Dracula by Bram StokerEmpire of the Vampire by Jay KristoffThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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Rubicon by Tom HollandThe Histories by HerodotusThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusThe Classical World by Robin Lane FoxThe Fires of Vesuvius by Mary Beard
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Nigella Kitchen by Nigella LawsonNigellissima by Nigella LawsonSirocco by Sabrina GhayourPersiana by Sabrina GhayourJamie's Italy by Jamie Oliver
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Lady of the English by Elizabeth ChadwickThe Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth ChadwickThe Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Best Book by Elizabeth Chadwick
3 books — 1 voter
Blood & Beauty by Sarah DunantThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliLucrezia Borgia by Sarah BradfordThe Serpent and the Pearl by Kate QuinnThe Borgias and Their Enemies by Christopher Hibbert
Best Books about the Borgia Family
69 books — 170 voters

The Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantLight on Lucrezia by Jean PlaidyLady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn
Books We DNFed in 2016
50 books — 5 voters
The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Tigress of Forlì by Elizabeth LevBlood & Beauty by Sarah DunantThe Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior by Paul StrathernLucrezia Borgia by Sarah Bradford
The Italian Renaissance
282 books — 172 voters

Blood & Beauty by Sarah DunantImperium by Robert   HarrisDaughters of Rome by Kate QuinnThe Serpent and the Pearl by Kate QuinnMistress of Rome by Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction - Italy
245 books — 103 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Your Single Favourite Read of All Time
147 books — 78 voters
Worthless Men by Andrew CowanThe Passing Bells by Phillip Rock
WWI: The Great War (Historical Fiction)
541 books — 390 voters

Worthless Men by Andrew CowanAce, King, Knave by Maria McCannSedition by Katharine Grant
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,282 books — 1,255 voters
How to Be a Victorian by Ruth GoodmanBecoming Queen by Kate WilliamsA Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain by Michael PatersonSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Five by Hallie Rubenhold
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
1,381 books — 263 voters

The Red Queen by Philippa GregoryHad the Queen Lived by Raven A. NuckolsThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMontfort by Katherine AsheThe Virgin Widow by Anne O'Brien
The Potato Incident
25 books — 12 voters
The King's Curse by Philippa GregoryThe Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne KalogridisHabits of the House by Fay Weldon
Books We DNFed In 2015
74 books — 9 voters

Montfort by Katherine AsheThe Queen's Fool by Philippa GregoryThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe King's Curse by Philippa Gregory
Books I wish I had never read
1,285 books — 1,339 voters
Eleanor of Provence by Margaret HowellEdward II by Kathryn  WarnerAugustus by Anthony EverittAnne Boleyn by G.W. BernardEdward II by Seymour Phillips
Oh, Royalty...
380 books — 134 voters

A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingParallel Worlds by Michio KakuWonders of the Universe by Brian CoxCosmos by Carl SaganHyperspace by Michio Kaku
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerThe Oresteia by Aeschylus
I Will Read Absolutely Anything S/He Writes
1,028 books — 341 voters

Anne Boleyn by G.W. BernardThe Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric IvesLe Temps Viendra by Sarah     MorrisBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Concubine by Norah Lofts
Best Books about Anne Boleyn
87 books — 185 voters

Montfort by Katherine AsheThe Rose of York by Sandra WorthThe Red Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Historical Howlers
98 books — 37 voters