Stacking the Shelves #53

 

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality. It's a place to showcase any books I have purchased, borrowed, or been lucky enough to have been given an advance copy of. Hope you find something that looks interesting to you or that makes you remember a favorite book you need to finish. Enjoy your reading this week!

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I have two books already about Scottish queens but they focus on all of them or those from the Stuart period on. This book is about medieval Scottish queens specifically and that really interested me! I love this time period as anyone who reads my blog knows and am always looking for anything I can about Scotland too. Sharon Bennett Connolly has written some really great books and has been featured on podcasts I listen to. Hoping I like this one!

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This author is knew to me although her name sounds familiar. This book is from 1991 and the setting is Egypt. She has written a lot of books and I don't like drama/romance so much so I'm hoping this one isn't heavy on that. In this story a woman cruises down the Nile to the Valley of the Kings, hoping to solve a mystery about her great grandmother from the 1800's. She retraces her steps using a diary and finds out some "terrifying" things along the way. 

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I always seem to be finding new works by Kathryn Warner that look so fascinating! This is a rare book that focuses on the causes of the Wars of the Roses before the 1400's. It starts with the 1200's and Henry III going through to Richard II. Warner looks at how the Barons War with de Montfort, Edward II and his crazy rule, his subsequent removal by Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, and various world events lead up to the wars. I can't recall another book quite like that. It will also fill in the gaps I have about the Hundred Years War as well. Really looking forward to it!