History Book Reviews

Read History Book Reviews' newest review of the Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII! This book makes Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Katheryn, and Katherine come alive as never before, seen through sympathetic, sarcastic, and very modern eyes.

History Book Reviews | The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII - Jillianne Hamilton The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII is a fun, sassy romp through Tudor royal history, an introduction to the six women who said 'I do' to King Henry VIII.

Read History Book Reviews' newest review to learn about a First Lady of the United States that history has forgotten. Varina Davis had a tragic, yet amazing life, and the greatest hardship of all her long years was not the Civil War--it was her husband, Jefferson Davis.

History Book Reviews | First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War - Joan Cashin It always makes me sad to read a biography of a person who seems to have experienced far more misery and heartbreak in their lives than they did joy and love. I really hope I'm wrong in this case, that Varina Davis actually felt inner peace and happiness, but after reading First Lady of the Confeder...

History Book Reviews has published a new book review! Read it to discover the untold story of the Civil War in some of the best writing we have ever read!

History Book Reviews | Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War - Brian Matthew Jordan Brian Matthew Jordan presents a stunning study of Union veterans after the Civil War, showing that the War lasted far beyond the laying down of guns. Splendidly written, this book shows a side of the conflict most often ignored and is deeply important.

History Book Reviews has published a new review! Read it to meet the bizarre host of Normans who were NOT William the Conqueror. They built co**se walls, rescued popes from kidnapping emperors, went crusading, and got rich as mercenaries. Some of them were even mistaken for monkeys.

History Book Reviews | The Normans: From Raiders to Kings - Lars Brownworth Lars Brownworth's The Normans introduces the reader to an incredible cast of Normans from the 9th through 13th centuries. Often unbelievable, hilarious, and obscured by history, these Norman figures are fascinating to get to know.

History Book Reviews has published a new review! Visit the site to read about the linguistic hunt for the Indo-European speakers from the Bronze Age, and find out just how grammar could change your life!

History Book Reviews | The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World - David Anthony Read David Anthony's'The Horse, The Wheel and Language' for an astonishing blend of archaeology and linguistics which identifies the original speakers of Indo-European.

Read History Book Reviews' newest review to meet Queen Christina of Sweden, possibly the most emotionally underdeveloped person in all of history.

History Book Reviews | Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric - Veronica Buckley Read Veronica Buckley's historical biography of Queen Christina of Sweden to meet one of the most developmentally challenged people in human history.

Read History Book Reviews' newest review to come face to face with the Georgian dynasty of England. You will encounter drunkenness, madness, adultery, and opulence as you have never seen it before. And also vampires.

History Book Reviews | A Royal Experiment: Love and Duty, Madness and Betrayal - The Private Lives of King George III and Queen Charlotte - Janice Hadlow A Royal Experiment is a thrilling first historical work by Janice Hadlow which delves into the minds and ideas of King George III and his wife, Queen Charlotte. Hadlow explores George's madness, his family tree, and his novel ideas about kingship to fully reveal the Georgians as we have never seen t...

History Book Reviews has a new review out! Read it to learn how torture, disembowelment, and beheading can be fun and delightful topics under the right author's pen!

History Book Reviews | Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I - Charles Spencer Heads will roll in this daringly exciting account by Charles Spencer of the men who murdered their king in the 17th century in England.

Read History Book Reviews' newest review on Nigel Jones' biography of the Tower of London! The history of this grand building is fascinating, full of bizarre historical figures, bloody executions, and hilarious escape plots. It will make you want to go visit the Tower yourself!!

History Book Reviews | Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London - Nigel Jones Nigel Jones tells the riveting story of the Tower of London, from its creation in the 11th century to the modern day. Full of wacky historical characters, bloody executions, and daring and hilarious escape plots, this book is a must-read!

Read History Book Reviews' newest review on a biography of six princesses of England, the daughters of George III. There is no syphilis involved (curiously enough) as you might expect in Georgian England, but plenty of scandal, heartbreak, and madness. Also there are a lot more accidental fires set than you might originally think.

History Book Reviews | Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III - Flora Fraser Read Princesses to learn the truth of what it meant to be a Georgian princess of England in the late 18th century, especially those with 14 siblings and a dangerously (mentally?) ill father, King George III.

Read History Book Reviews' newest review on Stacy Schiff's biography of Cleopatra. This book has everything: Romance, war, power, murder, and the falling of dynasties...not to mention some fairly shocking and unflattering portrayals of famous Roman men!

History Book Reviews | Cleopatra: A Life - Stacy Schiff Read Schiff's alluring and appealing history of the real Cleopatra, and find out why nearly everything we think we know about her is wrong.

Read History Book Reviews' latest review of the third and final part to this exceptional biography of Theodore Roosevelt, arguably the most hilarious and amazing President the US has ever had. Read all about his political antics and adventurous travels during the last ten years of his life, and find out why hundreds of babies got caught in the rain in a bizarre homage to him.

History Book Reviews | Colonel Roosevelt - Edmund Morris This is the third and final part in an incredible and highly rewarding biography of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States and possibly one of the most interesting and eccentric individuals to have ever lived.