2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sara (28 Lists)



Love and Louis XIV by Antonia FraserThe Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent
Royalty Between The Sheets, Nonfiction Books
155 books — 26 voters
Love and Louis XIV by Antonia Fraser
Louis XIV
64 books — 28 voters

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe Countess by Rebecca JohnsNefertiti by Michelle MoranRebel Queen by Michelle Moran
Overlooked Royal Women
87 books — 24 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranCleopatra by Stacy Schiff
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 950 voters

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranSphinx's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 312 voters
The King's Curse by Philippa GregoryThe Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
Epic Historical Family Sagas
50 books — 38 voters

Brief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell BarnesThe Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah DunnThe Unfaithful Queen by Carolly EricksonThe Taming of the Queen by Philippa GregoryThe King's Curse by Philippa Gregory
Favorite Historical novels on Henry VIII's 6 wives
41 books — 32 voters
Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison WeirThe Lady of the Rivers by Philippa GregoryEleanor by Kristiana GregoryThe Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory
Plantagenets
50 books — 29 voters

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Best Biographies of English Royalty
247 books — 67 voters
The Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranNefertiti by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
194 books — 442 voters

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserCleopatra by Stacy SchiffLove and Louis XIV by Antonia FraserMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserAlexandra by Carolly Erickson
Royal Biographies
317 books — 52 voters
The Romanov Sisters by Helen RappaportAlexandra by Carolly Erickson
The Best Romanov Books, The Russian Tsars and Russian Royal Family
194 books — 265 voters

Nefertiti by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Unfaithful Queen by Carolly EricksonThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
Royal Fiction
526 books — 227 voters
The Devil's Queen by Jeanne KalogridisThe Forbidden Queen by Anne O'BrienThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe Queen's Vow by C.W. Gortner
Queens of Fiction
303 books — 77 voters

Daughter of York by Anne Easter SmithVirgin Widow by Anne O'BrienThe Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa GregoryQueen Defiant by Anne O'Brien
Favorite Historical novels of the Plantagenets
37 books — 28 voters
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa GregoryQueen By Right by Anne Easter SmithThe Queen's Rival by Diane HaegerQueen Defiant by Anne O'Brien
Historical Fiction 2011
108 books — 573 voters

Anastasia by Carolyn Meyer
Fiction featuring the Romanov Family
78 books — 112 voters
Gilt by Katherine LongshoreEleanor by Kristiana Gregory
Young Adult British Royalty Fiction
23 books — 13 voters

Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia FraserThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserBrief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell BarnesMary, Queen of Scots by Kathryn Lasky
Best Books About Tudor England
609 books — 1,629 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserBrief Gaudy Hour by Margaret Campbell Barnes
Best Books about Anne Boleyn
87 books — 185 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirBorn to Rule by Julia P. GelardiMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserMary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser
Of Kings and Queens
450 books — 197 voters
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranDaughter of York by Anne Easter SmithThe Devil's Queen by Jeanne Kalogridis
Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction
451 books — 231 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayDelirium by Lauren OliverThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,227 books — 17,106 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserLove and Louis XIV by Antonia FraserMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserMary Queen of Scots by Antonia FraserBorn to Rule by Julia P. Gelardi
Oh, Royalty...
380 books — 134 voters

The Wild Queen by Carolyn Meyer
Mary, Queen of Scots
58 books — 49 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Fairy Tales Retold
551 books — 566 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,780 books — 16,490 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba BrayRevolution by Jennifer DonnellyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Teen Historical Novels
961 books — 1,320 voters