Fiction With a Historical Twist
Explore captivating fiction books with a historical twist! Discover thrilling novels that blend rich history with imaginative storytelling for an unforgettable reading experience.
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The Dark Queen
by Susan Carroll
From Brittany’s misty shores to the decadent splendor of Paris’s royal court, one woman must fulfill her destiny–while facing the treacherous designs of Catherine de …
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The Queen's Fool
by Philippa Gregory
#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the …
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The Virgin's Lover
by Philippa Gregory
A fictional portrait of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I follows the young queen as she copes with intrigues aimed at placing …
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Katherine
by Anya Seton
A biographical novel concerning the love affair between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, in fourteenth-century England.
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Lament for a Lost Lover
by Philippa Carr
Arabella flees from civil war in England to France where she marries dashing Edwin Eversleigh. However, life has much sorrow in store for her.
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Farewell, My Queen
by Chantal Thomas
Agathe-Sidonie Laborde, Marie Antoinette's reader, recounts her memories of living at Versailles during the final days of the French revolution.
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The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
by Robin Maxwell
When Elizabeth I assumes the throne of England, she is given the secret diary of her mother Anne Boleyn, who was betrayed and beheaded by …
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Slammerkin
by Emma Donoghue
Mary Saunders' lust for linen, lace and a shiny red ribbon leads her to a life of prostitution.
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Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks
"When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated mountain village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine …
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Wicked
by Gregory Maguire
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But …
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The Courtesan
by Susan Carroll
Skilled in passion, artful in deception, and driven by betrayal, she is the glittering center of the royal court–but the most desired woman of Renaissance …
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The Fyre Mirror
by Karen Harper
Working to establish her image through a series of carefully censored portraits, the young queen Elizabeth I finds her efforts thwarted by a pyromaniac who …
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The Twylight Tower
by Karen Harper
It is May 1560. As sinister storm clouds gather overhead, twenty-six-year-old Queen Elizabeth dispatches William Cecil, her most trusted adviser, to Scotland for crucial negotiations. …
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The Queene's Cure
by Karen Harper
In late summer of 1562, with handsome Lord Robert Dudley by her side, Elizabeth Tudor leads her retinue to London’s Royal College of Physicians -- …
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The Thorne Maze
by Karen Harper
The vibrant pageant of Elizabethan England comes vividly alive in Karen Harper's fifth novel in her acclaimed Elizabeth I mystery series. In the gardens of …
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The Queene's Christmas
by Karen Harper
A lavish Yuletide celebration at the palace is marred when one of the queen's kitchen staff is found dead. With foul play afoot in her …
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The Tidal Poole
by Karen Harper
It is the crowning day of twenty-five-year-old Bess Tudor's life as she returns from exile to become England's queen. But even as her magnificent procession …
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Arbella
by Sarah Gristwood
Based on letters written by England's "Lost Queen," this portrait describes the niece to Mary Queen of Scots and cousin to Elizabeth I who became …