9 Best biography books like The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women by Amy Licence

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The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women

By: Amy Licence

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women, from q…

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1. The Old Nurse's Story

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

4.00

Format: None pages,

Se dice que El cuento de la vieja ninera es el mejor relato de Elizabeth Gaskell. Su atmosfera fant… read more

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2. The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Cousins' War #4)

By: Philippa Gregory

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White… read more

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3. The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Hardcover

The final novel in the Cousins' War series, the basis for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries… read more

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4. 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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5. Witches, a tale of Scandal, Sorcery and Seduction

By: Tracy Borman

4.57

Format: 102 pages,

September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England's great noble families falls suddenly… 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. The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. … read more

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8. The Book of the City of Ladies

By: Christine de Pizan , None

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-… read more

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9. 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
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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10. 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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11. All That Remains: A Life in Death

By: Sue Black

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sue Black confronts death every day. As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. The Lady's Defiance

By: Anne R. Bailey

4.13

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

The Tudor court is crawling with enemies. She can only hide for so long.“There’s no danger in a bit… read more

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  • tudor period
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13. The Lady Ursula (Royal Court #6)

By: Anne R. Bailey

4.31

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

The final novel in the Royal Court Series. Ghosts of a glorious past haunt her family. Born into ob… read more

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14. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
  • womens
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15. Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat

By: Rozsa Gaston

4.30

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮 was the most significant political negotiator of early 16th century Europe. Abo… read more

Similar categories in Rozsa Gaston's Margaret of Austria: Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat book and Amy Licence's The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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16. Phaedra

By: Laura Shepperson

3.32

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding … read more

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  • feminism
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17. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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18. Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #1)

By: Raquel V. Reyes

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quinones-Smith becomes a seasoned sleuth in Raquel Reyes's … read more

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19. King Alfred's Daughter

By: David Stokes

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

King Alfred is dead and the achievements that made him great are in jeopardy. Rebels challenge the … read more

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20. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

By: Jennifer Wright

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“This is the story of one of the boldest women in American history: a self-made millionaire, a cele… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • womens
Cover of Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor Herman

21. Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power

By: Eleanor Herman

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestseller Eleanor Herman, author of  Sex with Kings  and  Sex with Presidents,  re… read more

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  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • womens
"Another method to identify misogyny is to picture a well-known politician as belonging to the opposite sex and see where that takes you. For instance, imagine Donald Trump as a woman. Let's call her …"

-Eleanor Herman, Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power

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22. Secret Lives of Royal Women: Fascinating Biographies of Queens, Princesses, Duchesses, and other Regal Women (Biographies of Royalty)

By: Marlene Wagman-Geller

3.63

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Fascinating Portraits of the Secret Lives of Royals“...offers deep insight into those who were powe… read more

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

23. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
Cover of The Importance of Sons: Chronicles of the House of Valois by Keira   Morgan

24. The Importance of Sons: Chronicles of the House of Valois

By: Keira Morgan

4.18

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Claude is queen in name only. Can she outwit her rival, win her husband to her side, save her siste… read more

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25. Medea: Priestess, Princess, Witch

By: J.J. Taylor

4.10

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not the story of the woman you think you know. You know only the tales of men through the a… read more

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26. Angel of Vengeance (Pendergast, #22)

By: Douglas Preston

4.41

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Con… read more

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27. The Granddaughters of Edward III

By: Kathryn Warner

4.00

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Edward III may be known for his restoration of English kingly authority after the disastrous and my… read more

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  • womens
  • history
  • nonfiction
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28. The Duke Wager (Dukes vs Doctors, #1)

By: Eve Pendle

3.88

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

She'll do anything to be a doctor; he'll do anything for her . With her hopes of being a doctor … read more

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29. The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women

By: Amy Licence

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women, from q… read more

Similar categories in Amy Licence's The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women book and Amy Licence's The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women

  • history
  • biography
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
  • womens
  • 16th century
Cover of Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots: The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen by Mickey Mayhew

30. Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots: The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen

By: Mickey Mayhew

4.34

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots covers the lives and careers of the men and women who ‘kept’ Mary Q… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

5 must-read womens books like The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women by Amy Licence

Transform Your Habits

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

Tracy Borman

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Jennifer Wright

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power

Eleanor Herman

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Granddaughters of Edward III

Kathryn Warner

4.00

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11 best-selling womens books like Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer Wright

Transform Your Habits

Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words

Jenni Nuttall

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

Cat Bohannon

4.32

Transform Your Habits

A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

Emma Southon

4.23

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Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong

Katie Gee Salisbury

3.99

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