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I'm currently reading City of Fortune, a book by Roger Crowley about the importance of Venice and how they constructed an empire. Still in the beginning but it's interesting to see the causes what made Venice important for over 600 years.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/City-Fortun.../dp/0571245951
Here's another recommendation, with a fancy cover artwork as well - Anglo-Saxons, a book dealing with the open question of what happened to Britain after the collapse of the Roman Empire, and how did it end up with the Normans in 1066.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52025940