Books like Mary Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer

A concise historical exploration of Mary Boleyn, the lesser-known sister of Anne, set within the Tudor court of 1508–1543.

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.

Lieutenant Jack Daniels tackles Chicago’s darkest case yet—women dismembered, parts sent to the morgue—while juggling family drama and a growing romance. She must outwit a terrifying serial killer before he turns on her.

Nine‑year‑old Lady Elizabeth, on a London estate, seeks her father King Henry VIII’s favor and, after his reign ends, must navigate the court’s dangers before becoming queen in 1558.

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.

Carolly Erickson's biography brings England’s first queen, Mary I (1553‑58), to life—detailing her birth into Henry VIII’s tumultuous reign, her struggle for the throne, and her controversial reign as "Bloody Mary."

A young woman discovers she is a reincarnation of the king of an island ruled by eternal youth and childlessness, and embarks on a forbidden quest to save the island from the curse she has unwittingly caused.

A young Cleopatra, chosen king’s daughter, must survive palace intrigue and the exile of her father, learning that her only true ally is herself.

Catherine de' Medici, heir to the Medici fortune, rises from convent life to become one of France's most powerful queens, using cunning to navigate palace intrigue and a forced engagement.

A personal diary of the young Queen Victoria, from age eight to her wedding anniversary in 1843.

A moment in the boyhood of Saint Francis of Assisi, featuring a wild she-wolf and sharing breakfast.

A young girl transported to 18th century France meets Marie Antoinette and learns about magic and time travel while searching for a dress for her friend's birthday party.

A girl on a slave ship in Istanbul, discovering life as a palace harem slave in the Tulip Period of 1720s Turkey

In Victorian‑inspired history, Lady Grace Cavendish, Queen Elizabeth I’s closest maid, uncovers a counterfeit plot after a dead man’s discovery at the frosty Thames. She must untangle a web of intrigue before the Queen’s temper destroys them all.

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.

A historical romance set in medieval England, focusing on the rivalry between Queen Adeliza and Empress Matilda for the throne after Stephen's death.