Crusaders, Conquistadores and Colonial Empires

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,037 ratings
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The Conquest of New Spain
The Conquest of New Spain 4.14 avg rating — 3,543 ratings
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa 4.19 avg rating — 66,214 ratings
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Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1)
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 207 ratings
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Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2)
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2) 4.43 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Requiem: The Fall of the Templars (Brethren Trilogy #3)
Requiem: The Fall of the Templars (Brethren Trilogy #3) 4.03 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
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The First Crusade: A New History
The First Crusade: A New History 4.13 avg rating — 1,631 ratings
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The Conquest of Gaul
The Conquest of Gaul 4.01 avg rating — 13,199 ratings
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The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating — 54,680 ratings
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Arauco
Arauco 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings
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A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America
A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America 3.96 avg rating — 9,298 ratings
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The Road to Jerusalem (The Knight Templar, #1)
The Road to Jerusalem (The Knight Templar, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 8,828 ratings
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Crusade (Brethren Trilogy, #2)
Crusade (Brethren Trilogy, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 2,584 ratings
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The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2)
The Siege of Krishnapur (Empire Trilogy, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 8,352 ratings
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Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire 4.28 avg rating — 2,764 ratings
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Brethren (Brethren Trilogy, #1)
Brethren (Brethren Trilogy, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,379 ratings
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The Crusades
The Crusades 3.99 avg rating — 296 ratings
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History of the Conquest of Mexico/History of the Conquest of Peru
History of the Conquest of Mexico/History of the Conquest of Peru 4.04 avg rating — 90 ratings
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Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade
Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade 3.96 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
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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
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A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies 3.72 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
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The Conquest of the Incas (2012 Edition)
The Conquest of the Incas (2012 Edition) 4.12 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 36,858 ratings
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The Campaigns of Alexander
The Campaigns of Alexander
by: Arrian
4.16 avg rating — 5,245 ratings
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life 3.93 avg rating — 16,522 ratings
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Chronicles of the Crusades
Chronicles of the Crusades 3.83 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
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The Rise of the Roman Empire
The Rise of the Roman Empire
by: Polybius
4.06 avg rating — 4,810 ratings
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The Teutonic Knights
The Teutonic Knights 3.39 avg rating — 6,295 ratings
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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great 3.71 avg rating — 1,549 ratings
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Conquest: Montezuma, Cortés and the Fall of Old Mexico
Conquest: Montezuma, Cortés and the Fall of Old Mexico 4.34 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
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Sahib: The British Soldier in India
Sahib: The British Soldier in India 4.10 avg rating — 241 ratings
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The Kingdom at the End of the Road (The Crusades Trilogy, #3)
The Kingdom at the End of the Road (The Crusades Trilogy, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 5,761 ratings
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Poema de Mío Cid
Poema de Mío Cid
by: Anonymous
3.44 avg rating — 15,317 ratings
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Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America
Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America 3.68 avg rating — 3,010 ratings
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Letters from Mexico
Letters from Mexico 3.67 avg rating — 730 ratings
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest 3.92 avg rating — 996 ratings
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The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 4.19 avg rating — 8,404 ratings
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The First Crusade
The First Crusade 4.28 avg rating — 1,853 ratings
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The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction 3.89 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,729 ratings
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Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536
Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 4.03 avg rating — 781 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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Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan
Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan 3.88 avg rating — 141 ratings
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The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Rise of Rome
The History of Rome, Books 1-5: The Rise of Rome
by: Livy
3.96 avg rating — 9,757 ratings
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Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating — 24,889 ratings
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Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India
Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India 3.82 avg rating — 790 ratings
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Makers of Rome
Makers of Rome
by: Plutarch
4.19 avg rating — 2,169 ratings
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Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,185 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 — 15,255 ratings
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Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
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When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History
When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History 3.71 avg rating — 751 ratings
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes 4.20 avg rating — 10,233 ratings
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The Teutonic Knights: A Military History
The Teutonic Knights: A Military History 3.71 avg rating — 441 ratings
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The Knight Templar (The Crusades Trilogy, #2)
The Knight Templar (The Crusades Trilogy, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 6,839 ratings
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire 4.20 avg rating — 17,364 ratings
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The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3)
The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 253 ratings
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Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan
Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan 3.76 avg rating — 637 ratings
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Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress
Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress 4.33 avg rating — 862 ratings
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The Northern Crusades
The Northern Crusades 3.75 avg rating — 515 ratings
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The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer
The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer 4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings
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The Last Conquistador: Juan De Onate and the Settling of the Far Southwest
The Last Conquistador: Juan De Onate and the Settling of the Far Southwest 4.03 avg rating — 68 ratings
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The Crusades: Iron Men and Saints
The Crusades: Iron Men and Saints 3.98 avg rating — 256 ratings
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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. 4.20 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
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Isabella and Ferdinand 1-3 (Isabella and Ferdinand #1-3)
Isabella and Ferdinand 1-3 (Isabella and Ferdinand #1-3) 4.12 avg rating — 100 ratings
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Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army
Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army 4.05 avg rating — 328 ratings
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History of the Conquest of Mexico
History of the Conquest of Mexico 4.17 avg rating — 768 ratings
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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Secret Agent Who Made the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Discovered the Kama Sutra and Brought the Arabian Nights to the West
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Secret Agent Who Made the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Discovered the Kama Sutra and Brought the Arabian Nights to the West 4.25 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
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The Last Days of the Incas
The Last Days of the Incas 4.20 avg rating — 6,886 ratings
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Vie de Saint Louis
Vie de Saint Louis 3.82 avg rating — 77 ratings
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A History Of The Crusades 3 Volume Set
A History Of The Crusades 3 Volume Set 4.41 avg rating — 206 ratings
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The Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen 3.79 avg rating — 905 ratings
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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
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Alexander the Great: Volume 1, Narrative
Alexander the Great: Volume 1, Narrative
by: W.W. Tarn
3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Looking for De Soto: A Search Through the South for the Spaniard's Trail
Looking for De Soto: A Search Through the South for the Spaniard's Trail 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Richard The Lionheart: The Mighty Crusader
Richard The Lionheart: The Mighty Crusader 3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Constantinople: The Forgotten Empire
Constantinople: The Forgotten Empire 4.29 avg rating — 594 ratings
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White People, Indians, and Highlanders: Tribal People and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America
White People, Indians, and Highlanders: Tribal People and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America 3.97 avg rating — 68 ratings
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The Last Templar (Knights Templar, #1)
The Last Templar (Knights Templar, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
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The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome
The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome 3.79 avg rating — 680 ratings
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The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire 4.24 avg rating — 1,045 ratings
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Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius
Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian, Diodorus, Plutarch, and Quintus Curtius 3.84 avg rating — 128 ratings
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A Desolate Place for a Defiant People: The Archaeology of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, and Enslaved Laborers in the Great Dismal Swamp
A Desolate Place for a Defiant People: The Archaeology of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, and Enslaved Laborers in the Great Dismal Swamp 3.40 avg rating — 25 ratings
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This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving
This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving 4.23 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,126 ratings
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The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, #2)
The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 25,023 ratings
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Clsicos de La Literatura Hispanoamericana Colonial En Su Contexto Sociohistrico
Clsicos de La Literatura Hispanoamericana Colonial En Su Contexto Sociohistrico 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Fire and the Light: A Novel of the Cathars
The Fire and the Light: A Novel of the Cathars 4.04 avg rating — 154 ratings
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Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun
Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun 4.31 avg rating — 164 ratings
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Two Brides for Ewan de Buchan
Two Brides for Ewan de Buchan 4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery 4.41 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Running the Show
Running the Show 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India
Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India 4.17 avg rating — 12,327 ratings
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent 4.31 avg rating — 26,227 ratings
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Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age (Volume 1)
Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age (Volume 1) 4.05 avg rating — 291 ratings
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Plain Tales from the British Empire [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] CHARLES ALLEN
Plain Tales from the British Empire [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] CHARLES ALLEN really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 488 ratings
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Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521 - 1580
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521 - 1580 4.29 avg rating — 6,710 ratings
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Das Blut der Könige (Grail Cycle, #2)
Das Blut der Könige (Grail Cycle, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 213 ratings
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THE RULING CASTE: IMPERIAL LIVES IN THE VICTORIAN RAJ
THE RULING CASTE: IMPERIAL LIVES IN THE VICTORIAN RAJ 3.75 avg rating — 153 ratings
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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians 4.15 avg rating — 4,269 ratings
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