I find it best to match the prophetic books with the history as given in Kings and Chronicles. 

J N Darby has a helpful chronological table in the preface to his translation of the bible (though, with genuine grief, I have to say that I cannot recommend his translation as it is not clear to me - from his prefaces - what Greek text he is translating) :

Zechariah . . . . . .  King Uzziah of Judah . . . . . . .Zachariah/Shalum of Israel

Isaiah/Micah . . . . . King Jotham/Ahaz of Judah . . . . King Hoshea of Israel

Nahum . . . . . . . .. King Hezekiah of Judah . . . . .  **(Captivity of Israel)**

Joel . . . . . . . . . King Manasseh of Judah   
            
Jeremiah . . . . . . . King Josiah of Judah

**Captivity of Judah**

Habakkuk . . . . . . . King Jehoahaz of Judah

Zephaniah . . . . . . .King Jehoiakim of Judah

Ezekiel . . . . . . .. King Jehoiachin/'Jeconiah'

Daniel . . . . . . ... Nebuchadnezzar/Cyrus/Carius

Obadiah . . . . . . . .Zedekiah

**Governors in Jerusalem after Return from Captivity**

Haggai . . . . . . . . Zerubbabel

Zechariah . . . . . . .Ezra

Malachi . . . . . . . . Nehemiah

J N Darby also has the timing of the Kings and their length of reign, for example Jotham (of Judah) 16 years from 758 B.C.