Of Kings and Queens
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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
by:
Robert K. Massie
4.23 avg rating — 29,465 ratings 
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
by:
Helen Castor
4.04 avg rating — 8,384 ratings 
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Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria
by:
Julia P. Gelardi
4.06 avg rating — 2,618 ratings 
15. 
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
by:
Alison Weir
3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings 
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The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
by:
Helen Rappaport
3.88 avg rating — 24,078 ratings 
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
by:
Antonia Fraser
3.87 avg rating — 7,980 ratings 
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
by:
jean-sasson
4.03 avg rating — 38,918 ratings 22. 
Becoming Queen Victoria: The Tragic Death of Princess Charlotte and the Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch
by:
Kate Williams
3.95 avg rating — 3,651 ratings 23. 
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The Lost King of France: How DNA Solved the Mystery of the Murdered Son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
by:
Deborah Cadbury
4.20 avg rating — 2,414 ratings 
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Sex with Kings: 500 Years Of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, And Revenge
by:
Eleanor Herman
3.69 avg rating — 8,260 ratings 30. 
We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
by:
Gillian Gill
3.85 avg rating — 8,725 ratings 
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The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World
by:
Greg King
4.04 avg rating — 1,652 ratings 
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The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
by:
G.J. Meyer
4.02 avg rating — 9,083 ratings 40. 
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
by:
Caroline Weber
4.17 avg rating — 3,562 ratings 
45. 
Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII
by:
Giles Tremlett
4.13 avg rating — 4,394 ratings 46. 
Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
by:
Nancy Goldstone
3.89 avg rating — 4,567 ratings 46. 
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
by:
Dan Jones
4.26 avg rating — 14,095 ratings 
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A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy
by:
Helen Rappaport
3.82 avg rating — 1,362 ratings 50. 
A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France
by:
Katie Whitaker
3.78 avg rating — 400 ratings 51. 
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
by:
Anne Sebba
3.44 avg rating — 4,656 ratings 52. 
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
by:
Marlene L. Daut
3.97 avg rating — 77 ratings 
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The Last Tsar: The Life and Death of Nicholas II
by:
Edvard Radzinsky
4.07 avg rating — 4,472 ratings 
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George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
by:
Miranda Carter
4.03 avg rating — 4,253 ratings 
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The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation
by:
Ian Mortimer
4.20 avg rating — 2,533 ratings 63. 
The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II
by:
Greg King
4.15 avg rating — 376 ratings 64. 
The Last Empress: The Life and Times of Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia
by:
Greg King
4.16 avg rating — 448 ratings 
70. 
Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier 3.90 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
75. 
The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George VI, 1895-1952
by:
Sarah Bradford
4.15 avg rating — 529 ratings 
78. 
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII
by:
Karen Lindsey
4.07 avg rating — 1,399 ratings 
81. 
In Triumph's Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glory
by:
Julia P. Gelardi
3.92 avg rating — 619 ratings 
82. 
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
by:
Alison Weir
3.86 avg rating — 5,711 ratings 84. 
Crowns in Conflict: The Triumph and the Tragedy of European Monarchy, 1910-1918
by:
Theo Aronson
4.12 avg rating — 311 ratings 85. 
Michael and Natasha: The Life and Love of Michael II, the Last of the Romanov Tsars 4.07 avg rating — 576 ratings
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An Uncommon Woman - The Empress Frederick: Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of the Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm
by:
Hannah Pakula
4.18 avg rating — 1,115 ratings 85. 
The Empress of Farewells: The Story of Charlotte, Empress of Mexico 3.73 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Little Mother of Russia: A Biography of the Empress Marie Feodorovna (1847-1928)
by:
Coryne Hall
4.26 avg rating — 194 ratings 94. 
The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter
by:
Matthew Dennison
3.81 avg rating — 1,056 ratings 
98. 
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: In Search of the Tudors' Most Notorious Queen
by:
Susan Bordo
3.86 avg rating — 3,033 ratings 
100. 
The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe
by:
Angela Kelly
3.79 avg rating — 4,762 ratings