Historical Fictionistas discussion

In honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II, the theme for November's group read is going to be Queen.

All nominated books must be historical fiction featuring a Queen as the main character.

REMINDERS
NO SELF NOMINATIONS - Any members who nominated their own book will be immediately removed from the group.
ALL POSTS MUST CONTAIN - THE TITLE OF THE BOOK, THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, AND A SHORT SENTENCE ABOUT HOW IT RELATES TO THE THEME - Any nomination posts not containing ALL three of these things will be ignored.
BOOKS MUST BE READ IN SERIES ORDER - You cannot nominate book 4 in series if books 1-3 have not been previous group reads. Exceptions will be made this month for any books by Jean Plaidy as her novels about English queens tend to be parts of many different series and were originally published as stand alone novels.
ALL MEMBERS GET ONE NOMINATION AND ONE SECOND - Please make sure you are clearly stating when you are nominating and/or seconding a book. Extra chatter in the thread makes it difficult for the moderators to keep track of votes.

A complete breakdown of the nomination process can be found here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure you are double checking our group bookshelf before nominating. We have already read well over 100 books as a group. It is greatly appreciated if you check the read shelf before nominating a book to make sure we have not already read said book. The shelf can be found here - https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

I am nominating A Want of Kindness by Joanne Limburg which features Queen Anne I as a main character.

I didn't see The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick on the group shelves and I've been meaning to read it for years, so I'll nominate that. First book in a trilogy following Eleanor of Aquitaine.

I’ll nominate Dreaming the Eagle by Amanda Scott. It’s volume 1 in a trilogy about Queen Boudicca of ancient England, who fought the Roman invasion.

I second The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick

I am nominating The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It is about Jindan, the last queen of India's Sikh Empire. Looks very interesting.

I'll second The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick. Mainly because I love Elizabeth Chadwick's books. :)

Seconding Dreaming the Eagle! I started reading it for the summer TBR challenge and I've stalled around the 100-page mark, but it's very good so far and I would love a boost to finish it!

I second The Last Queen by Chitra Banaerjee Divakaruni. Looks really good!

Rebel Queen
by Michelle Moran

sorry... forgot to post the 1 sentence synapses

"The fiercely determined Queen Lakshmi—known as India’s Joan of Arc—will do whatever it takes to protect the country she loves, in this dazzling novel that will inspire and move you."

I nominate Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten. This book is about Peter the Great’s wife and her rise to power.

The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel

Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy.

An oldie but goodie. This book is the life of Queen Elizabeth I.

Mena wrote: "Rebel Queen
by Michelle Moran"

Hello. We've already read this one. You can find the discussion in our discussion folder.

I nominate

I
Nominate Romanov Empress by Gortner It is a novel about the Mother of of the last Tzar of Russia

Novel about the Mother of the last Czar by CW Gortner

Margaret wrote: "I
Nominate Romanov Empress by Gortner It is a novel about the Mother of of the last Tzar of Russia"

We've already read this.

I nominate Sharon Kay Penman's last novel, The Land Beyond the Sea, which concerns Maria Comnena, the queen of Jerusalem as the 2nd wife of King Amalric. She was also the mother of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem.

I second The Other Windsor Girl

I second The Summer Queen

Jayme wrote: "I second The Summer Queen"

The Summer Queen is a very good book. Elizabeth Chadwick is an excellent author

I will second the Land Beyond the Sea

I nominate Elizabeth I. I've had this one my shelf for awhile. As the title states, it's about the first Elizabeth.

I second The Queen of this Realm

I second The Other Windsor Girl

I second "dreaming the Eagle" except it is by Scott Mania

Anne wrote: "I second "dreaming the Eagle" except it is by Scott Mania"

The author is Manda Scott