Jean Plaidy: 34 books
Light on Lucrezia
A Novel of the Borgias
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2011
Some said she was an elegant seductress. Others swore she was an incestuous murderess. It didn’t matter what they called her. She was the most dangerous and sought-after woman in all of Rome. She was Lucrezia Borgia.
Born into Rome’s notorious Borgia family, young Lucrezia led a life colored...
For a Queen's Love
The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
**Power-hungry monarch, cold-blooded murderer, obsessive monster—who could love such a man? **
Set against the glittering courts of sixteenth-century Europe, the Spain of the dreaded Inquisition, and the tortured England of Bloody Mary, For a Queen’s Love is the story of Philip...
by Jean Plaidy
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
In this "memoir" by Elizabeth I, legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy reveals the Virgin Queen as she truly was: the bewildered, motherless child of an all-powerful father; a captive in the Tower of London; a shrewd politician; a lover of the arts; and eventually, an icon of an era....
The Italian Woman
A Catherine de' Medici Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
From the grande dame of historical fiction, the second novel in the classic trilogy—back in print after more than twenty years—brilliantly depicts the life of the powerful Queen who was loved by few and feared by many.
The second book in the classic Catherine de’ Medici trilogy from Jean...
The Courts of Love
The Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2006
When I look back over my long and tempestuous life, I can see that much of what happened to me—my triumphs and most of my misfortunes—was due to my passionate relationships with men. I was a woman who considered herself their equal—and in many ways their superior—but it seemed that I depended...
by Jean Plaidy
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
As Henry VIII's only child, the future seemed golden for Princess Mary. She was the daughter of Henry's first queen, Katharine of Aragon, and was heir presumptive to the throne of England. Red-haired like her father, she was also intelligent and deeply religious like her staunchly Catholic mother....
The Queen's Devotion
The Story of Queen Mary II
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
A daughter’s love. A monarch’s duty.
On the road to greatness, one young woman must make an unthinkable choice.
For Princess Mary, life has never been simple, but through it all the love of her father, the Duke of York, has been a constant and reliable comfort. Despite his own loyalty...
To Hold the Crown
The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
From exile and war to love and loss—every dynasty has a beginning.
Henry Tudor was not born to the throne of England. Having come of age in a time of political turmoil and danger, the man who would become Henry VII spent fourteen years in exile in Brittany before returning triumphantly to...
The King's Confidante
The Story of the Daughter of Sir Thomas More
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
An English lawyer and statesman, Sir Thomas More was a kind father who put as much emphasis on educating his daughters as on his son, declaring that women were just as intelligent as men. His favorite daughter, Meg, is the heroine of this novel in which we witness the everyday lives of people in Tudor...
The Queen's Secret
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Katherine of Valois was born a princess, the daughter of King Charles VI of France. But by the time Katherine was old enough to know him, her father had come to be called “Charles the Mad,” given to unpredictable fits of insanity. The young princess lived a secluded life, awaiting her father’s...
Royal Sisters
The Story of the Daughters of James II
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Two sisters change the course of a nation by forsaking the King—their own father.
England is on the verge of revolution. Antagonized by the Catholicism of King James II, the people plot to drive him from the throne. But at the heart of the plot is a deep betrayal: the defection of the daughters...
Murder Most Royal
The Story of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2006
One powerful king. Two tragic queens.
In the court of Henry VIII, it was dangerous for a woman to catch the king’s eye. Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were cousins. Both were beautiful women, though very different in temperament. They each learned that Henry’s passion was all-consuming–and...
A Favorite of the Queen
The Story of Lord Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Torn between her heart’s passion and duty to her kingdom, a young queen makes a dark choice…
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester was the most powerful man in England during the reign of Elizabeth I. Handsome and clever, he drew the interest of many women—but it was Elizabeth herself that loved...
The Murder in the Tower
The Story of Frances, Countess of Essex
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
The dashing Robert Carr is a well-known favorite of King James I. After attracting his attention by falling from a horse in the tiltyard, Robert rises quickly through the ranks. But when the cunning and beautiful Frances Howard comes to court, a very dangerous liaison changes everything.
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