Margaret’s 'general-history' books on Goodreads (83 books)

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checkbox	position	cover	title Charles II's Favourite Mistress: Pretty, Witty Nell Gwyn	author Watkins, Sarah-Beth *	isbn 139900056X	isbn13 9781399000567	asin 139900056X	num pages 192 pp	avg rating 4.17	num ratings 12	date pub unknown	date pub edition Oct 29, 2021	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Apr 09, 2024	date read Apr 13, 2024	date added Apr 09, 2024	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Reprehensible	author Robins, Mikey	isbn 1760852996	isbn13 9781760852993	asin 1760852996	num pages 320 pp	avg rating 3.09	num ratings 257	date pub Jul 01, 2020	date pub edition Jul 08, 2020	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started Mar 10, 2024	date read Mar 10, 2024	date added Mar 10, 2024	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves	author Milton, Giles	isbn 0340794704	isbn13 9780340794708	asin 0340794704	num pages 316 pp	avg rating 4.11	num ratings 1,493	date pub Jun 07, 2004	date pub edition Jan 01, 2005	Margaret's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Oct 24, 2023	date read Nov 13, 2023	date added Oct 24, 2023	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony	author Carroll, Leslie *	isbn 0451416767	isbn13 9780451416766	asin 0451416767	num pages 400 pp	avg rating 3.85	num ratings 438	date pub Sep 02, 2014	date pub edition Sep 02, 2014	Margaret's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Sep 10, 2023	date read Sep 17, 2023	date added Sep 10, 2023	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title All the Trouble in the World	author O'Rourke, P.J.	isbn 0871136112	isbn13 9780871136114	asin 0871136112	num pages 340 pp	avg rating 3.88	num ratings 1,681	date pub Jan 01, 1994	date pub edition Aug 12, 1995	Margaret's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jul 23, 2023	date read Jul 30, 2023	date added Jul 23, 2023	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Stuart Princesses	author Plowden, Alison	isbn 0750907169	isbn13 9780750907163	asin 0750907169	num pages 234 pp	avg rating 3.76	num ratings 42	date pub Feb 22, 1996	date pub edition Jan 01, 1996	Margaret's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Apr 23, 2023	date read Apr 25, 2023	date added Apr 23, 2023	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England	author Weir, Alison	isbn 0345453204	isbn13 9780345453204	asin 0345453204	num pages 490 pp	avg rating 3.76	num ratings 7,755	date pub 2005	date pub edition Dec 26, 2006	Margaret's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Sep 04, 2022	date read Sep 08, 2022	date added Sep 04, 2022	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Lighthouse	author McCloskey, Keith	isbn 0750953659	isbn13 9780750953658	asin 0750953659	num pages 232 pp	avg rating 3.28	num ratings 247	date pub Jul 01, 2014	date pub edition Jul 22, 2014	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jul 31, 2022	date read Aug 08, 2022	date added Jul 31, 2022	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream	author Spencer, Charles *	isbn 0008296804	isbn13 9780008296803	asin 0008296804	num pages 304 pp	avg rating 4.06	num ratings 3,911	date pub Sep 17, 2020	date pub edition Sep 17, 2020	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started Apr 21, 2022	date read Apr 25, 2022	date added Apr 21, 2022	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Borgias	author Hibbert, Christopher	isbn 1849019940	isbn13 9781849019941	asin 1849019940	num pages 328 pp	avg rating 3.73	num ratings 2,829	date pub Oct 06, 2008	date pub edition 2011	Margaret's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jan 03, 2021	date read Jan 06, 2021	date added Jan 03, 2021	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Dynamite, Treason & Plot: Terrorism in Victorian & Edwardian London	author Webb, Simon	isbn 0752463780	isbn13 9780752463780	asin 0752463780	num pages 160 pp	avg rating 3.50	num ratings 10	date pub Nov 30, 2011	date pub edition Apr 01, 2012	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Interesting history of terrorism in London during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. I initially purchased it as a reference work for my next novel, ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jan 29, 2020	date read Feb 02, 2020	date added Jan 29, 2020	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Queens of the Conquest (England’s Medieval Queens #1)	author Weir, Alison	isbn 1910702072	isbn13 9781910702079	asin 1910702072	num pages 468 pp	avg rating 3.83	num ratings 2,666	date pub Sep 26, 2017	date pub edition Sep 26, 2017	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review A look at five English queens: Matilda of Flanders, Matilda of Scotland, Adeliza, Matilda of Boulgne and the Empress