7 best-selling biography books like Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey

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Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

By: David Starkey

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were darin…

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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
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • 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. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

By: Eric Ives

4.20

Format: 458 pages, Paperback

This definitive full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research, focusses on … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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3. Innocent Traitor

By: Alison Weir

3.97

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical expe… read more

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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
"I prefer to be left alone with my books."

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

"There are too many Dudleys already in this world"

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

"You must pray to God for forgiveness because I can give you none"

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

"My lady, for your virtue and goodness, God would receive you in rags."

-Alison Weir, Innocent Traitor

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4. Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

By: Alison Weir

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable new book, Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest love stories of medieval Engla… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

5. Marie Antoinette: The Journey

By: Antonia Fraser

4.07

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Brilliantly written, a work of impeccable scholarship. An utterly riveting and intensely moving boo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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6. Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

By: David Starkey

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

No one in history had a more eventful career in matrimony than Henry VIII. His marriages were darin… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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7. 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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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
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8. Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings

By: Alison Weir

3.32

Format: None pages,

Mary Boleyn (c.1500-1543) was no less fascinating than her ill-fated queen consort sister Anne. In … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period

9. 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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10. Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

By: Jane Dunn

3.67

Format: None pages,

This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots… read more

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11. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

By: Dan Jones

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it int… read more

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12. The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn

By: Alison Weir

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in May 1536 was unpr… read more

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13. The Life of Elizabeth I

By: Alison Weir

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Eliza… read more

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14. Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life

By: Alison Weir

3.88

Format: 192 pages,

Combining the pace and descriptive quality of a novel with the authority of a textbook, Alison Weir… read more

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15. The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers

By: Margaret George

4.50

Format: None pages,

This is the story of England's most famous, and notorious, king. Henry was a charismatic, ardent - … read more

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16. 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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17. The Children of Henry VIII

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, the nine… read more

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18. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

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19. 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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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
"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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20. 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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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
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21. 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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  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period

7 Best history books like Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey

Transform Your Habits

The Wives of Henry VIII

Antonia Fraser

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

Eric Ives

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

Alison Weir

3.79

Marie Antoinette: The Journey

Antonia Fraser

4.07

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15 Best history books like Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir

Transform Your Habits

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

Sylvia Barbara Soberton

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn

Eric Ives

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII

David Starkey

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings

Alison Weir

3.32

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