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Queen James: A New History About the Life and Loves of Britain’s First King, James Stuart
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The Birth of the Anglo-Saxons: Three Kings and a History of Britain at the Dawn of the Viking Age
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The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens: A History
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Henry IV: The Afflicted King
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The Ruins of Rome: A Cultural History
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The Celts: A Modern History
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