20 must-read historical books like The King's Witches by Kate Foster

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The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett…

If you liked the historical plot in The King's Witches by Kate Foster , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of The Household by Stacey Halls

1. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. 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

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Queen Macbeth book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien

3. A Court of Betrayal

By: Anne O'Brien

4.49

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR... The Welsh Marches, 1301 Strong-willed heiress Joan de Geneville… read more

Similar categories in Anne O'Brien's A Court of Betrayal book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Book of Secrets

By: Anna Mazzola

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Months after the plague ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it t… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The Book of Secrets book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins

6. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Silence Factory book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Beholders by Hester Musson

7. The Beholders

By: Hester Musson

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of th… read more

Similar categories in Hester Musson's The Beholders book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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9. The Silence In Between

By: Josie Ferguson

4.48

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your n… read more

Similar categories in Josie Ferguson's The Silence In Between book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Evil demanded little of me – it merely asked me to stay silent, to do nothing. And I complied."

-Josie Ferguson, The Silence In Between

"Mozart said that music is not in the notes but in the silence in between. I think that's where our souls are – hidden in that silence."

-Josie Ferguson, The Silence In Between

"These are stories from the past, but they are still echoing now, in the present. As I write this, Russian forces are using rape as a weapon of war against Ukrainian women; deported mothers are being …"

-Josie Ferguson, The Silence In Between

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10. This Motherless Land

By: Nikki May

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Wahala, a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) retelling of Mansfield Park,… read more

Similar categories in Nikki May's This Motherless Land book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of The King's Witches by Kate   Foster

11. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • witches
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • witchcraft
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12. The King’s Mother

By: Annie Garthwaite

4.49

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – ei… read more

Similar categories in Annie Garthwaite's The King’s Mother book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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14. Bright I Burn

By: Molly Aitken

3.61

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. When a young Alice Kytel… read more

Similar categories in Molly Aitken's Bright I Burn book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • witches
  • adult
Cover of Babylonia by Costanza Casati

15. Babylonia

By: Costanza Casati

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Babylonia book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst by Katie Lumsden

16. The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst

By: Katie Lumsden

4.50

Format: 439 pages, Kindle Edition

1841. Mr Montgomery Hurst of Radcliffe Park is getting married. To the great consternation of the c… read more

Similar categories in Katie Lumsden's The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Estella's Revenge by Barbara Havelocke

17. Estella's Revenge

By: Barbara Havelocke

4.23

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

'Loved it from the very first page - Estella is a superbly well-drawn character and absolutely unfo… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Havelocke's Estella's Revenge book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. A Little Trickerie

By: Rosanna Pike

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Listen. My one-time friend Maria did tell me once: "Make your own paradise, Tibb, since this world … read more

Similar categories in Rosanna Pike's A Little Trickerie book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Story Spinner

By: Barbara Erskine

4.42

Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition

The land of the Silures, 382 AD Elen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Erskine's The Story Spinner book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Costanza by Rachel  Blackmore

20. Costanza

By: Rachel Blackmore

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story. In the scorche… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Blackmore's Costanza book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Poisoner's Tale by Cathryn Kemp

21. A Poisoner's Tale

By: Cathryn Kemp

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In 17th-century Rome, men are falling like flies and nobody knows why...Hidden within the alleys an… read more

Similar categories in Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale book and Kate Foster's The King's Witches

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

21 must-read fiction books like The King's Witches by Kate Foster

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Stacey Halls

3.94

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Val McDermid

3.77

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A Court of Betrayal

Anne O'Brien

4.49

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The Burial Plot

Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

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Jennie Godfrey

4.29

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Rebecca Netley

4.00

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3.94

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Louise Welsh

3.71

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