18 Best nonfiction books like The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone

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The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom

By: Nancy Goldstone

3.93

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile

By: Julia Fox

3.80

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • 16th century
Cover of Blood Sisters:  The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses by Sarah Gristwood

2. Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses

By: Sarah Gristwood

3.96

Format: 434 pages,

The true story of Philippa Gregory's 'White Queen', which is now a BBC 1 drama, 'Blood Sisters' is … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • womens
Cover of Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe by Deborah Cadbury

3. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe

By: Deborah Cadbury

4.04

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser

4. Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King

By: Antonia Fraser

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seven… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • france
  • nonfiction
  • european history
Cover of Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird

5. Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire

By: Julia Baird

4.11

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary story of the world's most influential, intriguing and surprising ruler, Queen Vic… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda

6. Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

By: Leonie Frieda

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this c… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • france
  • nonfiction
  • european history
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7. 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

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  • history
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  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

8. Queens of the Conquest: England’s Medieval Queens

By: Alison Weir

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The story of England's medieval queens is vivid and stirring, packed with tragedy, high drama and e… read more

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9. Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

By: Jane Dunn

3.67

Format: None pages,

This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots… read more

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10. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

By: Helen Castor

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left… read more

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Cover of Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy

11. 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

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  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2) by Alison Weir

12. Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)

By: Alison Weir

3.97

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Packed with incredible true stories and legendary medieval intrigue, this epic narrative history ch… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak

13. The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World

By: Shelley Puhak

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded i… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen by Jane Draycott

14. Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen

By: Jane Draycott

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. Blood, Fire and Gold

By: Estelle Paranque

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week'An alternative and engaging biogr… read more

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  • biography
  • history
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  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • 16th century
  • audiobook
Cover of A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire by Emma Southon

16. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
Cover of Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3) by Alison Weir

17. Queens of the Age of Chivalry (England's Medieval Queens Book 3)

By: Alison Weir

4.22

Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition

From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordin… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley

18. Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior

By: Catherine Hanley

4.20

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang

19. 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

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  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy  Goldstone

20. The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom

By: Nancy Goldstone

3.93

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois… read more

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  • biography
  • history
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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • france
  • european history
  • womens
  • 16th century
  • audiobook
Cover of The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook

21. The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

By: Jesselyn Cook

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how… read more

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  • history
  • audiobook

13 must-read audiobook books like The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone

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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe

Deborah Cadbury

4.04

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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire

Julia Baird

4.11

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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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Queens of the Crusades (England's Medieval Queens, #2)

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3.97

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21 Top audiobook books like Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen by Jane Draycott

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John Guy

4.16

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Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words

Jenni Nuttall

3.82

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Scotland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced and Misunderstood

Alistair Moffat

3.98

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Mary Beard

4.11

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