Elizabethan England Who (18 books)

We all love a book set in Elizabethan England (or comparable parallel universe). Here's a list for those, fair maidens. Cast your ballot for the most scintillating scroll.

(Fiction only. Please do not add any plays, histories, or sonnets from the Shakespeare folio. Thank you!)

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1	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 357,872 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen and the Men who Loved Her by Robert Stephen Parry (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Wild Irish: A Novel of Elizabeth I and the Pirate O'Malley by Robin Maxwell (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,373 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 2,536 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	My Brother Will by Sophie Masson (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Sin Eater by Megan Campisi (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 14,093 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,768 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Queen and the Gypsy by Constance Heaven 3.23 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Shakespeare's Wife by Germaine Greer 3.46 avg rating — 1,114 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen by Tracy Borman 4.03 avg rating — 2,795 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age by Christopher Hibbert 4.12 avg rating — 1,667 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen by Elizabeth Norton 3.76 avg rating — 623 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 8,007 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Elizabeth: Virgin Queen? by Philippa Jones 3.63 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Queen's Fool / The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,194 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Virgin Queen by Jennifer Allis Provost (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Life of Queen Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen by Agnes Strickland 3.78 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Elizabeth and Leicester: The Truth about the Virgin Queen and the Man She Loved by Sarah Gristwood (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,947 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars