Books like Bloody Mary by Carolly Erickson

A young Mary Tudor narrates her harrowing childhood in Tudor England— from royal separation and stepmother abuse to loss of title and caretaking of her heir‑bearing stepsister, set against Henry VIII’s reign and Anne Boleyn’s rise.

Princess Mary Tudor, heir to Henry VIII’s throne, loses her birthright when her father marries Anne Boleyn. Stripped of title and possessions, Mary becomes a servant to her sister Elizabeth while plotting revenge.

An empathetic biography of Queen Mary I of England, exploring the rise of her reign and the dramatic decline in her popularity amid religious persecution.

A new biography of Anne Boleyn that reexamines her life, court experiences, and relationship with Henry VIII through a comprehensive study of Tudor sources.

Alison Weir examines the four heirs left to Henry VIII—Edward, Mary, Elizabeth, and Jane Grey—revealing their relationships and roles in Tudor history, and how they shaped the succession and legacy of the dynasty.

Linda Porter’s biography of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII, explores the life of England’s first queen, her Renaissance refinement, political struggles, and controversial reign.

In this spirited United Kingdom bestseller, Starkey presents a brilliant examination of the formative years of the "Virgin Queen, " recreating a host of extravagant characters, mad-cap schemes, and tragic plots, while using original documents to depict the princess's tumultuous life before her accession to the throne in 1588. Two 8-page color photo inserts. An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual -- though, as she maintained, a virgin -- Elizabeth I is famed as England's most successful ruler. David Starkey's brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth's formative years -- from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558 -- and shows how the experiences of danger and adventure formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs. From princess and heir-apparent to bastardized and disinherited royal, accused traitor to head of the princely household, Elizabeth experienced every vicissitude of fortune and extreme of condition -- and rose above it all to reign during a watershed moment in history. A uniquely absorbing tale of one young woman's turbulent, courageous, and seemingly impossible journey toward the throne, Elizabeth is the exhilarating story of the making of a queen.

Based on the life of Mary Tudor.