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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Juliew. (29 Lists)



Empress Dowager Cixi by Jung Chang
Royal and Noble Females in Titles
713 books — 45 voters
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary MantelThe Queen's Secret by Karen Harper
Historical Fiction 2020
388 books — 543 voters

Leys by Danny SullivanAnne Boleyn's Ghost by Liam ArcherThe Ghosts of Wales by Charles River EditorsHaunted Dover by Lorraine SencicleThe Ghost that Haunted a King (Anne Boleyn) by Lozania Prole
Paranormal England
133 books — 10 voters
Dissolution by C.J. SansomDark Fire by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. SansomLe Temps Viendra by Sarah MorrisThe Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction
472 books — 413 voters

Dracula in Love by Karen EssexSisters of the Night by Martin H. GreenbergThe Tale of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon FraterThe Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Fraterbride of the impaler by Jesseca Buchanan
Carmilla, Laura, Mina, Lucy & The Brides of Dracula
127 books — 22 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonDracula by Bram Stoker
Best Gothic Books of All Time
646 books — 3,642 voters

Prince Charles by Sally Bedell SmithBehind the Throne by Adrian TinniswoodAnne and Charles by Rozsa GastonEdinburgh Castle by Barbara KnoxTower of London by Gail Blasser Riley
Books Read in January 2020.
94 books — 10 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserThe Pleasure Palace by Kate EmersonBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Red Queen by Philippa GregoryQueens of England by Norah Lofts
For the Love of Tudor
90 books — 31 voters

Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Oh My Gods & Goddesses
368 books — 867 voters
Just a Girl by Jane CaroThe Catherine Howard Conspiracy by Alexandra WalshBloody Mary by Phil CarradiceLady Jane Grey by Hester W. ChapmanDanger to Elizabeth by Alison Plowden
Tudors
196 books — 48 voters

Harley Quinn by Liz MarshamPrincess Leia by Calliope Glass
Backstories series
8 books — 2 voters
The Wars of the Roses by Dan JonesHunting Prince Dracula by Kerri ManiscalcoFalcon’s Rise by Natalia RichardsTudor Places of Great Britain by Claire RidgwayThe Women of the Cousins' War by Philippa Gregory
Favourites from 2017
88 books — 23 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric IvesMary Boleyn by Alison WeirJe Anne Boleyn by Sandra VasoliBrief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Henry's Six Wives
162 books — 115 voters
The Amateur Historian's Guide to the Heart of England by Sarah Valente KettlerYoung and Damned and Fair by Gareth RussellThe Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval & Tudor London by Sarah Valente KettlerFalcon’s Rise by Natalia Richards
Your Top 5 Reads in 2017
750 books — 361 voters

The Secret Keeper by Sandra ByrdThe Queen's Pleasure by Brandy PurdyMistress to the Crown by Isolde MartynThe Boleyn Bride by Brandy Purdy
Best Tudor dresses
148 books — 65 voters
The Life of Thomas More by Peter AckroydAlexander the Great at War by Ruth SheppardBest Castles England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales by Peter Somerset FryLe Temps Viendra by Sarah MorrisMasters of Command by Barry S. Strauss
Favourites from 2015
188 books — 32 voters

The Berties of Grimsthorpe Castle by Allan ChilversAlthorp by Charles Spencerthe official guide book hampton court palace by Simon ThurleyBest Castles England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales by Peter Somerset Fry
Castles, Great Estates and Homes of the Royals, the Aristocracy and High Society
287 books — 27 voters
The Army of Alexander the Great by Stephen EnglishAlexander the Great at War by Ruth Sheppard
Best Books About Alexander the Great
21 books — 31 voters

Anne Boleyn by Hester W. ChapmanThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirThe Lady in the Tower by Alison WeirThe Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric IvesMary Tudor by Anna Whitelock
Best Books About Tudor England
643 books — 1,669 voters
Ancient And Medieval Siege Weapons by Konstantin NossovFrom Sumer to Rome by Richard A. GabrielWarfare in Antiquity by Hans DelbrückChariot by Arthur CotterellWarhorse by Philip Sidnell
Ancient Warfare
48 books — 14 voters

The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,216 books — 776 voters
The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric IvesSix Wives by David StarkeyThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by David LoadesThe Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan BordoThe Anne Boleyn Collection by Claire Ridgway
Best Books about Anne Boleyn
99 books — 197 voters

The Queen of Sparta by T.S. ChaudhryThe Queen's Dwarf by Ella March ChaseJuliet's Nurse by Lois LeveenDark Aemilia by Sally O'ReillyThe Sharp Hook of Love by Sherry Jones
Historical Fiction 2014
415 books — 2,021 voters
The Persian Boy by Mary RenaultGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultBring Down the Sun by Judith Tarr
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
527 books — 463 voters

The Iliad by HomerThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Influential Books
1,497 books — 5,309 voters
Alexander the Great by Robin Lane FoxFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultAlexander the Great by Paul CartledgeAlexander by Guy Maclean RogersAlexander's Tomb by Nicholas J. Saunders
Alexander the Great
148 books — 99 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserSix Wives by David StarkeyElizabeth by David StarkeyThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
The Tudors: Best Fiction and Nonfiction
110 books — 133 voters