Nonfiction Books on Royal Health, Death and Burials
1. 
The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World
by:
Greg King
4.04 avg rating — 1,652 ratings 2. 
The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs
by:
C.N. Reeves
4.33 avg rating — 200 ratings 3. 
The King's Grave: The Discovery of Richard III’s Lost Burial Place and the Clues it Holds
by:
Philippa Langley
3.86 avg rating — 2,458 ratings 
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Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
by:
James Romm
4.28 avg rating — 2,765 ratings 8. 
A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy
by:
Helen Rappaport
3.82 avg rating — 1,363 ratings 9. 
Purple Secret: Genes, 'Madness' and the Royal Houses of Europe
by:
John C.G. Röhl
3.76 avg rating — 76 ratings 10. 
Queen Victoria's Gene: Haemophilia and the Royal Family
by:
D.M. Potts
3.61 avg rating — 211 ratings 
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Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
by:
Barbara Mertz
4.04 avg rating — 1,859 ratings 
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Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt: From Early Dynastic Times to the Death of Cleopatra (The Chronicles Series) 4.40 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Great Britain's Royal Tombs: A Guide to the Lives & Burial Places of British Monarchs 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
by:
Helen Rappaport
4.05 avg rating — 6,113 ratings 18. 
The King's Trial: Louis XVI vs. the French Revolution
by:
David P. Jordan
3.85 avg rating — 94 ratings 
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In the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
by:
Daniel Meyerson
3.55 avg rating — 453 ratings 21. 
The Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor
by:
Roberto Ciarla
4.05 avg rating — 42 ratings 
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The Age of Sutton Hoo: The Seventh Century in North-Western Europe
by:
Martin Carver
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings 
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Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation
by:
Rebecca Burns
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings 22. 
When Illness Strikes the Leader: The Dilemma of the Captive King
by:
Robert S. Robins
4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings 28. 
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Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders
by:
Zahi Hawass
3.62 avg rating — 225 ratings 
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The Death of Kings: A Medical History of the Kings and Queens of England
by:
Clifford Brewer
3.83 avg rating — 255 ratings 32. 
Pyramids: Treasures, Mysteries, and New Discoveries in Egypt
by:
Zahi Hawass
3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings 32. 
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The Royal Doctors, 1485-1714:: Medical Personnel at the Tudor and Stuart Courts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
38. 
Twilight of Empire: The Tragedy at Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs
by:
Greg King
3.98 avg rating — 858 ratings 38. 
The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination
by:
Barry S. Strauss
3.96 avg rating — 1,949 ratings 41. 
Royal Maladies: Inherited Diseases in the Ruling Houses of Europe
by:
Alan R. Rushton
3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings 
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Tutankhamun: The Golden Beyond: Tomb Treasures from the Valley of the Kings
by:
Nigel Stephenson
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 43. 
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
by:
Adrienne Mayor
3.95 avg rating — 2,198 ratings 
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamen!: A Mummy Who Really Got Meddled With
by:
David Stewart
3.93 avg rating — 153 ratings 50. 
The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis from Its Beginnings to the Death of Suger 475-1151 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Mysteries of Abu Simbel: Ramesses II and the Temples of the Rising Sun
by:
Zahi Hawass
3.43 avg rating — 30 ratings 50. 
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy!: Disgusting Things You'd Rather Not Know
by:
David Stewart
4.05 avg rating — 387 ratings 
53. 
Fandex Family Field Guides: Mummies, Gods, and Pharaohs
by:
Kathryn Petras
4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings 56. 
The Royal Funeral Ceremony in Renaissance France
by:
Ralph E. Giesey
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
56. 
Secrets of the Mummies (DK Readers, Level 4: Proficient Readers)
by:
Harriet Griffey
3.79 avg rating — 84 ratings 
59. 
Mummies: The Newest, Coolest, and Creepiest from Around the World
by:
Shelley Tanaka
3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings 
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Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor
by:
Albert E. Dien
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 69. 
Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St. Denis and Its Art Treasures
by:
Abbot Suger
3.67 avg rating — 109 ratings 
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A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs: A Book About Ancient Egypt
by:
Gail Gibbons
4.07 avg rating — 102 ratings 
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Goodbye to Victoria: The Last Queen Empress: The Story of Queen Victoria's Funeral Train
by:
Peter J. Keat
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
77. 
Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art
by:
Bob Brier
4.21 avg rating — 158 ratings 
80. 
Mummies and Pyramids (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #3)
by:
Will Osborne
4.14 avg rating — 1,965 ratings 
86. 
Tut's Mummy: Lost...And Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
by:
Judy Donnelly
4.05 avg rating — 1,214 ratings 88. 
Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey: Before and Since the Reformation 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
91. 
Crown & Cloister: The Royal Story of Westminster Abbey
by:
James Wilkinson
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 91. 
The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs
by:
Linda Schele
3.84 avg rating — 89 ratings 91. 
Life and Death on the Nile: A Bioethnography of Three Ancient Nubian Communities it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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As Befits a Legend: Building a Tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Foreigners in Ancient Egypt: Theban Tomb Paintings from the Early Eighteenth Dynasty 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings