15 must-read historical books like Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2) by Alison Weir

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Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2)

By: Alison Weir

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsessionby bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon:…

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1. The Wives of Henry VIII

By: Antonia Fraser

4.11

Format: 482 pages, Paperback

In a sweeping narrative, Fraser traces the cultural, familial and political roots of each of Henry'… read more

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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
"[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to reach the public eye. And after marriage followed, in theory,…"

-Antonia Fraser, The Wives of Henry VIII

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2. The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #11)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.96

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse... Kateryn Parr, a thirty-yea… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"I will stand up and speak in my own voice and no man will ever silence me again."

-Philippa Gregory, The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #11)

"I believe that to be a free woman is to be both passionate and intelligent; and I am a free woman at last."

-Philippa Gregory, The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #11)

"iI you are a reader you are already half-way to being a writer -for you have a love of words and a pleasure from seeing them on a page."

-Philippa Gregory, The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #11)

"I stay, kneeling on the hearthstone, till the clock on the table strikes four with its silvery little chime and I realise that I have been in a trance of prayer for hours. I have prayed and I believe…"

-Philippa Gregory, The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #11)

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3. The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.05

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was mar… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"A wise woman curses very sparingly."

-Philippa Gregory, The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)

"He is fragile, like a prince of ice, of glass."

-Philippa Gregory, The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)

"All that that I learn just teaches me that I know nothing."

-Philippa Gregory, The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)

"Every woman is a mad ugly bad old witch somewhere in her heart."

-Philippa Gregory, The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)

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4. The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.91

Format: 518 pages, Hardcover

Three Women Who Share One Fate: The Boleyn Inheritance Anne of Cleves She runs from her tiny c… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"A woman cannot prove her innocence when a man bears witness against her."

-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

"He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers at the very best, or spinster parasites at the worst."

-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)

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5. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

By: Eric Ives

4.20

Format: 458 pages, Paperback

This definitive full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research, focusses on … read more

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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
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6. The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two women competing for a man's heart. Two queens fighting to the death for dominance. The untold s… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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7. Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2)

By: Alison Weir

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsessionby bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon:… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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8. The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #15)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The latest novel from #1 New York Timesbestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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9. The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.00

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

The second book in Philippa's stunning new trilogy, The Cousins' War, brings to life the story of M… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • tudor period
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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10. The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Cousins' War #4)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White… read more

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  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult

11. 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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12. The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Hardcover

The final novel in the Cousins' War series, the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries… read more

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13. Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.68

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

As sisters they share an everlasting bond; As queens they can break each other's hearts. "There is … read more

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14. The Private Lives of the Tudors

By: Tracy Borman

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Hardcover

'I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth I The Tudor monarchs were cons… read more

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15. The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.09

Format: 315 pages,

Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: The love of a king When Mary Boleyn comes to court as… read more

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16. The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. … read more

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17. Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford

By: Julia Fox

3.72

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

In a life of extraordinary drama, Jane Boleyn was catapulted from relative obscurity to the inner c… read more

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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
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18. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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19. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

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  • historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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20. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

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21. 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

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  • historical
  • adult
  • tudor period
  • british literature

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3.96

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4.05

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3.91

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Michael G. Kramer

4.30

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William Havelock

4.40

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Peter Gibbons

4.49

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Matthew Harffy

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