Maud. Five interesting women and t ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 3	# times read 1	date started Apr 08, 2019	date read Apr 09, 2019	date added Apr 08, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Inquisition	author Baigent, Michael	isbn 0140274669	isbn13 9780140274660	asin 0140274669	num pages 318 pp	avg rating 3.58	num ratings 273	date pub Jan 01, 2000	date pub edition 2000	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review No-one expects the Spanish Inquisition... Sorry, couldn't resist. Any more than I could resist picking up this book when I saw it at a local opportunit ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started Jan 10, 2019	date read Jan 13, 2019	date added Nov 11, 2018	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England	author Picard, Liza	isbn	isbn13	asin B01M8HHY7R	num pages 431 pp	avg rating 3.93	num ratings 420	date pub 2017	date pub edition Oct 05, 2017	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review A look at medieval England through the medium of Chaucer's pilgrims. We get a look at the church, marriage, pilgramage, cookery and a whole lot more. I ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 2	# times read 1	date started Sep 02, 2018	date read Sep 03, 2018	date added Aug 26, 2018	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Restoration London : Everyday Life in the 1660s	author Picard, Liza	isbn 1842127306	isbn13 9781842127308	asin 1842127306	num pages 330 pp	avg rating 4.09	num ratings 710	date pub Jun 09, 1997	date pub edition May 01, 2003	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review What it says on the cover. Fascinating look at life in Restoration London. Well worth a read if you find period or the place interesting. Highly recommen ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 3	# times read 1	date started Jul 30, 2018	date read Aug 02, 2018	date added Jul 26, 2018	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Black Tudors: The Untold Story	author Kaufmann, Miranda	isbn	isbn13	asin	num pages 352 pp	avg rating 3.80	num ratings 1,734	date pub Nov 14, 2017	date pub edition Nov 14, 2017	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review A fascinating look at African's in Tudor England. There were more of them than you think. From Henry VII's trumpter, to a Westminster whore, the book i ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 4	# times read 1	date started Aug 06, 2018	date read Aug 07, 2018	date added Jul 26, 2018	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Blood Royal - The Wars of the Roses: 1462-1485	author Bicheno, Hugh	isbn 1681774283	isbn13 9781681774282	asin 1681774283	num pages 440 pp	avg rating 3.57	num ratings 63	date pub unknown	date pub edition Jun 06, 2017	Margaret's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Not the greatest book I have ever read. The author basically disses anyone who holds a contrary opinion to his. Yes, Richard III may very well have mur ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 2	# times read 1	date started Jul 26, 2018	date read Jul 29, 2018	date added Jul 17, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title A History Of Scotland	author Oliver, Neil	isbn 1409113450	isbn13 9781409113454	asin 1409113450	num pages 440 pp	avg rating 3.95	num ratings 2,469	date pub Oct 01, 2009	date pub edition Nov 01, 2011	Margaret's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review An interesting book on the history of Scotland by noted archaeologist/documentary presenter, and Scotsman, Neil Oliver. An interesting book, but doesn' ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 5	# times read 1	date started Jun 28, 2018	date read Jul 2018	date added Jun 28, 2018	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium, An Englishman's World	author Lacey, Robert	isbn 0316511579	isbn13 9780316511575	asin 0316511579	num pages 230 pp	avg rating 3.87	num ratings 5,715	date pub Dec 01, 1998	date pub edition Apr 2000	Margaret's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jan 19, 2020	date read Jan 27, 2020	date added Feb 12, 2018	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London	author Wise, Sarah *	isbn 0805078495	isbn13 9780805078497	asin 0805078495	num pages 375 pp	avg rating 3.71	num ratings 779	date pub 2004	date pub edition May 01, 2005	Margaret's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review An interesting book about 'burking' in London. Well written and interesting, but it did drag out a little. I think the author was attempting to get max ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 4	# times read 1	date started Feb 11, 2018	date read Feb 12, 2018	date added Feb 08, 2018	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)

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