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jenniferw88
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Mehso-so

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Centique
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Pickpick

Sometimes i read a book about one historic period and it makes mention of preceding events i know next to nothing about, so then i have to read another book! This is about William of Orange and Mary, daughter of James II, who after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 became joint monarches of England. This had just the right level of detail for me - thorough but included enough personal and domestic detail to stop it being too dry. A fascinating read

Centique Background is Paleis Het Loo in Netherlands - William‘s palace. 7mo
LeahBergen This is totally my reading jam, too. 👏 7mo
Centique @LeahBergen history addicts unite! 🥰 7mo
Librarybelle Stacking! 7mo
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TheIntrovertedDodoBird
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The bookish/history nerd NEED to gain the ability to time travel is strong!

[new insomnia obsession unlocked: Jacobean history, King James VI reign, letters between King James & the Earl of Buckingham]

#kingjamesVI #georgevilliers #history #16thcentury #earlofbuckingham #jacobean #historynerd #historyobsessed #booknerd #theophiledeviau #historical #lahistoria #old #historylovers #bookish #timetravel #scotland #england #royality

Singout Stacked! I was passionate about the Tudors back in the day, but don‘t know as much about the Stewarts. 7mo
TheIntrovertedDodoBird @Singout Enjoy! You should check out the new seven-part series called Mary & George that the book inspired. It's incredible and surprisingly very historically accurate! I was passionate about the Tudors in school. I love any book that nurtures that kind of passion, especially when it's my latest history obsession. Happy reading (and learning). 7mo
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deirdrebeecher

My current read very entertaining but I never cease to be amazed how bad a system monarchy was for governance and how utterly lacking in dignity the so called nobility were. In every Aristocratic family tree are a bunch of grovelling scyopants who lickspittled their way to wealth and power.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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If people have wanted to get into European royal history and found it daunting Nancy Goldstone is the way to go. Amazing writer who is able to accurately, but also with humor, well paced, and clarity tell very complex stories. It is rare for me to get confused while reading, even when women only seem allowed 3 names, and men 4
This was entertaining and fascinating. A great reminder of how religion is fickle but also those welding it can be cruel

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catiewithac
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This is basically a fresh look at the Stuart dynasty. The 17th century really was a tumultuous time for England, Scotland and Ireland. The author really digs into the details of religious strife and social upheaval. There‘s plague! There‘s fire! And that‘s just 1666! If you want to know the difference between the Protectorate and the Glorious Revolution this book will set you straight! 🍊👑🔥🐀

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jenniferw88
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#bookedintime @Cuilin @AllDebooks

Here's some nonfiction recommendations for the entire 17th century in England (I couldn't limit it to just 1642-1660 😂).

The tagged doesn't feature England as a location heavily, but is heavily influenced by it's figures. And the Swift book does go into the 18th century but he's still relevant to the era.

All of these got 4 stars or more from me.

AllDebooks Thank you x 1y
Cuilin Fabulous Jenny, love it. 1y
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Sophronisba
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I wasn't expecting this, but this book was easily one of the best books I've read this year -- lucid, witty, well-written. I learned a ton about revolutionary England and my interest was held the whole time. Would make a great follow-up to Lucy Wooding's Tudor England: A History.

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Sophronisba
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Not the typical #SundaySentence but Jonathan Healey's comment on Cromwell's foreign policy made made me laugh: “Suffering a bout of Elizabethan nostalgia, he decided to attack Spain.“ (In _The Blazing World_).

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Sophronisba
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“Probably the strangest way anyone celebrated the accession of King James I of England was when a gentlewoman in the far north of Lancashire organised a mock wedding in a country church, between two male servants.“

#FridayReads #FirstLineFriday