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Well written, exciting history books
The Great Man: Sir Robert Walpole - Scoundrel, Genius and Britain's First Prime MinisterThe Great Man: Sir Robert Walpole - Scoundrel, Genius and Britain's First Prime Minister by Edward Pearce
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Politically astute, capturing the nuances of a difficult time
Rough CrossingsRough Crossings by Simon Schama
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The fight for freedom, some truths about slavery
Persian Fire: The First World Empire, Battle for the WestPersian Fire: The First World Empire, Battle for the West by Tom Holland
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Persian expansion, reads almost like a thriller!
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun KingLove and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser
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A must for anyone who loved Fraser's book on Marie Antoinette
William Pitt the Younger: A BiographyWilliam Pitt the Younger: A Biography by William Hague
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An easy to read, well researched book about an admirable prime minister
Innocent TraitorInnocent Traitor by Alison Weir
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The tragedy of Lady Jane Grey
Lady HesterLady Hester by Lorna Gibb
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An exciting but less well known woman from the Regency period who traveled across the Middle East having wonderful adventures.
Beau BrummellBeau Brummell by Ian Kelly
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Made me wish I'd met him
A Royal Affair: George III and His Troublesome SiblingsA Royal Affair: George III and His Troublesome Siblings by Stella Tillyard
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Naughty Royals and lovely style
The Verneys: A True Story of Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-century EnglandThe Verneys: A True Story of Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-century England by Adrian Tinniswood
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Good enough to be worth getting in hardback