11 Best tudor period books like Elizabeth's Rival by Nicola Tallis

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Elizabeth's Rival

By: Nicola Tallis

4.12

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A kinswoman to Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys had begun the Queen’s glittering reign basking in favor…

If you liked the tudor period plot in Elizabeth's Rival by Nicola Tallis , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings

By: Alison Weir

3.32

Format: None pages,

Mary Boleyn (c.1500-1543) was no less fascinating than her ill-fated queen consort sister Anne. In … read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period

2. Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII

By: Gareth Russell

4.12

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretati… read more

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3. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones

By: Thomas Asbridge

3.00

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights - William Marshal - th… read more

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4. The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace

By: Lucy Worsley

3.84

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kensington Palace is now most famous as the former home of Diana, Princess of Wales, but the palace… read more

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5. Richard III: The Maligned King

By: Annette Carson

3.15

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

In 2012 Annette Carson formed part of the team that discovered King Richard III's mortal remains, v… read more

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6. The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in May 1536 was unpr… read more

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7. Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr

By: Linda Porter

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The general perception of Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, is that she was a … read more

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8. Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

By: John Guy

4.16

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

“A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . .  Hunting the Falcon  brilliantly shows how time, circumst… read more

Similar categories in John Guy's Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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9. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

By: Charles Spencer

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more

Similar categories in Charles Spencer's The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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10. Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were

By: J.F. Andrews

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

“A fascinating study of the also-rans and almost-made-its of medieval history . . . Beautifully wri… read more

Similar categories in J.F. Andrews's Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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11. The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I

By: Alison Weir

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poig… read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
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12. The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case

By: Philippa Langley

3.67

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from t… read more

Similar categories in Philippa Langley's The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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13. The Final Year of Anne Boleyn

By: Natalie Grueninger

4.32

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn. She was… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Grueninger's The Final Year of Anne Boleyn book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
"Try me good king, but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges… My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace’s d…"

-Natalie Grueninger, The Final Year of Anne Boleyn

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14. The Lady Ursula (Royal Court #6)

By: Anne R. Bailey

4.31

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

The final novel in the Royal Court Series. Ghosts of a glorious past haunt her family. Born into ob… read more

Similar categories in Anne R. Bailey's The Lady Ursula (Royal Court #6) book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • historical
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15. Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

By: Tracy Borman

4.26

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

Anne Boleyn is a subject of enduring fascination. By far the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives,… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Borman's Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
  • womens
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16. Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power

By: Leah Redmond Chang

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and M… read more

Similar categories in Leah Redmond Chang's Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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17. Elizabeth's Rival

By: Nicola Tallis

4.12

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A kinswoman to Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys had begun the Queen’s glittering reign basking in favor… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • tudor period
  • womens
  • 16th century
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18. The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England

By: Joanne Paul

4.17

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving an… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Paul's The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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19. Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies

By: Hayley Nolan

3.76

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

A bold new analysis of one of history’s most misrepresented women. History has lied. Anne Boleyn … read more

Similar categories in Hayley Nolan's Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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20. Henry VIII: And the Men Who Made Him

By: Tracy Borman

4.18

Format: 498 pages, Hardcover

Henry VIII is best known in history for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. H… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Borman's Henry VIII: And the Men Who Made Him book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • biography
  • history
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
  • 16th century
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21. The Thistle and The Rose: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor

By: Linda Porter

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Margaret, the first Tudor princess and queen consort and queen regent of Scotland, is the forgotten… read more

Similar categories in Linda Porter's The Thistle and The Rose: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor book and Nicola Tallis's Elizabeth's Rival

  • tudor period
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

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Alison Weir

3.32

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Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

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The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

Charles Spencer

4.06

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Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were

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4.23

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Dan Jones

4.27

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4.41

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The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

Marc Morris

4.34

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4.06

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