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Historical Book Summaries

Remember Love Summary
Remember Love
by Mary Balogh 2022 400 pages
3.93
5.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
224.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Plot to Kill Hitler Summary
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
by Patricia McCormick 2016 184 pages
4.04
2.7K ratings
History
Biography
Middle Grade
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World
by Christopher Lascelles 2011 241 pages
3.85
1.6K ratings
History
Historical
Reference
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln
Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages
3.71
137.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Jackdaws Summary
Jackdaws
by Ken Follett 2001 432 pages
4.08
41.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Historical
Independence Summary
Independence
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023 288 pages
4.11
10.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Historical
Shipwrecked! Summary
Shipwrecked!
Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
by Martin W. Sandler 2023 138 pages
3.91
188 ratings
History
Middle Grade
Science
The Viking Spirit Summary
The Viking Spirit
An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion
by Daniel McCoy 2016 317 pages
4.16
1.5K ratings
Mythology
History
Religion
My Friend Anne Frank Summary
My Friend Anne Frank
The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
by Hannah Pick-Goslar 2023 320 pages
4.66
7.0K ratings
History
Memoir
Biography
Europe Summary
Europe
The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present
by Brendan Simms 2013 720 pages
3.95
743 ratings
History
European History
Politics
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 409 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Crime
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Hornet Flight Summary
Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett 2002 518 pages
3.99
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies
The Patriots
by David Fisher 2016 320 pages
4.04
3.4K ratings
History
Historical
American History
The Forgotten Man Summary
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
by Amity Shlaes 2007 390 pages
3.91
6.2K ratings
History
Economics
Politics
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.53
1.9K ratings
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Mythology
Undaunted Courage Summary
Undaunted Courage
The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1996 592 pages
4.22
65.7K ratings
History
Biography
American History
My Mother's Secret Summary
My Mother's Secret
by J.L. Witterick 2013 208 pages
4.20
18.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
Robin Hood Summary
Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves
by Alexandre Dumas 1862 224 pages
3.99
18.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World
by H.G. Wells 1922 371 pages
3.86
2.8K ratings
History
Classics
World History
The Lieutenants Summary
The Lieutenants
by W.E.B. Griffin 1982 416 pages
4.34
8.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
A House of Tailors Summary
A House of Tailors
by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages
3.95
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
A Gentleman in Moscow Summary
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles 2016 462 pages
4.32
625.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1.3K ratings
South Africa
Africa
Historical Fiction
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
A Long Petal of the Sea Summary
A Long Petal of the Sea
by Isabel Allende 2019 325 pages
4.06
108.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Nurse's Secret Summary
The Nurse's Secret
by Amanda Skenandore 2022 362 pages
4.15
32.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Shivaji Summary
Shivaji
The Grand Rebel
by Dennis Kincaid 1937 346 pages
4.17
859 ratings
History
Biography
India
Shōgun, Volume 1 Summary
Shōgun, Volume 1
by James Clavell 1975 533 pages
4.53
13.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
ایران بین دو انقلاب Summary
ایران بین دو انقلاب
by Ervand Abrahamian 1982 720 pages
4.16
1.5K ratings
History
Iran
Politics
Rebel Angels Summary
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages
3.95
111.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Most Dangerous Summary
Most Dangerous
Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
by Steve Sheinkin 2015 370 pages
4.19
6.0K ratings
History
Biography
War
A Brilliant Life Summary
A Brilliant Life
My Mother's Inspiring True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
by Rachelle Unreich 2023 304 pages
4.30
1.8K ratings
Holocaust
Biography
History
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby Summary
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
by Ellery Lloyd 2024 336 pages
4.14
6.0K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Wyatt Earp Summary
Wyatt Earp
The Life Behind the Legend
by Casey Tefertiller 1997 416 pages
4.00
777 ratings
History
Biography
Westerns
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
Kira-Kira Summary
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata 2004 291 pages
3.97
27.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Magnificent Rebels Summary
Magnificent Rebels
The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
by Andrea Wulf 2022 512 pages
4.19
2.1K ratings
History
Philosophy
Biography
The Voyage Home Summary
The Voyage Home
by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages
3.98
4.1K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Greek Mythology
The World Played Chess Summary
The World Played Chess
by Robert Dugoni 2021 400 pages
4.45
35.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Coming Of Age
Elizabeth I and Her Circle Summary
Elizabeth I and Her Circle
by Susan Doran 2015 397 pages
3.97
174 ratings
History
Tudor Period
Biography
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
by Sarah MacLean 2010 397 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Instrumentalist Summary
The Instrumentalist
by Harriet Constable 2024 336 pages
4.13
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Italy
Bangladesh Summary
Bangladesh
A Legacy of Blood
by Anthony Mascarenhas 1986 192 pages
4.11
905 ratings
History
Bangladesh
Politics
Founding Brothers Summary
Founding Brothers
The Revolutionary Generation
by Joseph J. Ellis 2000 288 pages
3.95
46.7K ratings
History
American History
Biography
Bud, Not Buddy Summary
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis 1999 243 pages
3.97
113.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Summary
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters
Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
by Jared Knott 2020 457 pages
4.02
2.0K ratings
History
Historical
Leonardo and the Last Supper Summary
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross King 2012 336 pages
3.93
3.0K ratings
History
Art
Biography
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