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Best Historical Biographies of 2026
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BloomsburyMontgomery: Unbeatable, Unbearable: The story of Britain’s most talented and feared WW2 general
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9.9
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Weidenfeld & NicolsonLady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit
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9.7
Exceptional
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3
ArrowThe Mistresses of Cliveden: Three Centuries of Scandal, Power and Intrigue in an English Stately Home
9.5
Excellent
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AbacusBess Of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth
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9.2
Excellent
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PenguinThe Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson
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8.9
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Hourly HistoryAlbert Einstein: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Physicists)
8.8
Very Good
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Vintage DigitalDiana Mosley
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8.7
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PanQueen of the Desert: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell
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8.5
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MudlarkA Rebel and a Traitor: A Fugitive, the Manhunt and the Birth of the IRA. The true story of spies, treason and the Easter Rising – the new thrilling history from the author of Killing Thatcher
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8.4
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ApolloHenry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King
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8.3
Good
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