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Queens of England Series

11 primary works • 11 total works
Queens of England Series in Historical order:
The Courts of Love
The Queen's Secret
The Reluctant Queen
The Lady in the Tower
Rose Without a Thorn
In the Shadow of the Crown
Queen of This Realm
Myself My Enemy
The Pleasures of Love
William's Wife
Victoria Victorious

Book 1

Myself, My Enemy
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3.75 · 1364 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 1983 · 22 editions
Despite the dangers of practicing her faith in the…

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    Book 2

    Queen of This Realm
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    3.99     · 1877 Ratings · 107 Reviews · published 1984 · 10 editions
    In this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary histori…

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    Book 3

    Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria
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    3.80     · 1621 Ratings · 120 Reviews · published 1985 · 25 editions
    In this unforgettable novel of Queen Victoria, Jea…

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    Book 4

    The Lady in the Tower
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    3.97     · 4650 Ratings · 255 Reviews · published 1986 · 40 editions
    One of history's most complex and alluring women c…

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    Book 5

    The Courts of Love
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    3.93     · 1915 Ratings · 100 Reviews · published 1987 · 16 editions
    When I look back over my long and tempestuous life…

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    Book 6

    In the Shadow of the Crown
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    3.92     · 1599 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    As Henry VIII's only child, the future seemed gold…

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    Book 7

    The Queen's Secret
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    3.78     · 1279 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1989 · 3 editions
    At the power and mercy of the court her life was a…

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    Book 8

    The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York
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    3.82     · 1564 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 1990 · 16 editions
    In 1470, a reluctant Lady Anne Neville is betrothe…

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    Book 9

    The Merry Monarch's Wife
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    3.83     · 665 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1991 · 15 editions
    Charles II is restored to the English throne, and …

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    Book 10

    William's Wife
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    3.69     · 405 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1992 · 14 editions
    Fortune placed Lady Mary, elder daughter of the Du…

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    Book 11

    The Rose Without a Thorn
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    3.87     · 3246 Ratings · 150 Reviews · published 1993 · 6 editions
    From the pen of legendary historical novelist Jean…

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