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The Subversive Seventies
By Michael Hardt
An erudite exploration of a surprisingly pivotal decade.
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
By Leah Redmond Chang
An absorbing look at how a trio of monarchs asserted influence.
Budapest: Portrait of a City Between East and West
By Victor Sebestyen
A fascinating chronicle of Hungary’s storied capital.
Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women’s Lethal Resistance
By Nikki M. Taylor
A scorching, stunning look at private revolts against bondage.
The Case of the Married Woman
By Antonia Fraser
A discarded wife demands equal protection under the law.
Letters for the Ages: The Private and Personal Letters of Sir Winston Churchill
Edited by James Drake and Allen Packwood
An edifying peek at what “Winny” wrote behind the scenes.
Saving Freud
By Andrew Nagorski
A riveting saga that belongs on the silver screen.
Beatrice’s Last Smile: A New History of the Middle Ages
By Mark Gregory Pegg
A winning antiquarian primer for the rest of us.
