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1,503 books — 2,672 voters
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Historical Fiction 2013
404 books — 2,127 voters

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88 books — 189 voters
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Royal Fiction
538 books — 232 voters

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Of Kings and Queens
462 books — 201 voters
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Best Historical Fiction
7,747 books — 25,995 voters

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Best Young Adult Books
13,200 books — 80,304 voters
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British History
786 books — 203 voters

Four Queens by Nancy  GoldstoneThe Princes in the Tower by Alison WeirMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Plantagenets by Dan JonesThe Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir
Best History Books
3,863 books — 3,903 voters

Blood & Beauty by Sarah DunantThe Family by Mario PuzoSins of the House of Borgia by Sarah BowerThe Scarlet Contessa by Jeanne Kalogridis
Best Books about the Borgia Family
73 books — 174 voters
Lady of the English by Elizabeth ChadwickSins of the House of Borgia by Sarah BowerThe Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Historical Fiction 2011
109 books — 573 voters

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3,761 books — 3,700 voters