14 Best biography books like Edward VI: Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son by Stephanie Kline

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Edward VI: Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son

By: Stephanie Kline

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For too long, King Edward VI has been pushed to the very edges of Tudor history - overlooked in fav…

If you liked the biography plot in Edward VI: Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son by Stephanie Kline , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Queen Victoria's Youngest Son: The Untold Story of Prince Leopold

By: Charlotte Zeepvat

3.86

Format: 136 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

2. Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria - France, 1769 (Royal Diaries #4)

By: Kathryn Lasky

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

"I look up now into the oval mirror and see barely a trace of the mud-splattered girl tearing throu… read more

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3. Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World

By: Alison Weir

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Many are familiar with the story of the much-married King Henry VIII of England and the celebrated … read more

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4. Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen

By: Anna Whitelock

3.67

Format: 220 pages,

This is a page-turning, revisionist history of the villainised and misunderstood Mary Tudor, the fi… read more

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5. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

By: David Mitchell

4.16

Format: 433 pages, ebook

A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"

-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

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6. 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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7. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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8. Young Elizabeth: Elizabeth I and Her Perilous Path to the Crown

By: Nicola Tallis

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive biography of the young Elizabeth I in over twenty years—drawing on a rich vari… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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9. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"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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10. The Close (Maeve Kerrigan, #10)

By: Jane Casey

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

At first glance, Jellicoe Close seems to be a perfect suburban street – well-kept houses with prist… read more

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11. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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13. The Confessions of Frannie Langton

By: Sara Collins

3.57

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A servant and former slave is accused of murdering her employer and his wife in this astonishing hi… read more

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"What did Shakespeare know? Love must alter, or it can't survive."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"there were two things I loved: all those books I read, and all the people who wrote them."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"A man writes to separate himself from the common history. A woman writes to try to join it."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

"Only two types of white people in this world, chile, the ones doing shit to you and the ones wanting you to tell them ’bout the shit them other ones did."

-Sara Collins, The Confessions of Frannie Langton

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14. The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England

By: Joanne Paul

4.17

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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15. Queen Victoria’s Daughters-in-Law

By: John van der Kiste

3.95

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Of Queen Victoria’s four sons, the eldest married a Danish princess, one a Russian Grand Duchess, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Uncrowned Queen: The Treacherous Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Rebel

By: Nicola Tallis

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The first comprehensive biography in three decades on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the Tudor Dy… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England’s Most Infamous Royal Dynasty by Carol Ann Lloyd

17. The Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England’s Most Infamous Royal Dynasty

By: Carol Ann Lloyd

4.23

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Tudors by the Numbers provides a statistical approach to looking at the dynasty we think we kno… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. Jane Seymour: An Illustrated Life

By: Carol-Ann Johnston

3.98

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Biography of the third wife of King Henry VIII of England, and the mother of Edward VI who was Henr… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Anne Boleyn, An Illustrated Life of Henry VIII's Queen by Roland Hui

19. Anne Boleyn, An Illustrated Life of Henry VIII's Queen

By: Roland Hui

4.06

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Written by King Henry VIII to his sweetheart, the seductive and vivacious Anne Boleyn, his passion … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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20. Arthur, Prince of Wales: Henry VIII’s Lost Brother

By: Gareth Streeter

4.37

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

This book finally brings Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, out of the shadows. He is revealed to be fa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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21. James II & VII: Britain's Last Catholic King

By: Laura Brennan

3.75

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

James II & VII was not born to be a king. As the Duke of York he grew up in a Britain divided by ci… read more

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22. 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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23. Edward VI: Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son

By: Stephanie Kline

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For too long, King Edward VI has been pushed to the very edges of Tudor history - overlooked in fav… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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24. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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25. The Forgotten Tudor Royal: Margaret Douglas, Grandmother to King James VI & I

By: Beverley Adams

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brings to life one of Tudor England’s most overlooked key players responsible for bringing about th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Henry VIII’s True Daughter: Catherine Carey, A Tudor Life by Wendy J. Dunn

26. Henry VIII’s True Daughter: Catherine Carey, A Tudor Life

By: Wendy J. Dunn

3.83

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The lives of Tudor women often offer faint but fascinating footnotes on the pages of history. The l… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block by Helene Harrison

27. Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block

By: Helene Harrison

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Rich in detail and sharp in analysis, this thought-provoking study uncovers how and why definition… read more

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  • nonfiction
"One noble died of treason, but there was always another who would continue plotting. Treason remains on the statute book, enshrined in law today, though not an oft used law. When we think of treason …"

-Helene Harrison, Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block

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28. How to Dress Like a Tudor

By: Judith Arnopp

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The perfect how-to guide for dressing like your favorite Tudor. Have you ever hankered to dress li… read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. Anthony Woodville: Sophisticate or Schemer?

By: Danielle Burton

4.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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Cover of The Conjuror's Apprentice (The Tudor Rose Murders, #1) by G.J. Williams

30. The Conjuror's Apprentice (The Tudor Rose Murders, #1)

By: G.J. Williams

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a battered body is more than murder...it heralds the end of a dynasty. Pulling the battere… read more

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Cover of James I, The King Who United Scotland and England by Keith John Coleman

31. James I, The King Who United Scotland and England

By: Keith John Coleman

3.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The life of King James VI who united England and Scotland under one crown and became James I in 160… read more

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  • nonfiction

21 Top nonfiction books like Edward VI: Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son by Stephanie Kline

Queen Victoria's Youngest Son: The Untold Story of Prince Leopold

Charlotte Zeepvat

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

Transform Your Habits

The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England's Most Famous Dynasty

Sarah Gristwood

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Young Elizabeth: Elizabeth I and Her Perilous Path to the Crown

Nicola Tallis

4.36

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19 Top nonfiction books like How to Dress Like a Tudor by Judith Arnopp

Transform Your Habits

The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court

Gareth Russell

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year of Anne Boleyn

Natalie Grueninger

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History

Tracy Borman

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power

Leah Redmond Chang

4.18

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