22 Top tudor period books like Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford by James Taffe

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Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford

By: James Taffe

3.86

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, was a lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII. She has been describe…

If you liked the tudor period plot in Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford by James Taffe , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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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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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
"[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. Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens

By: Sylvia Barbara Soberton

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

There has been a great deal written about Tudor queens, but less so about those women who surrounde… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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3. In Bed with the Tudors: the Sex Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I

By: Amy Licence

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Illegitimate children, adulterous queens, impotent kings, and a whole dynasty resting on their shou… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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4. The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty

By: G.J. Meyer

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynast… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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5. Katherine of Aragón, The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)

By: Alison Weir

3.60

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done bef… read more

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  • tudor period

6. 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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7. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3)

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Acclaimed author and historian Alison Weir continues her epic Six Tudor Queens series with this thi… read more

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8. 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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9. Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)

By: C.J. Sansom

3.71

Format: 364 pages,

It is 1540, and Henry VIII has been on the throne for thirty-one years when Matthew Shardlake, the … read more

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10. Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)

By: C.J. Sansom

3.71

Format: 364 pages,

Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extra… read more

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11. The Six Wives of Henry VIII

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages,

'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it i… read more

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12. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience

By: Emerson W. Baker

5.00

Format: 29 pages,

Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most l… read more

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13. 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
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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14. 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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  • tudor period
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15. Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait (Six Tudor Queens, #4)

By: Alison Weir

4.05

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the little-known story of Henry VIII’s… read more

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  • tudor period
"Never reveal your hand, Anna," he advised. "If my cap knew my mind, I would throw it into the fire." It was one of the most revealing things he had ever said to her."

-Alison Weir, Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait (Six Tudor Queens, #4)

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16. Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey

By: Adrienne Dillard

4.10

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Catherine Carey has been dreaming the same dream for three years, since the bloody execution of her… read more

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  • tudor period
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17. Penelope - Tudor Baroness (Elizabethan, #4)

By: Tony Riches

4.42

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

A Life of Love and ScandalLady Penelope is one of the most beautiful and sought-after women in Eliz… read more

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  • tudor period
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18. The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court

By: Gareth Russell

4.21

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The popular and “scrupulous historian” (Daily Mail , London) Gareth Russell presents five hundred y… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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19. 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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  • tudor period
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20. The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty

By: Sarah Gristwood

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sarah Gristwood's The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how t… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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21. Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir tells the tragic story of Henry VIII's fifth… read more

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  • tudor period
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22. 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
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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23. The Final Year of Anne Boleyn

By: Natalie Grueninger

4.32

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

There are few women in English history more famous or controversial than Queen Anne Boleyn. She was… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
"Try me good king, but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges… My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace’s d…"

-Natalie Grueninger, The Final Year of Anne Boleyn

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24. 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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  • biography
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  • tudor period
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25. Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting, #3)

By: Sandra Byrd

4.18

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when serving a queen may cost you your marriage—or your life? From the author of To… read more

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26. 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

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27. All the Queen's Jewels, 1445-1548: Power, Majesty and Display

By: Nicola Tallis

4.31

Format: 342 pages, ebook

From Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr, All the Queen's Jewels examines the jewellery collections… read more

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  • tudor period
Cover of Lady of Misrule: Drama and intrigue at the Tudor court (The Marwood Family Tudor Saga Book 4) by Amy Licence

28. Lady of Misrule: Drama and intrigue at the Tudor court (The Marwood Family Tudor Saga Book 4)

By: Amy Licence

4.40

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

An intriguing page-turning drama at the heart of the Tudor court! For fans of Philippa Gregory, Eli… read more

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29. Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford

By: James Taffe

3.86

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, was a lady-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII. She has been describe… read more

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Cover of In Her Own Right: A Novel of Lady Mary Tudor by Amanda Schiavo

30. In Her Own Right: A Novel of Lady Mary Tudor

By: Amanda Schiavo

4.09

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

Born into a world of privilege and power, Mary Tudor expected to live the life of every other Europ… read more

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31. Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn

By: Estelle Paranque

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking and beautifully written biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, the ill-fated second wife … read more

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14 Best history books like Courting Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford by James Taffe

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Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens

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In Bed with the Tudors: the Sex Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I

Amy Licence

2.00

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