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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Confession of Katherine Howard
Suzannah Dunn · 307 pages
Threads: The Reincarnation of Anne Boleyn
Nell Gavin · 355 pages
In 1536, Henry and Anne are at the mercy of influences outside their control, explosively incompatible, and caught in a marriage that ends in betrayal so shocking that Anne requires lifetimes to recover. Henry, seemingly in defense of Anne (but more likely acting out of "stubborn perverseness", she observes), terrorizes England and decrees widespread political murder in order to protect her. Ul
Innocent Traitor
Alison Weir · 432 pages
I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live.Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir's enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. It is the story of Lady Jane Grey--"the Nine Days' Queen"--a fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center o
Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey
Ann Rinaldi · 240 pages
"I had freckles. I had sandy hair. I was too short. Would my feet even touch the ground if I sat on the throne?" These are the words of lady Jane Grey, as imagined by celebrated author Ann Rinaldi. Jane would become Queen of England for only nine days before being beheaded at the age of sixteen. Here is a breathtaking story of English royalty with its pageantry, privilege, and surprising
Brief Gaudy Hour: The novel of Anne Boleyn's passionate love
Margaret Campbell Barnes · 358 pages
The Queen's Mistake
Diane Haeger · 400 pages
From the author of The Secret Bride, the tragic tale of the fifth wife of Henry VIII. When the young and beautiful Catherine Howard becomes the fifth wife of the fifty-year-old King Henry VIII, she seems to be on top of the world. Yet her reign is destined to be brief and heartbreaking, as she is forced to do battle with enemies far more powerful and calculating than she could have ever anticip
The Concubine
Norah Lofts · 358 pages
A vulnerable lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine, Anne Boleyn is heartbroken by the end of her love affair with the son of the Earl of Northumberland--smashed by the king and his advisor, Cardinal Woolsey--until Henry VIII begins the process of royal seduction, an affair that will change the course of history and lead Anne to the height of power, and to her death.
Vengeance Is Mine: A Novel Of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, And Lady Rochford The Woman Who Helped Destroy Them Both
Brandy Purdy · 258 pages
Three Maids for a Crown
Ella March Chase · 419 pages
"Sixteen-year-old Jane Grey is a quiet and obedient young lady destined to become the shortest reigning English monarch. Her beautiful middle sister Katherine Grey charms all the right people--until loyalties shift. And finally Lady Mary Grey, a dwarf with a twisted spine whose goal is simply to protect people she loves--but at a terrible cost. In an age in which begetting sons was all that matter
Her Highness, the Traitor
Susan Higginbotham · 336 pages
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
Robin Maxwell · 288 pages
The King's Rose
Alisa M. Libby
Life in the court of King Henry VIII is a complex game. When fifteen-year-old Catherine Howard catches the king’s eye, she quickly transforms from pawn to queen. But even luxury beyond imagination loses its luster as young Catherine finds her life—and her heart—threatened by the needs of an aging king and a family hungry for power. Will their agendas deliver Catherine to the same fate as her infam
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
Carolly Erickson · 291 pages
From New York Times bestselling author of The Last Wife of Henry VIII, a novel about Catherine Howard, wife of Henry's later years Amid the turbulent, faction-ridden late reign of the fearsome Henry, eager high-spirited Catherine Howard caught the king's eye{u2014}but not before she had been the sensual plaything of at least three other men. Ignorant of her past, seeing only her youthful exuberanc
Doomed Queen Anne
Carolyn Meyer · 230 pages
Though born without great beauty, wealth, or title, Anne Boleyn blossomed into a captivating woman. She used her wiles to win the heart of England’s most powerful man, King Henry VIII, and to persuade him to defy everyone—including his own wife—to make her his new queen. But Anne’s ambition proved to be her fatal flaw.
The Pleasure Palace
Kate Emerson · 372 pages
The Queen's Governess
Karen Harper · 384 pages
Elizabeth I
Margaret George
**New York Times bestselling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen-as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart.** One of today's premier historical novelists, Margaret George dazzles here as she tackles her most difficult subject yet: the legendary Elizabeth Tudor, queen of enigma-the Virgin Queen who had many suitors, the victor of the Armada who hated war
My Enemy, the Queen
Victoria Holt · 444 pages
My Enemy the Queen tells of the rivalry between two dominating 16th century women: Lettice Knollys who is related to Elizabeth through the Boleyns; and Queen Elizabeth herself. When Elizabeth came to the throne, Lettice was given a post in the royal household. The most alluring woman at court, she was soon noticed by Robert Dudley, the Queen's favorite...