Stacking the Shelves #91

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. Happy reading y'all!

The Castle of Kings by Oliver Potzsch

Kindle purchase: Free with points

On Goodreads this book is compared to The Pillars of the Earth and Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt for its style and history woven into the story. That was enough for me to look into it and I saw it was not part of a series. I am looking for those because I have waaaaayyyyy too many series books going! 

In the 1500's a boy and girl are on the run in Germany after shooting a knight during the Peasants War. I known nothing about this time in Germany and it unfolds during the time the German states were beginning. It looks like a good book to learn about some new historical happenings by an author who grew up there. 

Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland by Susan Fraser King

Kindle purchase: $1.50 with points

I love learning about Margaret of Scotland and she seems to be the subject of many new books lately. This one is written by an author who used to write historical romances and holds a degree in medieval art history. The perfect combination for a good novel based on historical research. I might not learn a lot of new things but it would be nice to read another one after my favorite Jean Plaidy one on Margaret. 

British Social Life in India by Dennis Kincaid

Kindle purchase: 60 cents with points

I am not a big fan of reading through primary sources (I'm too impatient!) to learn about something in history but occasionally I'll run across one that looks worthwhile. I am fascinated by the history of India under British rule and this was written in the 1930's by a man who was a former civil servant in British India. He details the life of the British during the colonial India period. He also wrote several novels about life in India that I'd like to look at.