Historical Fiction: Women who Needed a Good Slap !!!
Explore gripping historical fiction books featuring women who needed a good slap! Dive into dramatic tales of defiance, redemption, and bold female characters in these must-read novels.
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My Theodosia
by Anya Seton
The short life of Theodosia Burr (1783-1813) is hauntingly realized in this bestselling historical novel about the daughter of Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson's vice president. A central figure in her father's political fate, Theodosia was immortalized in her father's famous letter that began, "To my dearest Theodosia." From the unsettling calm surrounding Burr before his duel with Alexander Hamilton to Theodosia's passionate relationship with a young soldier, the delicate relationship between one father and daughter is poignantly captured. --publisher description.
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Innocent Traitor
by Alison Weir
A fictional portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the great-niece of Henry VIII, follows her turbulent life against the backdrop of Tudor power politics and religious upheaval, from her youth, to her nine-day reign as Queen of England, to its tragic aftermath.
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Mary Queen of Scotland & The Isles
by Margaret George
A fictional account of the life of Mary Queen of Scots traces her lineage and describes her historic fight with Elizabeth over the throne of England.
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The Last King
by Michael Curtis Ford
"A powerful, moving, exciting and altogether fascinating novel. The frenzy of ancient battlefields leaps off the pages with an almost palpable power."
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Kristin Lavransdatter
by Sigrid Undset
A Nobel prize winner in 1928, this trilogy deals with the life of a Scandinavian woman in the fourteenth century
