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Women of Power: Formidable Queens of the Medieval World
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Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn
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The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives
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Alexandria: The City that Changed the World
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The Killing Season: The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War
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The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
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The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens
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Heroines of the Tudor World
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Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence
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4.40 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
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The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages
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4.38 avg rating — 85 ratings
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A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court – A Fast-Paced Elizabethan History of Pirates and Espionage
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3.53 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Between Britain: Walking the History of England and Scotland
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3.69 avg rating — 61 ratings
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The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement
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Henry IV: The Afflicted King
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Regina: The Queens Who Could Have Been
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The Lost Chapel of Westminster: How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons
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The English Soul: Faith of a Nation
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The Untold Story of Books: A Writer's History of Publishing
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When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
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The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy
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