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Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel • 2009
To give Henry VIII a new queen, a blacksmith's son must break England away from Rome.
3.91
236k+
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall 88%
To give Henry VIII a new queen, a blacksmith's son must break England away from Rome.
by Hilary Mantel 2009
3.91
236k+ ratings
Revelation
by C.J. Sansom • 2008
A Tudor lawyer hunts a serial killer staging murders modeled on the Bible's apocalyptic plagues.
4.37
28k+
Revelation Summary
Revelation 87%
A Tudor lawyer hunts a serial killer staging murders modeled on the Bible's apocalyptic plagues.
by C.J. Sansom 2008
4.37
28k+ ratings
Royal Witches
by Gemma Hollman • 2019
When England's kings needed money or crown legitimacy, they accused a royal woman of witchcraft.
3.78
2k+
Royal Witches Summary
Royal Witches 87%
When England's kings needed money or crown legitimacy, they accused a royal woman of witchcraft.
by Gemma Hollman 2019
3.78
2k+ ratings
Elizabeth I and Her Circle
by Susan Doran • 2015
To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.
3.97
181
Elizabeth I and Her Circle Summary
Elizabeth I and Her Circle 87%
To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.
by Susan Doran 2015
3.97
181 ratings
The Queen's Lady
by Barbara Kyle • 1994
A Tudor lady-in-waiting must survive the King's divorce, the fires of heresy, and a forbidden love.
3.80
2k+
The Queen's Lady Summary
The Queen's Lady 87%
A Tudor lady-in-waiting must survive the King's divorce, the fires of heresy, and a forbidden love.
by Barbara Kyle 1994
3.80
2k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 87%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
How to Be a Dictator
by Frank Dikötter • 2019
Why every dictator is the architect of his godlike image, and why the statues fall.
3.69
3k+
How to Be a Dictator Summary
How to Be a Dictator 86%
Why every dictator is the architect of his godlike image, and why the statues fall.
by Frank Dikötter 2019
3.69
3k+ ratings
Stories Are Weapons
by Annalee Newitz • 2024
Culture wars are not chaos. They are a century-long psyop that America has been running on itself.
4.00
962
Stories Are Weapons Summary
Stories Are Weapons 86%
Culture wars are not chaos. They are a century-long psyop that America has been running on itself.
by Annalee Newitz 2024
4.00
962 ratings
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory • 2001
Pushed into the king's bed, Mary Boleyn watches her sister Anne scheme for the crown.
4.09
515k+
The Other Boleyn Girl Summary
The Other Boleyn Girl 86%
Pushed into the king's bed, Mary Boleyn watches her sister Anne scheme for the crown.
by Philippa Gregory 2001
4.09
515k+ ratings
A House in Gross Disorder
by Cynthia B. Herrup • 1999
An earl's trial for rape and sodomy in 1631 was a battle over patriarchy, not just sex.
3.54
119
A House in Gross Disorder Summary
A House in Gross Disorder 86%
An earl's trial for rape and sodomy in 1631 was a battle over patriarchy, not just sex.
by Cynthia B. Herrup 1999
3.54
119 ratings
How to Win an Information War
by Peter Pomerantsev • 2024
How do you beat a propaganda machine? One British journalist answered: don't refute it, imitate it.
4.09
2k+
How to Win an Information War Summary
How to Win an Information War 86%
How do you beat a propaganda machine? One British journalist answered: don't refute it, imitate it.
by Peter Pomerantsev 2024
4.09
2k+ ratings
Henry V
by Dan Jones • 2024
A usurper's son, an impossible victory, two crowns won, and an infant left to lose them.
4.41
8k+
Henry V Summary
Henry V 86%
A usurper's son, an impossible victory, two crowns won, and an infant left to lose them.
by Dan Jones 2024
4.41
8k+ ratings
Dark Renaissance
by Stephen Greenblatt • 2025
He taught Shakespeare to be daring. A spy and blasphemer, Marlowe was murdered at twenty-nine.
3.95
2k+
Dark Renaissance Summary
Dark Renaissance 86%
He taught Shakespeare to be daring. A spy and blasphemer, Marlowe was murdered at twenty-nine.
by Stephen Greenblatt 2025
3.95
2k+ ratings
Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory • 2025
A lady-in-waiting spies for five Tudor queens, and her silence becomes her death warrant.
