10 Best nonfiction books like Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis

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Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey

By: Nicola Tallis

4.53

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

"Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same." These were the hea…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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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
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
  • 16th century
"[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. Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey

By: Nicola Tallis

4.53

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

"Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same." These were the hea… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
  • 16th century

3. Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

By: Elizabeth Norton

4.30

Format: 237 pages, Hardcover

I like her not! was the verdict of Henry VIII on meeting his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, for the f… read more

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4. Queens of the Conquest: England’s Medieval Queens

By: Alison Weir

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The story of England's medieval queens is vivid and stirring, packed with tragedy, high drama and e… read more

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5. Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII

By: Gareth Russell

4.12

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretati… read more

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6. The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr

By: Leanda de Lisle

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times Bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the tragic stor… read more

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7. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth

By: Helen Castor

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553, extraordinarily, there was no one left… read more

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8. The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen

By: Elizabeth Norton

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

England, late 1547. King Henry VIII Is dead. His fourteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living wit… read more

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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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13. 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

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  • historical
  • tudor period
  • british literature
Cover of The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court by Gareth Russell

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

By: Gareth Russell

4.21

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The popular and “scrupulous historian” (Daily Mail , London) Gareth Russell presents five hundred y… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
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15. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
Cover of Katheryn Howard: the Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5) by Alison Weir

16. 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
Cover of The Final Year of Anne Boleyn by Natalie Grueninger

17. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
"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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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

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
Cover of Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II by Tracy Borman

19. Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II

By: Tracy Borman

4.30

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King H… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History by Elizabeth Norton

20. The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History

By: Elizabeth Norton

3.87

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate court dress; of palace in… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period
Cover of The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England by Joanne Paul

21. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • tudor period

10 Best biography books like Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey by Nicola Tallis

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The Wives of Henry VIII

Antonia Fraser

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey

Nicola Tallis

4.53

Transform Your Habits

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

Transform Your Habits

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

Gareth Russell

4.21

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14 Top audiobook books like The Final Year of Anne Boleyn by Natalie Grueninger

Transform Your Habits

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe

John Guy

4.16

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

Alison Weir

4.03

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Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown: The Kings and Queens Who Never Were

J.F. Andrews

4.23

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

Gareth Russell

4.21

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