The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code
  • Sharan Newman
00 reads
#13
The Black Death: A Personal History
The Black Death: A Personal History
  • John Hatcher
21 read
#14
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History
  • James J. O'Donnell
21 read
#15
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
  • Erik Larson
3.99585 reads
#16
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Jane Boleyn

Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
  • Julia Fox
41 read
#17
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
  • Antonia Fraser
3.8821 reads
#18
The Lives Of The Kings & Queens of England
The Lives Of The Kings & Queens of England
  • Antonia Fraser
01 read
#19
The Templars: The Secret History Revealed
The Templars: The Secret History Revealed
  • Barbara Frale
  • Gregory Conti
4.52 reads
#20
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
42 reads
#21
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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)
47 reads
#22
How Rome Fell
How Rome Fell
  • Adrian Goldsworthy
3.53 reads
#23
Undaunted Courage
Undaunted Courage
  • Stephen E. Ambrose
4.0845 reads
#24
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
  • Jared Diamond
3.89399 reads
#25
Mistress of the Monarchy
Mistress of the Monarchy
  • Alison Weir
41 read
#26
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry
  • John J. Robinson
3.53 reads
#27
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
3.674 reads
#28
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
  • Anne Frank
4.011,321 reads
#29
The end of empire
The end of empire
  • Christopher Kelly
31 read
#30
The Forge of Christendom
The Forge of Christendom
  • Tom Holland
43 reads
#31
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
  • Chris Wickham
3.579 reads
#32
The Murder of King Tut
The Murder of King Tut
  • Martin Dugard
  • James Patterson
2.638 reads
#33
The Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible Is Scientifically Accurate
The Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible Is Scientifically Accurate
  • Andrew Parker
31 read
#34
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Naming nature

Naming nature : the clash between instinct and science
  • Carol Kaesuk Yoon
2.673 reads
#35
The Templars: The History and the Myth
The Templars: The History and the Myth
  • Michael Haag
51 read
#36
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
47 reads
#37
Holy Warriors
Holy Warriors
  • Jonathan Phillips
41 read
#38
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
4.3611 reads
#39
Lost states
Lost states
  • Michael J. Trinklein
42 reads
#40
The real history of the end of the world
The real history of the end of the world
  • Sharan Newman
00 reads
#41
Charlemagne
Charlemagne
  • Derek Wilson
31 read
#42
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
01 read
#43
The Courtiers
The Courtiers
  • Lucy Worsley
00 reads
#44
The Outlandish Companion
The Outlandish Companion
  • Diana Gabaldon
3.677 reads
#45
The Gifts of the Jews
The Gifts of the Jews
  • Thomas Cahill
3.333 reads
#46
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
  • Thomas Cahill
3.335 reads
#47
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus
  • Thomas Cahill
4.53 reads
#48
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
Mysteries of the Middle Ages
  • Thomas Cahill
4.333 reads
#49
How the States Got Their Shapes
How the States Got Their Shapes
  • Mark Stein
3.719 reads
#50
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
  • Sam Kean
3.9683 reads
#51
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Caesars' Wives

Caesars' Wives: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire
  • Annelise Freisenbruch
42 reads
#52
The Wordy Shipmates
The Wordy Shipmates
  • Sarah Vowell
3.7751 reads
#53
The Latvians: A Short History
The Latvians: A Short History
  • Andrejs Plakans
31 read
#54
Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
  • Max Cryer
21 read
#55
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
  • Bill Bryson
4135 reads
#56
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
  • Helen Castor
4.0611 reads
#57
Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life
  • Stacy Schiff
3.5848 reads
#58
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
51 read
#59
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge
  • Eleanor Herman
21 read
#60
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
3.7425 reads
#61
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
  • Tom Holland
4.1447 reads
#62
Sex with the Queen
Sex with the Queen
  • Eleanor Herman
3.55 reads
#63
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Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII
  • Giles Tremlett
42 reads
#64
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
43 reads
#65
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
31 read
#66
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England
  • Ian Mortimer
4.178 reads
#67
Daily Life in 18th-Century England
Daily Life in 18th-Century England
  • Kirstin Olsen
31 read
#68
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
  • Bill Bryson
4.22534 reads
#69
Was Superman a Spy?
Was Superman a Spy?
  • Brian Cronin
00 reads
#70
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena
  • Donald Brophy
00 reads
#71
A Scandalous History of the Roman Emperors
A Scandalous History of the Roman Emperors
  • Anthony Blond
21 read
#72
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
3.673 reads
#73
Brunelleschi's Dome
Brunelleschi's Dome
  • Ross King
420 reads
#74
A Short History of Byzantium
A Short History of Byzantium
  • John Julius Norwich
44 reads
#75
A History Of Scotland
A History Of Scotland
  • Neil Oliver
3.756 reads
#76
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Caligula

Caligula: A Biography
  • Aloys Winterling
  • Deborah Lucas Schneider (Translator)
  • Glenn W. Most (Translator)
  • Paul Psoinos (Translator)
00 reads
#77
In the Wake of the Plague
In the Wake of the Plague
  • Norman F. Cantor
3.367 reads
#78
Science secrets
Science secrets
  • Alberto A. Martinez
00 reads
#79
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Before the Revolution

Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts
  • Daniel K. Richter
31 read
#80
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
  • Simon Price
  • Peter Thonemann
2.333 reads
#81
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
  • Chris Stewart
  • Ted Stewart
3.333 reads
#82
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
41 read
#83
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
  • Peter S. Wells
01 read
#84
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
41 read
#85
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
  • John Julius Norwich
23 reads
#86
Daily Life during the Black Death
Daily Life during the Black Death
  • Joseph P. Byrne
31 read
#87
The Greater Journey
The Greater Journey
  • David McCullough
3.7715 reads
#88
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
  • Charles C. Mann
4.19119 reads
#89
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
  • Robert K. Massie
4.1945 reads
#90
The Great Sea
The Great Sea
  • David Abulafia
3.255 reads
#91
Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest
  • Niall Ferguson
3.1911 reads
#92
Women in the Ancient World
Women in the Ancient World
  • Jenifer Neils
41 read
#93
1493
1493
  • Charles C. Mann
4.2140 reads
#94
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
51 read
#96
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
  • Candice Millard
4.3151 reads
#97
Ten popes who shook the world
Ten popes who shook the world
  • Eamon Duffy
00 reads
#98
Sister queens
Sister queens
  • Julia Fox
52 reads
#99
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World in the Balance

World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement
  • Robert P. Crease
35 reads
#100
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
3.717 reads
#101
Vanished kingdoms the rise and fall of states and nations
Vanished kingdoms the rise and fall of states and nations
  • Norman Davies
32 reads
#102
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
00 reads