European Royalty discussion

***YOUR CHOICE - EUROPEAN ROYALTY***

***ANY EUROPEAN COUNTRY, ANY TIME PERIOD, FICTION OR NON-FICTION***


Okay everyone, it's that time of the month - time to nominate! Anyone who would like to nominate one book may do so in this thread.

The theme this month is YOUR CHOICE - EUROPEAN ROYALTY (any European country, any time period, fiction or non-fiction). It was kind of nice letting people pick whatever they wanted last month, so I think I'll keep the theme broad again. If we start getting too many of the same type of books as group reads (like a ton of Tudor books in a row), I'll certainly tweak the next theme so that we maintain some diversity.

Since this group has read SO MANY books together, I'm only going to exclude the last two years of books that this group has read from being nominated (so books we read together more than two years ago are now okay). A list of every book this group has read together in the last two years is at the end of this post (alphabetically by author, then by title if we've read more than one book by that author), so please try not to nominate a book from this list.

Please try to check amazon or some other site to make sure the book is easily available - the last thing we want is to nominate some great book that no one can get! If you nominate more than one book, only the first book listed will make it into the voting poll (so save additional books for the next months!). Also, if the book doesn't fit the theme, I won't add it to this month's voting poll, but I will carry it over to the next theme that it does fit under if you would like.

Feel free to nominate one book of your choice in this thread until I close the thread (scheduled to close February 7th, 9pm Eastern).

At around that time, I'll make a voting poll and list all the nominated books in it, and people can vote in the poll until the poll closes (set to last through February 11th). Discussion will start on March 15th.

Happy Nominating!



BOOKS WE HAVE READ AS A GROUP IN THE LAST TWO YEARS (PLEASE DON'T NOMINATE):

For the King’s Favor (aka The Time of Singing) by Elizabeth Chadwick

The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick

Three Maids for a Crown: A Novel of the Grey Sisters by Ella March Chase

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross

A Venetian Affair: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century by Andrea Di Robilant

To Be Queen: A Novel of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christy English

Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III by Flora Fraser

From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-1928 by Julia P. Gelardi

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill

The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner

Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham

The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman

The Traitor’s Wife by Susan Higginbotham

The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis

The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis

Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert Massie

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie

Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O’Brien

Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy

Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd

Avalon: A Novel by Anya Seton

Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir

Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir

Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine

A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith

I Am the Chosen King by Helen Hollick

Mistress of the Sun But I'll admit I am not sure how much time I will have to devote to reading during this go-round because my own novel debuts in March, so maybe my vote shouldn't count.

I realized that my book was previously read even thoughit wasn't on this list. (to hold the crown)
so how about The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou?
the queen of last hopes:the story of margaretof anjou by susan higginbotham

Sophie wrote: "Mistress of the Sun But I'll admit I am not sure how much time I will have to devote to reading during this go-round because my own novel debuts in March, so maybe my vote shouldn't ..."

No worries! Quite a few people have been voting lately, so if it wins, there will probably be a good number of people who voted for it.

Sophie :-)

(BTW, if the group does read Mistress of the Sun, I can either be part of the dialogue or not, whatever is comfortable.)

Oh hey Sandra *blushes* didn't know you were here :)

Needless to say, European Royalty is a subject that is of interest to me!

Sandra wrote: "Sophie :-)

(BTW, if the group does read Mistress of the Sun, I can either be part of the dialogue or not, whatever is comfortable.)"

Yes, certainly! We have set up "author chat" threads in the past to go along with the regular group read threads, and it's always been a lot of fun. Thanks for the offer! :)

Nominating is closed! Time to vote!