English Women in Historical Fiction
Explore captivating English historical fiction featuring strong women protagonists. Discover top novels that bring the lives of England's legendary women to life, from medieval queens to Victorian heroines.
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Legacy
by Susan Kay
Chronicles the story of England's Queen Elizabeth the First, a woman of intense passions and very human desires, and of the three men whose passionate …
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Katherine
by Anya Seton
This classic romance novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history-- that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of …
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The Forgotten Queen
by Haley Elizabeth Garwood
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 12th-century England, "The Forgotten Queen" is the tale of a warrior, Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I of …
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The Red Queen
by Ruth S. Perot
This novel, The Red Queen, covers England's War of the Roses, 1444-1475. Fascinating characters abound in that period. There are, in addition to Margaret, who …
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The Fifth Queen
by Ford Madox Ford
This masterful performance of historical fiction centers on Katharine Howard -- clever, beautiful, and outspoken -- who catches the jaded eye of Henry VIII and …
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In the Shadow of the Crown
by Jean Plaidy
Dramatizes the life and reign of "Bloody Mary" and her attempt to avenge her mother's abandonment by King Henry VIII and to reinstate Catholicism in …
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Katharine, the Virgin Widow
by Jean Plaidy
Katharine of Aragon faces an uncertain future of poverty, humiliation, and exile, until she catches the eye of the new heir to the British throne
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Queen of This Realm
by Jean Plaidy
Plaidy presents Elizabeth I, England's greatest monarch, in the many stages of her dramatic life a bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father, a captive …
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Lady Jane
by Anthony Charles H. Smith
A biography of the ill-fated Queen of England who ruled for only 9 days in 1553.
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The Fatal Crown
by Ellen Jones
From shadowy intrigues at court and church, to battlefields where there are no victories, Maud and Stephen accept the destiny that forces them to surrender …
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Crown in Candlelight
by Rosemary Hawley Jarman
The novel centers on the passions and deeds of the English kings who laid claim to the French throne during the Hundred Years War
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The Queen's Secret
by Jean Plaidy
Enchanted by her marriage to Henry V of England, Princess Katherine is horrified when her husband is killed and her small son, Henry VI, is …