4.18
14k+
Boleyn Traitor Summary
Boleyn Traitor 86%
A lady-in-waiting spies for five Tudor queens, and her silence becomes her death warrant.
by Philippa Gregory 2025
4.18
14k+ ratings
The Invention of Russia
by Arkady Ostrovsky • 2015
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
4.01
2k+
The Invention of Russia Summary
The Invention of Russia 86%
Television became the new Kremlin: how post-Soviet Russia was built on air, not on law.
by Arkady Ostrovsky 2015
4.01
2k+ ratings
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
by Natasha Tidd • 2023
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
3.60
2k+
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies 86%
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
by Natasha Tidd 2023
3.60
2k+ ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Mark Achbar • 1994
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
4.41
699
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 86%
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
by Mark Achbar 1994
4.41
699 ratings
The Plantagenets
by Dan Jones • 2012
A shipwrecked prince, a murdered archbishop, and the 246-year dynasty that built England.
4.25
24k+
The Plantagenets Summary
The Plantagenets 86%
A shipwrecked prince, a murdered archbishop, and the 246-year dynasty that built England.
by Dan Jones 2012
4.25
24k+ ratings
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
by Stephen Church • 2015
John lost a continent, defied the pope, and signed a charter that still checks power.
3.58
171
King John and the Road to Magna Carta Summary
King John and the Road to Magna Carta 86%
John lost a continent, defied the pope, and signed a charter that still checks power.
by Stephen Church 2015
3.58
171 ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
4.23
25k+
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 86%
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
Shadowplay
by Tim Marshall • 2003
Europe's last war wasn't decided by bombs but by spies, media spin, and a stolen election.
3.87
4k+
Shadowplay Summary
Shadowplay 86%
Europe's last war wasn't decided by bombs but by spies, media spin, and a stolen election.
by Tim Marshall 2003
3.87
4k+ ratings
The Habsburgs
by Martyn Rady • 2020
The millennium-long dynasty ruling Europe through marriage, forgery, and propaganda, not just war.
3.86
3k+
The Habsburgs Summary
The Habsburgs 86%
The millennium-long dynasty ruling Europe through marriage, forgery, and propaganda, not just war.
by Martyn Rady 2020
3.86
3k+ ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 85%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
The Father of Spin
by Larry Tye • 1998
A parade of smoking debutantes, a heartier breakfast, and the man who engineered modern spin.
3.93
398
The Father of Spin Summary
The Father of Spin 85%
A parade of smoking debutantes, a heartier breakfast, and the man who engineered modern spin.
by Larry Tye 1998
3.93
398 ratings
You are Being Lied To
by Russ Kick • 2001
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
3.87
1k+
You are Being Lied To Summary
You are Being Lied To 85%
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
by Russ Kick 2001
3.87
1k+ ratings
Science of Coercion
by Christopher Simpson • 1994
Communication studies was secretly built by the Pentagon as a weapon, not a discipline.
4.11
89
Science of Coercion Summary
Science of Coercion 85%
Communication studies was secretly built by the Pentagon as a weapon, not a discipline.
by Christopher Simpson 1994
4.11
89 ratings
Fake Heroes
by Otto English • 2023
Society manufactures heroes like studios build movie stars. Ten case studies expose the machinery.
3.92
896
Fake Heroes Summary
Fake Heroes 85%
Society manufactures heroes like studios build movie stars. Ten case studies expose the machinery.
by Otto English 2023
3.92
896 ratings
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey • 1951
A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.
3.89
40k+
The Daughter of Time Summary
The Daughter of Time 85%
A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.
by Josephine Tey 1951
3.89
40k+ ratings
Loyal in Love
by Jean Plaidy • 1983
A French Catholic queen in exile wonders if her faith destroyed the king she loved.
3.75
1k+
Loyal in Love Summary
Loyal in Love 85%
A French Catholic queen in exile wonders if her faith destroyed the king she loved.
by Jean Plaidy 1983
3.75
1k+ ratings
Propaganda
by Edward L. Bernays • 1928
Your opinions are not your own. A founding spin doctor reveals who really pulls the strings.
3.74
9k+
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda 85%
Your opinions are not your own. A founding spin doctor reveals who really pulls the strings.
by Edward L. Bernays 1928
3.74
9k+ ratings
The King's Deception
by Steve Berry • 2013
An ex-agent's London errand turns lethal: the pickpocket he's escorting holds a Tudor secret.
4.00
15k+
The King's Deception Summary
The King's Deception 85%
An ex-agent's London errand turns lethal: the pickpocket he's escorting holds a Tudor secret.
by Steve Berry 2013
4.00
15k+ ratings
The Ministry of Truth
by Dorian Lynskey • 2019
How a book born from war and lies became the world's most enduring defense of truth.
