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Three sisters, three queens
by Philippa Gregory
Brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, Katherine of Aragon forges a unique sisterhood with the king's sisters, Margaret and Mary, that is shaped by rivalries, wars, betrayal, widowhood, motherhood, passion and secrets. By the best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl.
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The last kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell
Captured and raised by Danes in the ninth century, dispossessed nobleman Uhtred witnesses the unexpected defeat of his adoptive Viking clan by Alfred of Wessex and longs to recover his father's land.
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Beneath a marble sky : a love story
by John Shors
In seventeenth-century Hindustan, the reigning emperor, grieving over the death of his beloved wife, commissions the construction of the Taj Mahal as a monument to their lasting relationship, in an account narrated by Princess Jahanara, the couple's daughter, who embarks on a love affair with the architect of the landmark.
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Captive Queen : A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
by Alison Weir
Abandoning her marriage to the king of France in favor of a partnership with the equally ambitious Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine shares a tumultuous and influential reign marked by their children and her long-term imprisonment.
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Dreaming the Eagle : A Novel of Boudica, the Warrior Queen
by Manda Scott
Rich in historical detail, this evocative first novel in a trilogy chronicles the life and exploits of Breaca nic Graine, the legendary Celtic warrior queen Boudica, who will lead her people in a bloody revolt against the power of ancient Rome.
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Sisters of treason
by Elizabeth Fremantle
Reeling from the brutal execution of their elder sister, Jane Grey, Lady Catherine and Lady Mary Grey struggle with insecurities and prejudice while bonding with royal portrait artist, Levina, and navigating the dangers of the court. By the author of Queen's Gambit.
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Cleopatra's shadows : a novel
by Emily Holleman
A novel that reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga follows her younger sister, Arsinoe, as she escapes the palace after her half-sister Berenice seizes the throne while their father, Ptolemy, marches on the city of Alexandria with a Roman army.
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Wolf Hall : a novel
by Hilary Mantel
Assuming the power recently lost by the disgraced Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell counsels a mercurial Henry VIII on the latter's efforts to marry Anne Boleyn against the wishes of Rome, a successful endeavor that comes with a dangerous price.
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Conqueror : a novel of Kublai Khan
by Conn Iggulden
Tells the story of the rise of Kublai Khan to take over his grandfather Genghis Khan's empire, as well as China, in a novel that focuses on the brutal competition between Kublai and his three brothers. By the author of Khan: Empire of Silver.
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Empress
by Shan Sa
A spellbinding historical novel by the author of The Girl Who Played Go chronicles the life and times of China's only female emperor, Empress Wu, who rose from a humble clan and position of concubine to brave the intrigues, treason, betrayal, and violence of the court to become the first Empress of China during the great Tang dynasty in seventh-century China.
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Lionheart
by Sharon Kay Penman
Richard, the second surviving son of Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine, inherits the throne from his brother, before embarking on the Third Crusade, a conflict that is complicated by the schemes of his usurping brother, John.
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Napoleon's last island : a novel
by Thomas Keneally
From the bestselling author of Schindler's List, a new historical novel set on the remote island of Saint Helena about the remarkable friendship between a young woman and one of history's most intriguing figures, Napoleon Bonaparte, during the final years of his life in exile. In October 1815, after losing the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to the island of Saint Helena. There, in one of the most remote places on earth, he lived out the final six years of his life. On this lonely island with no chance of escape, he found an unexpected ally: a spirited British girl named Betsy Balcombe who lived on the island with her family. While Napoleon waited for his own accommodations to be built, the Balcombe family played host to the infamous exile, a decision that would have devastating consequences for them all.
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Rebel queen : a novel
by Michelle Moran
Unwilling to surrender to British Empire conquerors, Queen Lakshmi of India's Kingdom of Jhansi raises male and female armies to defend her beloved realm. By the international best-selling author of Cleopatra's Daughter and Nefertiti.
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Helen of Troy
by Margaret George
Married at a tender age to the remote Spartan king Menelaus, the beautiful Helen bears him a daughter and anticipates a passionless marriage in spite of her divine origins before falling in love with the Trojan prince Paris, with whom she flees to Troy, with devastating consequences. By the author of Mary, Called Magdalene.
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The siege winter : a novel
by Ariana Franklin
A traumatized apprentice archer, disguised as a boy, and the young chatelaine of a strategically important fortress risk their lives to support the Empress Matilda's campaign for the throne of mid-12th-century England. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Mistress of the Art of Death series.
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The twentieth wife
by Indu Sundaresan
Set against the exotic backdrop of the Mughal dynasty of sixteenth-century India, this debut novel chronicles the life and times of Mehrunnisa, an intelligent, ambitious, and beautiful young woman who became one of India's legendary heroines.
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The virgin's daughter : a Tudor legacy novel
by Laura Andersen
In this alternate history of the Tudors in which Elizabeth I, the celebrated Virgin Queen, had a daughter, this first book in a new trilogy interweaves realistic period-details and genuine historical figures to vividly bring to life the scandalous Tudors.
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Sisi : Empress on her own : a novel
by Allison Pataki
A tale inspired by the life of Empress Sisi in 19th-century Vienna places such events as the opening of the Suez Canal, Vienna's World Exhibition and the outbreak of World War I against a backdrop of imperial court temptations, rivalries and cutthroat intrigues. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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