Year 2 of 4-Year History Reading Cycle

1.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,626 ratings
2.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 43,235 ratings
3.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,450 ratings
4.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,932 ratings
5.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4.12 avg rating — 72,137 ratings
6.
The Wives of Henry VIII
The Wives of Henry VIII 4.11 avg rating — 18,966 ratings
7.
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots 3.99 avg rating — 17,292 ratings
8.
Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England
Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England 3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings
9.
The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium, An Englishman's World
The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium, An Englishman's World 3.87 avg rating — 5,818 ratings
10.
The Conquering Family (The Plantagenets, #1)
The Conquering Family (The Plantagenets, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
11.
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century 4.01 avg rating — 25,924 ratings
12.
The Life of Elizabeth I
The Life of Elizabeth I 4.03 avg rating — 32,631 ratings
13.
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000 3.93 avg rating — 3,037 ratings
14.
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade 4.11 avg rating — 5,120 ratings
15.
The Divine Comedy I: Hell
The Divine Comedy I: Hell 4.03 avg rating — 200,501 ratings
16.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,520 ratings
17.
Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London 3.97 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
18.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,648 ratings
19.
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I 4.16 avg rating — 7,058 ratings
20.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,126 ratings
21.
Life in a Medieval City
Life in a Medieval City 3.84 avg rating — 3,835 ratings
22.
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.02 avg rating — 15,256 ratings
23.
1066: The Year of the Conquest
1066: The Year of the Conquest 4.06 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
24.
The Story of England
The Story of England 4.07 avg rating — 432 ratings
25.
In Search of the Dark Ages
In Search of the Dark Ages really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,001 ratings
26.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,578 ratings
27.
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables
by: Aesop
4.05 avg rating — 128,593 ratings
28.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,025 ratings
28.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,055 ratings
30.
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.87 avg rating — 10,656 ratings
31.
Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles
Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles 4.09 avg rating — 14,861 ratings
32.
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult 3.52 avg rating — 14,377 ratings
33.
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
by: Amy Kelly
3.95 avg rating — 968 ratings
33.
Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII 1547-1558
Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII 1547-1558 4.01 avg rating — 15,352 ratings
35.
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
by: Bede
3.83 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
36.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
37.
The Civilization of the Middle Ages
The Civilization of the Middle Ages 3.96 avg rating — 2,705 ratings
38.
The Man on a Donkey: A Powerful Novel of England in the Reign of Henry VIII
The Man on a Donkey: A Powerful Novel of England in the Reign of Henry VIII 4.18 avg rating — 306 ratings
39.
A Short History of Byzantium
A Short History of Byzantium 4.11 avg rating — 2,596 ratings
40.
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West 4.25 avg rating — 6,902 ratings
41.
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 14,707 ratings
42.
Henry VIII: The King and His Court
Henry VIII: The King and His Court 4.10 avg rating — 14,388 ratings
43.
An Army of Angels: A Novel of Joan of Arc
An Army of Angels: A Novel of Joan of Arc 3.98 avg rating — 283 ratings
44.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,401 ratings
45.
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe 3.88 avg rating — 3,313 ratings
46.
The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500
The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500 3.78 avg rating — 50 ratings
46.
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages 3.97 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
48.
Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
by: Tim Parks
3.61 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
49.
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 3.92 avg rating — 521 ratings
50.
Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570
Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570 4.35 avg rating — 139 ratings
51.
Queen Emma and the Vikings: A History of Power, Love, and Greed in 11th-Century England
Queen Emma and the Vikings: A History of Power, Love, and Greed in 11th-Century England 3.81 avg rating — 806 ratings
52.
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies 3.80 avg rating — 4,256 ratings
53.
Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3)
Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 21,301 ratings
54.
The Divine Comedy II: Purgatory
The Divine Comedy II: Purgatory 4.05 avg rating — 29,175 ratings
55.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain
The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings
56.
The Warrior Queens
The Warrior Queens 3.71 avg rating — 2,784 ratings
57.
