Tim Robinson's votes on the list Best History Books

Listopia > Tim Robinson's votes on the list Best History Books (66 Books)

1	The Histories by Herodotus 4.01 avg rating — 55,548 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Louis XI: The Universal Spider by Paul Murray Kendall 4.32 avg rating — 154 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides 3.94 avg rating — 40,547 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Maria Theresa by Edward Crankshaw 3.41 avg rating — 82 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Hansa by Elizabeth Gee Nash 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.05 avg rating — 5,168 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage by Stephen Budiansky 3.85 avg rating — 1,311 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Dark Invasion 1915: Germany's Secret War & the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America by Howard Blum (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,255 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Sixtus V: The Hermit of Villa Montalto by W.T. Selley 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Class struggle in the first French republic: bourgeois and bras nus 1793-1795 by Daniel Guérin 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Louis XIV by Vincent Cronin 3.91 avg rating — 109 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones by Thomas Asbridge (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4,909 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager 3.98 avg rating — 7,026 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's by R.A. Scotti 3.99 avg rating — 2,447 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Sacred Band of Thebes by C. Hilbert really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Robert the Bruce: King of Scots by Ronald McNair Scott 3.93 avg rating — 763 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made War, Peace, and Love at the Congress of Vienna by David King 3.99 avg rating — 917 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England by Dan Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 957 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill 3.81 avg rating — 46,820 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Fates of Nations: A Biological Theory of History by Paul Colinvaux 4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Stewart dynasty by Stewart Ross (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky 3.87 avg rating — 5,623 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Syracuse, City of Legends: A Glory of Sicily by Jeremy Dummett 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Bible as History by Werner Keller 3.72 avg rating — 674 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Kaunitz and Enlightened Absolutism, 1753-1780 by Franz A.J. Szabo 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire by John Bierman 3.73 avg rating — 102 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan by Mitsuo Fuchida 4.09 avg rating — 562 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Teutonic Knights by William L. Urban 3.70 avg rating — 456 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	East Germany by David Childs 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The First Nazi, the Life and Times of General Erich Ludendorff of Germany by Will Brownell 3.36 avg rating — 201 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes : The Story of George Scovell by Mark Urban 3.88 avg rating — 398 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Fatal Rivalry: Flodden, 1513: Henry VIII and James IV and the Decisive Battle for Renaissance Britain by George Goodwin (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 182 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,250 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71 by Alistair Horne 4.11 avg rating — 832 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Villa The Lake The Meeting: Wannsee And The Final Solution by Mark Roseman (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 523 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal by Livy 4.15 avg rating — 3,771 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Roman Britain: A New History by Guy de la Bédoyère 3.93 avg rating — 353 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 5,819 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #1) by Larry Gonick 4.27 avg rating — 3,580 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Persian Expedition by Xenophon 4.11 avg rating — 9,879 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Restoration London : Everyday Life in the 1660s by Liza Picard 4.10 avg rating — 735 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Taj Mahal: A Love Affair at the Heart of the Moghul Empire by Diana Preston 3.89 avg rating — 676 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,943 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Dawn of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends by Mary McAuliffe 4.05 avg rating — 709 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin 3.92 avg rating — 2,929 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Tuscan Republics (Florence, Siena, Pisa, and Lucca) with Genoa by Bella Duffy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	General Lee: A Biography of Robert E. Lee by Fitzhugh Lee 4.17 avg rating — 314 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda 3.96 avg rating — 8,545 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Double-Cross System: The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents by J.C. Masterman 3.98 avg rating — 350 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Man Who Never Was by Ewen Montagu 3.97 avg rating — 1,679 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Old London Bridge: The Story of the Longest Inhabited Bridge in Europe by Patricia Pierce 4.04 avg rating — 90 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	1587: A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline by Ray Huang 4.33 avg rating — 1,582 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty by Charles Benn 3.67 avg rating — 160 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 by Jacques Gernet 3.73 avg rating — 196 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Dynamite Club: How a Bombing in Fin-de-siecle Paris Ignited the Age of Modern Terror by John M. Merriman 3.74 avg rating — 258 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Vol. 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #2) by Larry Gonick 4.30 avg rating — 1,958 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages by Nancy Marie Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 294 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Westphalia: The Last Christian Peace by Derek Croxton 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings Tim rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Pleasure and Ambition: The Life, Loves and Wars of Augustus the Strong by Tony Sharp 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands by Alexander Watson (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 431 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn 3.82 avg rating — 4,232 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Ottoman Age of Exploration by Giancarlo Casale 3.92 avg rating — 301 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Prince Henry the Navigator by John Ure 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Enlightened Despotism of the 18th Century in Europe: The Archduke Leopold I in Tuscany .. by John Rea Patterson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman 4.20 avg rating — 2,673 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire by John Man 3.93 avg rating — 1,795 ratings Tim rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars