Another look At History's Maligned Denizens

1.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,196 ratings
2.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,519 ratings
3.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,484 ratings
4.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,600 ratings
5.
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey 3.94 avg rating — 38,047 ratings
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4.12 avg rating — 72,136 ratings
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Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
8.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,600 ratings
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,356 ratings
10.
The Conquering Family (The Plantagenets, #1)
The Conquering Family (The Plantagenets, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
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The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4)
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4) 3.97 avg rating — 4,682 ratings
12.
The Magnificent Century (The Plantagenets, #2)
The Magnificent Century (The Plantagenets, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,000 ratings
13.
The Three Edwards (The Plantagenets, #3)
The Three Edwards (The Plantagenets, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
14.
The Last Plantagenets (The Plantagenets, #4)
The Last Plantagenets (The Plantagenets, #4) 4.14 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
15.
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 16,354 ratings
16.
The Borgias
The Borgias 3.87 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
17.
Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII
Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII 4.13 avg rating — 10,096 ratings
18.
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (Queens of England, #8)
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (Queens of England, #8) 3.82 avg rating — 1,575 ratings
19.
Cleopatra: A Life
Cleopatra: A Life 3.73 avg rating — 121,457 ratings
20.
Hammer of the Scots (Plantagenet Saga, #7)
Hammer of the Scots (Plantagenet Saga, #7) 3.92 avg rating — 650 ratings
21.
The Wives of Henry VIII
The Wives of Henry VIII 4.11 avg rating — 18,966 ratings
22.
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire 3.78 avg rating — 20,121 ratings
23.
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici 3.99 avg rating — 10,732 ratings
24.
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou 3.91 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
25.
Peter the Great: His Life and World
Peter the Great: His Life and World 4.15 avg rating — 22,818 ratings
26.
Richard the Third
Richard the Third 3.98 avg rating — 2,967 ratings
27.
Lady of the English
Lady of the English 4.05 avg rating — 6,535 ratings
28.
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII 4.07 avg rating — 1,399 ratings
29.
The Weaker Vessel
The Weaker Vessel 3.92 avg rating — 1,424 ratings
30.
Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty
Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty 3.91 avg rating — 244 ratings
31.
The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II
The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II 3.77 avg rating — 3,728 ratings
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When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 17,210 ratings
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The Concubine
The Concubine 3.97 avg rating — 3,214 ratings
34.
Within the Hollow Crown
Within the Hollow Crown 3.84 avg rating — 698 ratings
35.
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
36.
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers 4.26 avg rating — 28,700 ratings
36.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,086 ratings
38.
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England 3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings
39.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,282 ratings
40.
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)
The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 9,609 ratings
41.
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5)
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
42.
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt
Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt 4.08 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
43.
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth 4.04 avg rating — 8,384 ratings
44.
Madame de Pompadour
Madame de Pompadour 3.86 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
44.
Madame de Pompadour: A Life
Madame de Pompadour: A Life 3.87 avg rating — 531 ratings
46.
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings 3.76 avg rating — 10,409 ratings
47.
Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King
Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King 3.85 avg rating — 585 ratings
48.
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh 3.92 avg rating — 832 ratings
49.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,542 ratings
50.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
50.
Say You're One of Them
Say You're One of Them 3.55 avg rating — 16,253 ratings
52.
The Warrior Queens
The Warrior Queens 3.71 avg rating — 2,784 ratings
53.
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies 3.80 avg rating — 4,256 ratings
54.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,562 ratings
55.
Hugh and Bess: A Love Story
Hugh and Bess: A Love Story 3.79 avg rating — 1,945 ratings
56.
The Vikings
The Vikings 3.95 avg rating — 287 ratings
57.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf 4.29 avg rating — 34,461 ratings
58.
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 4.30 avg rating — 9,291 ratings
59.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,287 ratings
60.
Cane River
Cane River 4.08 avg rating — 50,067 ratings
61.
The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,320 ratings
62.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery 4.11 avg rating — 35,601 ratings
63.
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
64.
I, Richard
I, Richard 3.49 avg rating — 2,405 ratings
65.
Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride
Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride 3.96 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
66.
Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Drama
Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Drama 3.95 avg rating — 291 ratings
67.
Elizabeth and Essex
Elizabeth and Essex 3.74 avg rating — 564 ratings
68.
Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman 4.39 avg rating — 8,974 ratings
69.
The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English
The Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English 3.93 avg rating — 135 ratings
70.
Nell Gwynne: A Passionate Life
Nell Gwynne: A Passionate Life 3.35 avg rating — 20 ratings
71.
The Pale Abyssinian: The Life of James Bruce
The Pale Abyssinian: The Life of James Bruce 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings
72.
The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte
The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte 3.63 avg rating — 822 ratings
73.
George III: A Personal History
George III: A Personal History 3.84 avg rating — 386 ratings
74.
Lucretia
Lucretia 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings
74.
The Royal Kidnapping
The Royal Kidnapping 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
74.
Citizens Creek
Citizens Creek 3.91 avg rating — 1,349 ratings
74.
Burke - Now and Then
Burke - Now and Then 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
74.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
74.
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America 3.70 avg rating — 3,827 ratings
74.
Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst
Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
81.
Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose
Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose 3.53 avg rating — 30 ratings
81.
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5)
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
81.
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China 3.91 avg rating — 10,431 ratings
81.
The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
81.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World 4.06 avg rating — 81,003 ratings
86.
The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution
The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution 4.03 avg rating — 100 ratings
86.
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6)
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 2,108 ratings
88.
Medea
Medea 3.92 avg rating — 4,761 ratings
88.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating — 137,113 ratings
88.
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
88.
Nixon's Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate and the Pardon
Nixon's Secrets: The Rise, Fall, and Untold Truth about the President, Watergate and the Pardon 3.71 avg rating — 174 ratings
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Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali
Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali 4.17 avg rating — 4,983 ratings
92.
Unexpected President
Unexpected President 3.91 avg rating — 1,584 ratings
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Brief Gaudy Hour: A Novel of Anne Boleyn
Brief Gaudy Hour: A Novel of Anne Boleyn 3.98 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
94.
Staking a Claim: Jake Simmons, Jr. and the Making of an African-American Oil Dynasty
Staking a Claim: Jake Simmons, Jr. and the Making of an African-American Oil Dynasty 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
96.
The Challenge for Africa
The Challenge for Africa 4.05 avg rating — 967 ratings
96.
In the Shadow of the Crown (Queens of England, #6)
In the Shadow of the Crown (Queens of England, #6) 3.92 avg rating — 1,606 ratings
98.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 93,088 ratings
99.
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury 3.97 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
100.
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1)
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 21,766 ratings
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