19 must-read historical fiction books like The Queen’s Rival by Anne O'Brien

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The Queen’s Rival

By: Anne O'Brien

3.91

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

‘One of the best writers around’ SunIn a time of war only one woman can claim the throne…‘A terrifi…

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1. The Winter Mantle

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.06

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Normandy 1067---William may have conquered England, but it is a conquest of a different kind that o… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
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2. The Autumn Throne (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.35

Format: 505 pages, Paperback

England, 1176 Imprisoned by her husband, King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, ref… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2)

By: Conn Iggulden

4.15

Format: 462 pages, Hardcover

The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity, the second gripping novel … read more

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  • british literature
  • novels
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • 15th century
  • audiobook
"The right words are always there, if a man's sharp enough to see them."

-Conn Iggulden, Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2)

4. The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Eleanor of Aquitaine is a 12th century icon who has fascinated readers for 800 years. But the real … read more

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5. The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)

By: Alison Weir

4.03

Format: 593 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of t… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid

3.77

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Disobedient

By: Elizabeth Fremantle

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

I'll show you what a woman can do . . . Rome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumpt… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • adult
  • 15th century
  • audiobook
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9. A Marriage of Lions

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.26

Format: 530 pages, Kindle Edition

England, 1238 Raised at the court of King Henry III as a chamber lady to the queen, young Joanna… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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10. The Damask Rose (She-Wolves Trilogy, #2)

By: Carol McGrath

4.22

Format: 452 pages, ebook

'You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.'' But this princess disobeys her King. Tr… read more

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

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  • british literature
  • novels
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Queen's Lady (Queens of the Tower #2)

By: Joanna Hickson

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Can she tread a dangerous line between love and duty? Raven-haired and fiercely independent,… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Stone Rose (She-Wolves Trilogy, #3)

By: Carol McGrath

4.34

Format: 477 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1350. Agnes, daughter of a stonemason, is struggling to keep her father's trade in a city d… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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14. The Irish Princess

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.13

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Ireland, 1160 Aoife MacMurchada is just 14 years old when her father Diarmit, King of Leinster, … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • audiobook
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15. The King's Jewel

By: Elizabeth Chadwick

4.39

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth is destroye… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • adult
"He needed to feel God in the great sweep of nature unfettered by the cathedral's solid walls, and he wanted to share it with his wife and make her understand his love for Wales."

-Elizabeth Chadwick, The King's Jewel

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16. The Silken Rose (She-Wolves Trilogy, #1)

By: Carol McGrath

3.90

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

For fans of Karen Maitland, Alison Weir and Philipa Gregory, the first in a brand new trilogy from … read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
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17. The Queen’s Rival

By: Anne O'Brien

3.91

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

‘One of the best writers around’ SunIn a time of war only one woman can claim the throne…‘A terrifi… read more

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  • british literature
  • novels
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • adult
  • 15th century
  • audiobook
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18. Songbird (The Tudor Court #1)

By: Karen Heenan

4.41

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Bess has the voice of an angel, or so Henry VIII declares when he buys her from her father. As a me… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
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19. A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

By: Anthony Bale

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to t… read more

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  • historical
  • medieval
  • audiobook
"Jerusalem is a city of unfinished projects."

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"travel opens the mind in unpredictable ways"

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"Travel forms communities, but not always harmoniously."

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

"Holy ground can look startlingly ordinary, especially when one’s standing on it."

-Anthony Bale, A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes

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20. The Lady of the Ravens (Queens of the Tower #1)

By: Joanna Hickson

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

My baptismal name may be Giovanna but here in my mother’s adopted country I have become plain Joan;… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • 15th century
  • audiobook
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21. In the Shadow of Queens: Tales from the Tudor Court

By: Alison Weir

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Behind every great king stands a queen. And behind every queen, the whole court watches on... Ov… read more

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  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • british literature

18 Top fiction books like The Queen’s Rival by Anne O'Brien

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The Winter Mantle

Elizabeth Chadwick

4.06

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The Autumn Throne (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)

Elizabeth Chadwick

4.35

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Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2)

Conn Iggulden

4.15

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The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)

Alison Weir

4.03

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12 Best fiction books like The King's Jewel by Elizabeth Chadwick

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The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2)

Alison Weir

4.03

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Nicola Cornick

4.30

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The Stolen Crown: The brilliant historical novel of an Empress fighting for her destiny

Carol McGrath

4.17

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Carol McGrath

4.22

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