10 best-selling tudor period books like The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors) by Marie Louise Bruce

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The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

By: Marie Louise Bruce

4.11

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

To what extent did King Henry VIII’s upbringing shape him into the tyrannical figure we know today?…

If you liked the tudor period plot in The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors) by Marie Louise Bruce , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat

By: Claire Ridgway , Clare Cherry

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

George Boleyn has gone down in history as being the brother of the ill-fated Queen Anne Boleyn, sec… read more

Similar categories in Claire Ridgway's George Boleyn: Tudor Poet, Courtier and Diplomat book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period

2. 1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII

By: Suzannah Lipscomb

4.44

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Henry VIII is known stereotypically as a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for w… read more

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3. Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

By: Nancy Goldstone

4.07

Format: 481 pages, Hardcover

De dochters van de Winterkoningin van Nancy Goldstone is een prachtig geschiedenisverhaal met een l… read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Philosophy is one of those subjects, like astrophysics and neurosurgery, that are not for the fainthearted. To delve into the absolutes of the human experience, to seek to advance the progress of enl…"

-Nancy Goldstone, Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

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

By: Marc Morris

4.34

Format: 508 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more

Similar categories in Marc Morris's The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066 book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. 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 Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

By: Cat Bohannon

4.32

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more

Similar categories in Cat Bohannon's Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Lady Psyche (The Armillary Sphere, Story of Lady Jane Rochford Book 2) by G. Lawrence

7. Lady Psyche (The Armillary Sphere, Story of Lady Jane Rochford Book 2)

By: G. Lawrence

4.32

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

Summer, 1527Sent from court to manage her husband's northern estates, Jane Boleyn finds herself far… read more

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8. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia

By: Christina Thompson

4.24

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

A blend of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester’s Pacific, a thrilling intel… read more

Similar categories in Christina Thompson's Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Vision is not so much about just looking but knowing what to look for. It's experience."

-Christina Thompson, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia

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9. House of Tudor: A Grisly History

By: Mickey Mayhew

4.07

Format: 187 pages, Hardcover

Gruesome but not gratuitous, this decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers so… read more

Similar categories in Mickey Mayhew's House of Tudor: A Grisly History book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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10. Scottish Queens, 1034–1714: The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped a Nation

By: Rosalind K. Marshall

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right, and also the consorts, h… read more

Similar categories in Rosalind K. Marshall's Scottish Queens, 1034–1714: The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped a Nation book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. Ladies-in-Waiting: Women Who Served Anne Boleyn

By: Sylvia Barbara Soberton

4.01

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

“An expertly researched and compelling story. Sylvia Barbara Soberton brings to life the court of A… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Barbara Soberton's Ladies-in-Waiting: Women Who Served Anne Boleyn book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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12. 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 Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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13. The Saddest Princess

By: Leah Toole

4.17

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

"As England's very first queen regnant, I must remember to keep my feminine emotions hidden from my… read more

Similar categories in Leah Toole's The Saddest Princess book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
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14. Dangerous Lady

By: Amy Licence

4.21

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Will Thomasin choose duty – or love…? 1527 At seventeen, Thomasin Marwood is plunged into court… read more

Similar categories in Amy Licence's Dangerous Lady book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • tudor period
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15. The Boleyns of Hever Castle

By: Owen Emmerson

4.35

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

Hever Castle is a picture-postcard fortified manor house nestled in the Kent countryside. It is fam… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
Cover of The Heretic Wind: The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England by Judith Arnopp

16. The Heretic Wind: The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England

By: Judith Arnopp

4.22

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Adored by her parents and pampered by the court, the infant Princess Mary’s life changes suddenly a… read more

Similar categories in Judith Arnopp's The Heretic Wind: The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • tudor period
Cover of The Winchester Goose: at the Court of Henry VIII by Judith Arnopp

17. The Winchester Goose: at the Court of Henry VIII

By: Judith Arnopp

4.11

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

Tudor London: 1540. Each night, after dark, men flock to Bankside seeking girls of easy virtue; pro… read more

Similar categories in Judith Arnopp's The Winchester Goose: at the Court of Henry VIII book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • tudor period
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18. The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

By: Marie Louise Bruce

4.11

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

To what extent did King Henry VIII’s upbringing shape him into the tyrannical figure we know today?… read more

Similar categories in Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors) book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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19. The Outrageous Queens

By: Marc Alexander

3.67

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Outrageous means immoderate, extravagant, extraordinary, violent, furious, grossly cruel, immoral, … read more

Similar categories in Marc Alexander's The Outrageous Queens book and Marie Louise Bruce's The Making of Henry VIII (Uncovering the Tudors)

  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Plantagenet Princesses: The Daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II by Douglas Boyd

20. Plantagenet Princesses: The Daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II

By: Douglas Boyd

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A unique look at the lives of two daughters that highlights the dichotomy of lives of royal women, … read more

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  • historical
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Age of Plunder: The England of Henry VIII, 1500-47 (Uncovering the Tudors) by W.G. Hoskins

21. The Age of Plunder: The England of Henry VIII, 1500-47 (Uncovering the Tudors)

By: W.G. Hoskins

3.41

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A thought-provoking social and economic history of Henry VIII's reign. Ideal for readers of Ian Mor… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period

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