History Books (Pre-1650)

1.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,610 ratings
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The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating — 54,684 ratings
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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 3.81 avg rating — 46,388 ratings
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,342 ratings
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The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun
The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun 3.91 avg rating — 336 ratings
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.02 avg rating — 15,257 ratings
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The Twelve Caesars
The Twelve Caesars
by: Suetonius
4.02 avg rating — 22,152 ratings
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Caesar: Life of a Colossus
Caesar: Life of a Colossus 4.23 avg rating — 12,765 ratings
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization 3.95 avg rating — 4,532 ratings
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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century 3.87 avg rating — 754 ratings
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The Trial of Socrates
The Trial of Socrates 3.98 avg rating — 1,864 ratings
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume I
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume I 4.33 avg rating — 1,283 ratings
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1066: The Year of the Conquest
1066: The Year of the Conquest 4.06 avg rating — 4,524 ratings
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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean 3.96 avg rating — 2,324 ratings
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The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures
The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures 4.07 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Leonardo and the Last Supper
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by: Ross King
3.93 avg rating — 2,983 ratings
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
by: Ross King
3.84 avg rating — 38,399 ratings
18.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 4.05 avg rating — 93,191 ratings
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History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War 3.94 avg rating — 39,939 ratings
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Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs 4.30 avg rating — 4,794 ratings
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Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World
Genghis Khan: Conqueror of the World 3.42 avg rating — 243 ratings
22.
Cleopatra: A Biography
Cleopatra: A Biography 3.82 avg rating — 553 ratings
23.
The Tudors
The Tudors 3.90 avg rating — 172 ratings
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The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses 3.13 avg rating — 53 ratings
25.
In Search of the Trojan War
In Search of the Trojan War 4.09 avg rating — 847 ratings
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1603: The Death of Queen Elizabeth I, the Return of the Black Plague, the Rise of Shakespeare, Piracy, Witchcraft, and the Birth of the Stuart Era
1603: The Death of Queen Elizabeth I, the Return of the Black Plague, the Rise of Shakespeare, Piracy, Witchcraft, and the Birth of the Stuart Era 3.43 avg rating — 184 ratings
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The Medieval Plague: The Black Death of the Middle Ages
The Medieval Plague: The Black Death of the Middle Ages 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France, Queen of England
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France, Queen of England 3.79 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Writings and Selected Narratives of the Exploration and Settlement of Virginia
Writings and Selected Narratives of the Exploration and Settlement of Virginia 3.67 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Vikings
The Vikings 3.82 avg rating — 1,162 ratings
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A History of the Vikings
A History of the Vikings 3.85 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
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The Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War 4.13 avg rating — 5,222 ratings
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The Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years War 4.18 avg rating — 2,849 ratings
34.
The Trial and Death of Socrates
The Trial and Death of Socrates
by: Plato
4.12 avg rating — 44,779 ratings
35.
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I
by: Plutarch
4.10 avg rating — 5,998 ratings
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A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
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Life in a Medieval City
Life in a Medieval City 3.84 avg rating — 3,835 ratings
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The Fall of Constantinople 1453
The Fall of Constantinople 1453 4.32 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
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Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World
Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World 3.64 avg rating — 50 ratings
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After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5000 BC
After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5000 BC 4.08 avg rating — 1,508 ratings
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Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization
Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization 3.77 avg rating — 128 ratings
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The Ancient Gods
The Ancient Gods 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings
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The Invention of Cuneiform: Writing in Sumer
The Invention of Cuneiform: Writing in Sumer 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China 4.13 avg rating — 180 ratings
45.
Legend of Mulan: A Heroine of Ancient China
Legend of Mulan: A Heroine of Ancient China
by: Wei Jiang
3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings
46.
The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (Canto original series)
The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (Canto original series) 3.53 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Essential Confucius
The Essential Confucius 3.81 avg rating — 258 ratings
48.
Confucius, His Life and Time.
Confucius, His Life and Time. 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Praying for Power: Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)
Praying for Power: Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Ancient Jomon of Japan (Case Studies in Early Societies, Series Number 4)
Ancient Jomon of Japan (Case Studies in Early Societies, Series Number 4) 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings
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The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia
The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia 3.72 avg rating — 185 ratings
52.
Everyday Life in Early Imperial China
Everyday Life in Early Imperial China 3.56 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276
Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 3.73 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Pyramid
Pyramid 4.18 avg rating — 1,423 ratings
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland 3.86 avg rating — 2,138 ratings
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The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome 4.11 avg rating — 6,409 ratings
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The Hittites: People of a Thousand Gods
The Hittites: People of a Thousand Gods 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Enigma of Stonehenge
The Enigma of Stonehenge 3.37 avg rating — 151 ratings