9 Best history books like Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter

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Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

By: Linda Porter

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of t…

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1. The Little French Bistro

By: Nina George

3.57

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop, an ext… read more

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"A wood that smells of the sea."

-Nina George, The Little French Bistro

"Death is not free. Its price is life."

-Nina George, The Little French Bistro

"Any man who loves a woman as she deserves to be loved is a magician."

-Nina George, The Little French Bistro

"One might have to be a little ruthless to seize back control of one's life, don't you think?"

-Nina George, The Little French Bistro

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2. 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

Similar categories in Philippa Gregory's The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16) book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • historical
  • tudor period
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3. Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

By: Linda Porter

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of t… read more

Similar categories in Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • scotland
  • tudor period
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4. Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula

By: M.J. Trow

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Hardcover

For many, Vlad the Impaler is the bloodsucking torturer recreated in Hollywood's Interview with the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

5. 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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6. The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.20

Format: 251 pages,

"I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known..… read more

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7. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

By: Dan Jones

4.41

Format: 636 pages, Hardcover

An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
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8. 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

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The King's Pleasure (Tudor Rose, #2) book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • historical
  • tudor period
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9. We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

By: M. William Phelps

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, television personality, and host of the #1 podcast "Paper Ghosts… read more

Similar categories in M. William Phelps's We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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10. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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11. 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

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Last White Rose (Tudor Rose #1) book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • historical
  • tudor period
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12. The Stolen Crown: The brilliant historical novel of an Empress fighting for her destiny

By: Carol McGrath

4.17

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

' A superb book , illuminating a fascinating and turbulent era . It is the figure of Matilda who ri… read more

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13. The Godmother's Secret: The Mystery of the Missing Princes in the Tower

By: Elizabeth St. John

4.47

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

If you knew the fate of the Princes in the Tower would you tell? Or forever keep the secret? May… read more

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14. The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case

By: Philippa Langley

3.67

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from t… read more

Similar categories in Philippa Langley's The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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15. The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and Her Greatest Rival

By: Kate Williams

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Queen Victoria , a new history of Mary Queen… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • scotland
  • tudor period
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16. Whale

By: Cheon Myeong-Kwan

3.96

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

While "Whale" begins with Chunhee, a mysterious young brickmaker of imposing physicality who cannot… read more

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17. The Tower

By: Flora Carr

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A bold, feminist debut novel, reimagining Mary, Queen of Scots’s darkest hour, when she was held ho… read more

Similar categories in Flora Carr's The Tower book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • tudor period
  • historical
  • scotland
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18. 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

Similar categories in Tracy Borman's Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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19. Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power

By: Leah Redmond Chang

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and M… read more

Similar categories in Leah Redmond Chang's Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • scotland
Cover of The King's Witch (Frances Gorges Trilogy, #1) by Tracy Borman

20. The King's Witch (Frances Gorges Trilogy, #1)

By: Tracy Borman

3.99

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Borman's The King's Witch (Frances Gorges Trilogy, #1) book and Linda Porter's Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

  • historical
  • tudor period
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21. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

11 best-selling historical books like Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter

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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)

Philippa Gregory

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots

Linda Porter

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

4.41

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

Alison Weir

4.03

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Gregg Olsen

3.75

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Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe

John Glatt

3.94

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We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

M. William Phelps

4.10

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Rod Kackley

3.79

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