Medieval Women
Medieval Women 3.95 avg rating — 510 ratings
58.
The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers
The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers 4.01 avg rating — 764 ratings
59.
The Bruce Trilogy: The Steps to the Empty Throne / The Path of the Hero King / The Price of the King's Peace (Robert the Bruce, #1-3)
The Bruce Trilogy: The Steps to the Empty Throne / The Path of the Hero King / The Price of the King's Peace (Robert the Bruce, #1-3) 4.34 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
60.
Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses
Brother Cadfael's Herb Garden: An Illustrated Companion to Medieval Plants and Their Uses 4.28 avg rating — 183 ratings
61.
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall 4.44 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
62.
A History of Venice
A History of Venice 4.17 avg rating — 2,093 ratings
63.
The Reformation: A History
The Reformation: A History 4.08 avg rating — 3,453 ratings
64.
The Normans in Sicily : The Magnificent Story of 'the Other Norman Conquest'
The Normans in Sicily : The Magnificent Story of 'the Other Norman Conquest' 4.33 avg rating — 344 ratings
65.
Europe and the Faith
Europe and the Faith 4.14 avg rating — 257 ratings
66.
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman: The Life and Times of Margery Kempe 3.70 avg rating — 274 ratings
67.
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science 4.12 avg rating — 1,059 ratings
68.
The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time 3.89 avg rating — 11,192 ratings
69.
The Last Divine Office: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Last Divine Office: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries 3.82 avg rating — 107 ratings
70.
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization 4.12 avg rating — 5,370 ratings
71.
The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village
The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village 3.71 avg rating — 571 ratings
72.
Fires of Faith: Catholic England Under Mary Tudor
Fires of Faith: Catholic England Under Mary Tudor 3.88 avg rating — 219 ratings
73.
A Concise History of the Crusades
A Concise History of the Crusades 4.02 avg rating — 422 ratings
74.
The Book of Margery Kempe
The Book of Margery Kempe 3.30 avg rating — 4,810 ratings
75.
Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor
Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor 3.99 avg rating — 1,002 ratings
76.
The Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied
by: Unknown
3.82 avg rating — 8,697 ratings
77.
Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe 3.89 avg rating — 4,568 ratings
78.
The Alexiad
The Alexiad 4.06 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
79.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
80.
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley 4.05 avg rating — 5,888 ratings
80.
Byzantium: The Apogee
Byzantium: The Apogee 4.41 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
82.
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
The Treasure of the City of Ladies 3.63 avg rating — 558 ratings
82.
Byzantium: The Early Centuries
Byzantium: The Early Centuries 4.34 avg rating — 1,869 ratings
84.
Woman Defamed and Woman Defended: An Anthology of Medieval Texts
Woman Defamed and Woman Defended: An Anthology of Medieval Texts 3.96 avg rating — 90 ratings
85.
The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary"
The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" 4.04 avg rating — 3,411 ratings
86.
The Night’s Dark Shade: A Novel of the Cathars
The Night’s Dark Shade: A Novel of the Cathars 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings
86.
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 4.26 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
88.
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury 3.97 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
89.
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston 3.91 avg rating — 1,068 ratings
90.
Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England
Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England 3.76 avg rating — 237 ratings
91.
In Search of England: Journeys into the English Past
In Search of England: Journeys into the English Past 4.01 avg rating — 183 ratings
92.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating — 176,920 ratings
92.
Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation
Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation 4.26 avg rating — 87 ratings
94.
Lepanto: With Explanatory Notes and Commentary
Lepanto: With Explanatory Notes and Commentary 4.46 avg rating — 358 ratings
95.
Bosch
Bosch 4.27 avg rating — 2,338 ratings
96.
1215: The Year of Magna Carta
1215: The Year of Magna Carta 3.81 avg rating — 2,294 ratings
96.
God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades
God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades 4.09 avg rating — 1,818 ratings
98.
Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present 3.59 avg rating — 782 ratings
99.
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance 4.10 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
100.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,357 ratings
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