4.12
1k+
The Ministry of Truth Summary
The Ministry of Truth 85%
How a book born from war and lies became the world's most enduring defense of truth.
by Dorian Lynskey 2019
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
by Sergei Medvedev • 2017
Governance traded for spectacle: how resentment and distorted history built Putin's Russia.
4.06
337
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary
The Return of the Russian Leviathan 85%
Governance traded for spectacle: how resentment and distorted history built Putin's Russia.
by Sergei Medvedev 2017
4.06
337 ratings
Libido Dominandi
by E. Michael Jones • 1999
The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.
4.28
292
Libido Dominandi Summary
Libido Dominandi 85%
The sexual revolution didn't free us. It handed the controllers a new way to own our desires.
by E. Michael Jones 1999
4.28
292 ratings
Eleanor
by Alice Loxton • 2025
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
3.92
2k+
Eleanor Summary
Eleanor 85%
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
by Alice Loxton 2025
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Unquenchable Flame
by Michael Reeves • 2009
A verse in Romans split Western Christianity. The argument it started still isn't settled.
4.49
2k+
The Unquenchable Flame Summary
The Unquenchable Flame 85%
A verse in Romans split Western Christianity. The argument it started still isn't settled.
by Michael Reeves 2009
4.49
2k+ ratings
United States of Distraction
by Mickey Huff • 2019
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
3.74
114
United States of Distraction Summary
United States of Distraction 85%
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
by Mickey Huff 2019
3.74
114 ratings
Agincourt
by Juliet Barker • 2005
Outnumbered and starving, Henry V staked his kingdom on a muddy field and a new tactic.
4.14
2k+
Agincourt Summary
Agincourt 85%
Outnumbered and starving, Henry V staked his kingdom on a muddy field and a new tactic.
by Juliet Barker 2005
4.14
2k+ ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 85%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
Heroic Failure
by Fintan O'Toole • 2018
Brexit wasn't about economics. It was a culture of glorified defeat and shared self-harm.
4.11
2k+
Heroic Failure Summary
Heroic Failure 85%
Brexit wasn't about economics. It was a culture of glorified defeat and shared self-harm.
by Fintan O'Toole 2018
4.11
2k+ ratings
That Woman
by Anne Sebba • 2011
History cast her as the villain. The real story: a king who wouldn't let her leave.
3.44
5k+
That Woman Summary
That Woman 85%
History cast her as the villain. The real story: a king who wouldn't let her leave.
by Anne Sebba 2011
3.44
5k+ ratings
Strongmen
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat • 2020
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
4.27
5k+
Strongmen Summary
Strongmen 85%
Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 85%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Common Cause
by Robert G. Parkinson • 2016
Racial fear united the colonies. The propaganda outlasted the war to define American citizenship.
4.10
49
The Common Cause Summary
The Common Cause 85%
Racial fear united the colonies. The propaganda outlasted the war to define American citizenship.
by Robert G. Parkinson 2016
4.10
49 ratings
Propaganda Blitz
by David Edwards • 2018
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
4.28
184
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz 85%
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
by David Edwards 2018
4.28
184 ratings
Power Systems
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
The American empire playbook: erase the natives, crush foreign democracy, silence the home front.
4.12
3k+
Power Systems Summary
Power Systems 85%
The American empire playbook: erase the natives, crush foreign democracy, silence the home front.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
4.12
3k+ ratings
Tory Nation
by Samuel Earle • 2023
One party has ruled Britain for two-thirds of the last two centuries. This is how.
4.18
65
Tory Nation Summary
Tory Nation 85%
One party has ruled Britain for two-thirds of the last two centuries. This is how.
by Samuel Earle 2023
4.18
65 ratings
Propaganda and the Public Mind
by Noam Chomsky • 1998
How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.
4.06
1k+
Propaganda and the Public Mind Summary
Propaganda and the Public Mind 85%
How humanitarian words sell one bombing and bury another, and the machinery behind the script.
by Noam Chomsky 1998
4.06
1k+ ratings
Manufacturing Delusion
by Buck Sexton • 2026
Eight tactics produce mass delusion. A CIA analyst traces them from Stalin's trials to modern media.
4.38
368
Manufacturing Delusion Summary
Manufacturing Delusion 85%
Eight tactics produce mass delusion. A CIA analyst traces them from Stalin's trials to modern media.
by Buck Sexton 2026
4.38
368 ratings
Kremlin Rising
by Peter Baker • 2005
Putin didn't seize Russia. Russians handed it to him, desperate for order after a decade of chaos.
3.90
332
Kremlin Rising Summary
Kremlin Rising 85%
Putin didn't seize Russia. Russians handed it to him, desperate for order after a decade of chaos.
by Peter Baker 2005
3.90
332 ratings
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