10 must-read medieval books like Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1) by Paul Doherty

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Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1)

By: Paul Doherty

3.74

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

First in a brand-new historical mystery series featuring Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VI…

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1. Shroud of Dishonour (Templar Knight Mystery, #5)

By: Maureen Ash

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Templar Bascot de Marins is preparing to rejoin the Holy Wars when he is called upon to investigate… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
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2. Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #3)

By: Paul Doherty , Paul Harding

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

It is the early summer of 1379 and Sir John Cranston—Coroner of the city of London—has trapped hims… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
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3. The Anger of God (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #4)

By: Paul Doherty , Paul Harding

4.35

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In autumn 1379, the power of the British crown is invested in John of Gaunt, and the kingdom is see… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
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4. Innocent Traitor

By: Alison Weir

3.97

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical expe… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I prefer to be left alone with my books."

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

"There are too many Dudleys already in this world"

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

"You must pray to God for forgiveness because I can give you none"

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

"My lady, for your virtue and goodness, God would receive you in rags."

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

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5. Dead Letter Drop

By: Peter James

4.30

Format: None pages,

Max Flynn is told to go undercover to spy on his fellow British agents, a task he does not want to … read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • british literature
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6. A Shrine of Murders (Kathryn Swinbrooke, #1)

By: Celia L. Grace

3.93

Format: None pages,

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval

7. The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen

By: Elizabeth Norton

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

England, late 1547. King Henry VIII Is dead. His fourteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living wit… read more

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Cover of Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17) by Joyce Lionarons

8. Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.65

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

York, February, 1275. When Cordwainer falls ill after being summoned to the deaths of a man and his… read more

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9. By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5)

By: Paul Harding

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Scandal, murder and treason… Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang. Winter, 1379. French pri… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
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10. The Assassin's Riddle (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #7)

By: Paul Harding

4.44

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 1380. Brutal and sudden death is not uncommon in the foul alleys and streets of London. The… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
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11. The Book of Shadows (Kathryn Swinbrooke Mysteries #4)

By: Celia L. Grace

4.29

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

The year is 1471. Shortly after the murderous takeover of the throne by Edward IV and Elizabeth Woo… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
Cover of An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11) by T.E. Kinsey

12. An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

By: T.E. Kinsey

4.53

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder. July 1… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
"Chap's been shot in the Tramway Centre." "Nasty place to be shot," I said. "I wouldn't want to be shot in the Tramway Centre."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

"Hello Sim, dear," said Lady Hardcastle. "We've come to see your body." Dr. Gosling laughed. "I say, that's rather forward of you, Em. I had no idea you felt that way."

-T.E. Kinsey, An Assassination on the Agenda (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #11)

Cover of The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1) by Alison Weir

13. The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1)

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
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14. 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

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
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15. Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1)

By: Paul Doherty

3.74

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

First in a brand-new historical mystery series featuring Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VI… read more

Similar categories in Paul Doherty's Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1) book and Paul Doherty's Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1)

  • british literature
  • historical
  • medieval history
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
Cover of The Sinner's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #6) by S.W. Perry

16. The Sinner's Mark (Nicholas Shelby #6)

By: S.W. Perry

4.54

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

Treason, heresy and revolt in Queen Elizabeth's England . . . The year is 1600. With a dying queen… read more

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  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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17. The Apple and the Tree

By: Clemmie Bennett

3.88

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

‘I could hardly put it down.’ Reader review ‘Impressive debut novel.’ Reader review ‘I was immedi… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Ice Into Ashes (DCI James Craig #1) by John Carson

18. Ice Into Ashes (DCI James Craig #1)

By: John Carson

4.29

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Time is a healer….unless you’re the one doing the killing…DCI James Craig is heading home to Fife f… read more

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Cover of A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12) by Anna Lee Huber

19. A Deceptive Composition (Lady Darby Mystery, #12)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.24

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope they’ve finally found peace after a … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
Cover of Final Warning (Calvin Stewart, #1) by John Carson

20. Final Warning (Calvin Stewart, #1)

By: John Carson

4.33

Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition

A detective on his way out. A pathologist already out the door. And a killer up for the challenge. … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Murder of Innocents: A Redmond and Haze Mystery Book 14 (Redmond and Haze Mysteries) by Irina Shapiro

21. Murder of Innocents: A Redmond and Haze Mystery Book 14 (Redmond and Haze Mysteries)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.58

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

Summoned to a historic Tudor manor, Jason and Daniel are charged with investigating the heart-wrenc… read more

Similar categories in Irina Shapiro's Murder of Innocents: A Redmond and Haze Mystery Book 14 (Redmond and Haze Mysteries) book and Paul Doherty's Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1)

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical mystery
  • historical fiction

16 Top fiction books like Dark Queen Rising (Margaret Beaufort Mystery #1) by Paul Doherty

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Maureen Ash

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4.32

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4.35

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Karen Charlton

4.67

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Cara Devlin

4.48

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Lynn Morrison

4.46

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Darcy Burke

4.44

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