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BBC History Magazine’s June 2019 books list

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Books of the year 2018 36 books for history lovers

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The Library Books of the year 2018

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Hotel Florida: Truth, Love and Death in the Spanish Civil War

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The best history books of 2014 – as rated by historians

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8 of the best history fiction books of 2014

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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced

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Saint Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography

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Tales of Two Cities

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The Spirit of Venice: From Marco Polo to Casanova

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The Woman Reader

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The Sign: The Shroud of Turin and the Secret of the Resurrection

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Why Nations Fail

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The Secret History of Our Streets: London

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The War on Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe