| 1 |
|
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
by
4.19 avg rating — 70,120 ratings
Fiona
rated it 5 stars
See Review
|
|
| 2 |
|
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
by
3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
Fiona
rated it 3 stars
See Review
|
|
| 3 |
|
Queen James: A New History About the Life and Loves of Britain’s First King, James Stuart
by
4.30 avg rating — 945 ratings
Fiona
added it to to-read
See Review
|
|
| 4 |
|
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
by
3.93 avg rating — 4,759 ratings
|
|
| 5 |
|
Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
by
3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings
|
|
| 6 |
|
Ahmad al-Mansur: The Beginnings of Modern Morocco
by
3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings
Fiona
rated it 3 stars
See Review
|
|
| 7 |
|
Æthelstan: The Making of England
by
4.03 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
|
|
| 8 |
|
After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England
by
3.83 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
Fiona
rated it 4 stars
See Review
|
|
| 9 |
|
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
by
4.04 avg rating — 8,606 ratings
|
|
| 10 |
|
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
by
3.93 avg rating — 16,741 ratings
|
|
| 11 |
|
King Charles II
by
3.97 avg rating — 776 ratings
|
|
| 12 |
|
5,000 Years of Royalty: Kings, Queens, Princes, Emperors & Tsars
by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 110 ratings
|
|
| 13 |
|
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
by
4.04 avg rating — 39,627 ratings
|
|
| 14 |
|
Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII
by
4.16 avg rating — 2,556 ratings
|
|
| 15 |
|
Spare
by
3.83 avg rating — 434,227 ratings
|
|