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History, Non-Fiction & Historical Novels

Books I'd like to read in the near future: in rough chronological order of events described (with a few out-of-order recent purchases at the end); from ancient history to the 1970s.
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The Times Complete History of the World (Richard Overy)
The Times Complete History of the World
Richard Overy
2
River God - Egypt Series (Wilbur Smith)
River God - Egypt Series
Wilbur Smith
3
The Dynasties of China (Bamber Gascoigne)
The Dynasties of China
Bamber Gascoigne
4
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I (Plutarch)
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I
Plutarch
5
The Alexander Trilogy (Mary Renault)
The Alexander Trilogy
Mary Renault
6
A Little History of Philosophy (Nigel Warburton)
A Little History of Philosophy
Nigel Warburton
7
A History of the World in 100 Objects (Neil MacGregor)
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor
8
Absolute Power (C. S. Denton)
Absolute Power
C. S. Denton
9
Art: The Whole Story (Stephen Farthing)
Art: The Whole Story
Stephen Farthing
10
On the Shortness of Life (Seneca)
On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
11
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
12
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
The Warrior Queens
Antonia Fraser
13
Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
14
Saint Augustine--Confessions
Saint Augustine--Confessions
15
Medieval Art and Architecture (Paulo Piva)
Medieval Art and Architecture
Paulo Piva
16
Medieval People (Michael Prestwich)
Medieval People
Michael Prestwich
17
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination (Various)
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
Various
18
Letters of Abelard & Heloise (Peter Abelard/Heloise)
Letters of Abelard & Heloise
Peter Abelard/Heloise
19
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
20
She Wolves the Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (Helen Castor)
She Wolves the Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
Helen Castor
21
The Travels of Marco Polo
The Travels of Marco Polo
22
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
Dante
23
The Inner Life (Thomas a Kempis)
The Inner Life
Thomas a Kempis
24
Renaissance People (Robert C. Davis & Beth Lindsmith)
Renaissance People
Robert C. Davis & Beth Lindsmith
25
From Dawn to Decadence (Jacques Barzun)
From Dawn to Decadence
Jacques Barzun
26
The Story of Art
The Story of Art
27
City of Sin: London and Its Vices (Catharine Arnold)
City of Sin: London and Its Vices
Catharine Arnold
28
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
Thomas More
29
The Tigress of Forli (Elizabeth Lev)
The Tigress of Forli
Elizabeth Lev
30
Blood and Beauty (Sarah Dunant)
Blood and Beauty
Sarah Dunant
31
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
32
Elizabeth the Queen (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth the Queen
Alison Weir
33
Dissolution (C.J. Sansom)
Dissolution
C.J. Sansom
34
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
35
Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
Mary Queen of Scots
Antonia Fraser
36
A Traveller in Time (Alison Uttley)
A Traveller in Time
Alison Uttley
37
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf
38
Essays (Bacon)
Essays
Bacon
39
Heresy (S J Parris)
Heresy
S J Parris
40
The History of England: Civil War (Peter Ackroyd)
The History of England: Civil War
Peter Ackroyd
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