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Favorite History Books

This is a list of some of my favorite nonfiction books about historical events, people, and eras. The focus is on British and American history but with a smattering of other things.
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The History of the World in Bite Sized Chunks (Emma Marriott)
The History of the World in Bite Sized Chunks
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Emma Marriott
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
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A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Birth of Britain (Winston S. Churchill)
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Birth of Britain
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Winston S. Churchill
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The New World (Winston S. Churchill)
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The New World
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Winston S. Churchill
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution (Winston S. Churchill)
A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution
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Winston S. Churchill
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Great Democracies (Winston S. Churchill)
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Great Democracies
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Winston S. Churchill
A Rhyming History of Britain (James Muirden)
A Rhyming History of Britain
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James Muirden
The Crusades (Thomas Asbridge)
The Crusades
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Thomas Asbridge
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life (Alison Weir)
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
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Alison Weir
Thomas Becket (Frank Barlow)
Thomas Becket
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Frank Barlow
The Wars of the Roses (Alison Weir)
The Wars of the Roses
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Alison Weir
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower
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Alison Weir
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England (Ian Mortimer)
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
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Ian Mortimer
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
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Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (Ian Mortimer)
Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
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Ian Mortimer
The Life of Thomas More (Peter Ackroyd)
The Life of Thomas More
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Peter Ackroyd
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Alison Weir
Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen (Alison Plowden)
Lady Jane Grey: Nine Days Queen
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Alison Plowden
The Life of Elizabeth I (Alison Weir)
The Life of Elizabeth I
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Alison Weir
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens (Jane Dunn)
Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
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Jane Dunn
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley (Alison Weir)
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
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Alison Weir
Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Bill Bryson)
Shakespeare: The World as Stage
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Bill Bryson
Bonnie Prince Charlie (Carolly Erickson)
Bonnie Prince Charlie
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Carolly Erickson
Victoria's Daughters (Jerrold Packard)
Victoria's Daughters
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Jerrold Packard
Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856 (Trevor Royle)
Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856
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Trevor Royle
Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England (Maureen Waller)
Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England
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Maureen Waller
The Tower Menagerie (Daniel Hahn)
The Tower Menagerie
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Daniel Hahn
The Thieves Opera (Lucy Moore)
The Thieves Opera
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Lucy Moore
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five
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Hallie Rubenhold
The Ship of Dreams (Gareth Russell)
The Ship of Dreams
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Gareth Russell
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I (Miranda Carter)
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
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Miranda Carter
Winston and Clementine (Richard Hough)
Winston and Clementine
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Richard Hough
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
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Patrick Radden Keefe
A Concise History of Germany (Mary Fulbrook)
A Concise History of Germany
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Mary Fulbrook
And the Witnesses Were Silent (Wolfgang Gerlach)
And the Witnesses Were Silent
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Wolfgang Gerlach
Is Paris Burning? (Larry Collins)
Is Paris Burning?
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Larry Collins
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower
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The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books (Edward Wilson-Lee)
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books
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Edward Wilson-Lee
To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette (Carolly Erickson)
To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette
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Carolly Erickson
Napoleon's Hemorrhoids (Phil Mason)
Napoleon's Hemorrhoids
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Phil Mason
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