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History, Non-Fiction & Historical Novels

Books I'd like to read in the near future: in rough chronological order of events described (with a few out-of-order recent purchases at the end); from ancient history to the 1970s.
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The Times Complete History of the World (Richard Overy)
The Times Complete History of the World
1
Richard Overy
River God - Egypt Series (Wilbur Smith)
River God - Egypt Series
2
Wilbur Smith
The Dynasties of China (Bamber Gascoigne)
The Dynasties of China
3
Bamber Gascoigne
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I (Plutarch)
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I
4
Plutarch
The Alexander Trilogy (Mary Renault)
The Alexander Trilogy
5
Mary Renault
A Little History of Philosophy (Nigel Warburton)
A Little History of Philosophy
6
Nigel Warburton
A History of the World in 100 Objects (Neil MacGregor)
A History of the World in 100 Objects
7
Neil MacGregor
Absolute Power (C. S. Denton)
Absolute Power
8
C. S. Denton
Art: The Whole Story (Stephen Farthing)
Art: The Whole Story
9
Stephen Farthing
On the Shortness of Life (Seneca)
On the Shortness of Life
10
Seneca
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
11
Marcus Aurelius
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
The Warrior Queens
12
Antonia Fraser
Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
13
Saint Augustine--Confessions
Saint Augustine--Confessions
14
Medieval Art and Architecture (Paulo Piva)
Medieval Art and Architecture
15
Paulo Piva
Medieval People (Michael Prestwich)
Medieval People
16
Michael Prestwich
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination (Various)
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination
17
Various
Letters of Abelard & Heloise (Peter Abelard/Heloise)
Letters of Abelard & Heloise
18
Peter Abelard/Heloise
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
19
Edward Gibbon
She Wolves the Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (Helen Castor)
She Wolves the Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
20
Helen Castor
The Travels of Marco Polo
The Travels of Marco Polo
21
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
22
Dante
The Inner Life (Thomas a Kempis)
The Inner Life
23
Thomas a Kempis
Renaissance People (Robert C. Davis & Beth Lindsmith)
Renaissance People
24
Robert C. Davis & Beth Lindsmith
From Dawn to Decadence (Jacques Barzun)
From Dawn to Decadence
25
Jacques Barzun
The Story of Art
The Story of Art
26
City of Sin: London and Its Vices (Catharine Arnold)
City of Sin: London and Its Vices
27
Catharine Arnold
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
28
Thomas More
The Tigress of Forli (Elizabeth Lev)
The Tigress of Forli
29
Elizabeth Lev
Blood and Beauty (Sarah Dunant)
Blood and Beauty
30
Sarah Dunant
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
31
Elizabeth the Queen (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth the Queen
32
Alison Weir
Dissolution (C.J. Sansom)
Dissolution
33
C.J. Sansom
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
34
Mark Twain
Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
Mary Queen of Scots
35
Antonia Fraser
A Traveller in Time (Alison Uttley)
A Traveller in Time
36
Alison Uttley
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
37
Virginia Woolf
Essays (Bacon)
Essays
38
Bacon
Heresy (S J Parris)
Heresy
39
S J Parris
The History of England: Civil War (Peter Ackroyd)
The History of England: Civil War
40
Peter Ackroyd
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