Christopher Hibbert

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in Enderby, Leicestershire, The United Kingdom

March 05, 1924

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December 21, 2008

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Christopher Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (5 March 1924 - 21 December 2008) was an English writer, historian and biographer. He has been called "a pearl of biographers" (New Statesman), was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of many books, including Disraeli, Edward VII, George IV, The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, and Cavaliers and Roundheads.

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	The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,191 ratings — published 1974 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius Of The Golden Age 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 529 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Days of the French Revolution 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Victoria: A Personal History 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1990 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story Of England 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1994	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Mutiny: India 1857 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George III: A Personal History 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1901 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agincourt 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1964 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Murder of a Medici Princess by Caroline P. Murphy

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I, Claudius From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered & Deified A.D. 54 by Robert Graves

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Niccolo Rising The First Book of The House of Niccolo by Dorothy Dunnett

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Antony and Cleopatra A Novel by Colleen McCullough

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The Borgias and Their Enemies 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert

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