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Wolf Hall is a 2009 historical novel by Hilary Mantel that follows Thomas Cromwell’s rise in Henry VIII’s Tudor court from 1500 to 1535, earning the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

A tale of intrigue and passion in the court of King Henry VIII, exploring the love and tragedy of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard against the backdrop of the tumultuous Tudor era.

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

Although his accomplishments were substantial-he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. In The Queen's Conjurer, Benjamin Woolley brings to life the tale of one of the most colorful characters of the Renaissance. In the midst of a pivotal era when the age of superstition collided with the world of science and reason, Dee's mathematics anticipated Newton by nearly a century, and his mapmaking and navigation were critical to exploration. Obsessed with alchemy, astrology, and mysticism, his library was one of the finest in Europe, a vast compendium of thousands of volumes. Yet, despite his powerful position and prodigious intellect, Dee died in poverty and obscurity, reviled and pitied as a madman. Written with flair and vigor, and based on numerous surviving diaries of the period, The Queen's Conjurer is a highly readable account of an extraordinary and nearly forgotten life.

A story of love and tragedy in 17th-century England.

A riveting historical novel about the rise of a young queen in 16th-century Spain, from the acclaimed author of "The Queen's Vow"

A true story of a royal marriage that was both celebrated and disputed, focusing on the life of Katharine of Aragon and her brother-in-law Prince Henry.

A gripping tale of royal intrigue, passionate love, and fierce political battles set against the backdrop of 16th-century Scotland and England.

Anne Boleyn’s rise and fall are told in vivid detail—from her childhood in England to her imprisonment in the Tower of London, highlighting the political intrigue and religious upheaval of Henry VIII’s reign.

An intimate portrait of Anne Boleyn, from courtier to queen, exploring her rise and fall amid the intrigue of Tudor England and the reign of King Henry VIII.

A queen's heart torn between love and duty, leading to a dark choice in history's most powerful court.

Alison Weir’s debut in the Six Tudor Queens series chronicles Katherine of Aragon’s rise from a Spanish princess to England’s first queen, exploring her devotion, faith, and struggle amid Tudor politics.

The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this history, Jones resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world. They produced England's best and worst kings: Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; their son Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and his conniving brother King John, who was forced to grant his people new rights under the Magna Carta, the basis for our own bill of rights. Combining the latest academic research with a gift for storytelling, Jones vividly recreates the great battles of Bannockburn, Crécy, and Sluys and reveals how the maligned kings Edward II and Richard II met their downfalls. This is the era of chivalry and the Black Death, the Knights Templar, the founding of parliament, and the Hundred Years' War, when England's national identity was forged by the sword.

A historical romance novel following the rise and reign of Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty.