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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorCleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
Kristiana Gregory
Jahanara: Princess of Princesses
Kathryn Lasky Β· 186 pages
Beginning in 1627, Princess Jahanara, first daughter of Shah Jahan of India's Mogul Dynasty, writes in her diary about political intrigues, weddings, battles, and other experiences of her life. Includes historical notes on Jahanara's later life and on the Mogul Empire.
Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria - Hungary, 1853
Barry Denenberg Β· 151 pages
The diary of Princess Elisabeth, written in 1853-1854, describing her engagement and marriage to her cousin Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria. Includes historical notes concerning her life as Empress.
The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette
Carolly Erickson Β· 336 pages
Lady of Palenque : Flower of Bacal, Mesoamerica, A.D. 749
Anna Kirwan Β· 204 pages
In 749, the Maya princess Green Jay, of the Kingdom of Bacal, writes in her diary about her arduous journey to Xukpip to meet King Fire Keeper, her future husband.
Kaiulani: The People's Princess, Hawaii, 1889
Ellen Emerson White Β· 238 pages
Follows the life of Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn from 1889 to 1893 as she studies to be a better princess, even as Hawaii's monarchy, and her throne, are being undermined by American businessmen.
Sixsational
Meg Cabot Β· 238 pages
The novel that inspired the hit movie!Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First Mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the Cultur
The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot, megu kiyabotsuto Β· 301 pages
Ash Princess
Laura Sebastian Β· 437 pages
Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia s family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner. For ten years, the Ash Princess has seen her land pillaged and her people enslaved. That all ends here.
The Last Great Dance on Earth
Sandra Gulland Β· 390 pages
*The Last Great Dance on Earth* is the triumphant final volume of Sandra Gulland's beloved trilogy based on the life of Josephine Bonaparte. When the novel opens, Josephine and Napoleon have been married for four tumultuous years. Napoleon is Josephine's great love, and she his. But their passionate union is troubled from within, as Josephine is unable to produce an heir, and from without, as Engl
Innocent Traitor
Alison Weir Β· 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
Anna of Byzantium
Tracy Barrett Β· 209 pages
In the eleventh century the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright, the throne to the Byzantine Empire, which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother John because he is a boy
Queen's Own Fool
Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris Β· 390 pages
When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.
Queen Song
Victoria Aveyard Β· 55 pages
In this prequel novella set in the world of Red Queen, Queen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary - how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life.
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black Β· 377 pages
**GUARD YOUR MORTAL HEART.** JUDE WAS SEVEN WHEN HER PARENTS were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court,
The Crown of Embers
Rae Carson Β· 424 pages
"Hero. Foreigner. Queen. Elisa, at the age of seventeen, is all three. And all three draw enemies. Faced with assassins, court politics, and the threat of civil war, Elisa despairs of being the ruler her people need. Her only hope is the Godstone. She must master its power once and for all. She finds clues hidden in a long forgotten--and forbidden--scripture. Accompanied by a one-eyed warrior, an
The Agincourt Bride
Joanna Hickson Β· 592 pages
Three Sisters, Three Queens
Philippa Gregory Β· 556 pages
United in sisterhood by birth and marriage, Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots; and Mary Tudor, Queen of France immediately recognize each other as both allies and rivals in the treacherous world of court and national politics. Their bonds extend beyond natural and expeditious loyalties, as romance, scandal, war, and religion inextricably unite these three for be
The Heir
Kiera Cass Β· 365 pages
After winning the heart of Maxon Schraeve, America's life was perfect. Twenty years later, her daughter undergoes a similar process. 35 suitors, one princess. Who will be The Heir?
Dark Triumph
Robin LaFevers
I lean forward, pushing my body out past the battlements. The wind plucks at my cloak, buffets against me, as if it would carry me off in flight, just like the birds or the knight's soul. Let go, it cries, I will take you far, far away. I want to laugh at the exhilarating feeling, I will catch you, it whistles seductively. The convent has returned Sybella to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her
The FitzOsbornes in Exile
Michelle Cooper Β· 460 pages
In January 1937, as Sophia FitzOsborne continues to record in her journal, the members of Montmaray's royal family are living in luxurious exile in England but, even as they participate in the social whirl of London parties and balls, they remain determined to free their island home from the occupying Germans despite growing rumors of a coming war that might doom their country forever.
Siege and Storm
Leigh Bardugo Β· 416 pages
Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.
Young Bess
Margaret Irwin Β· 393 pages
"Margaret Irwin's great trilogy of novels about the life of 'Good Queen Bess', Elizabeth I, begins with her childhood. At three, her mother, Anne Boleyn, is executed for adultery, incest and witchcraft, Elizabeth declared a bastard and banished from her father's Court. She is restored by Henry VIII's last wife, Katherine Parr, who, after the King's death, marries Tom Seymour. But he is playing for
Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow
Juliet Grey Β· 427 pages

