Fiction Set in 16th Century

1.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,515 ratings
2.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,599 ratings
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,931 ratings
4.
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,356 ratings
5.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
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The Autobiography of Henry VIII
The Autobiography of Henry VIII 4.26 avg rating — 28,700 ratings
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Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 60,125 ratings
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Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,363 ratings
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The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5)
The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5) 4.58 avg rating — 3,635 ratings
10.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,090 ratings
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The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating — 99,889 ratings
12.
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3)
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,096 ratings
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Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6)
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) 4.70 avg rating — 3,739 ratings
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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,985 ratings
15.
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2)
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 4,728 ratings
16.
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4)
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 4,005 ratings
17.
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 31,749 ratings
18.
The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)
The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 76,900 ratings
19.
The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo 4.09 avg rating — 93,728 ratings
20.
Equal of the Sun
Equal of the Sun 3.75 avg rating — 2,569 ratings
21.
Queen Margot
Queen Margot 4.16 avg rating — 14,269 ratings
22.
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2)
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2) 4.14 avg rating — 12,110 ratings
23.
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1)
Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 17,170 ratings
24.
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4)
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake #4) 4.37 avg rating — 26,666 ratings
25.
Hamnet
Hamnet 4.19 avg rating — 310,899 ratings
26.
Legacy
Legacy
by: Susan Kay
4.15 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
27.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,673 ratings
28.
The Last Queen
The Last Queen 4.06 avg rating — 11,718 ratings
29.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
30.
The Confessions of Catherine De Medici
The Confessions of Catherine De Medici 3.99 avg rating — 10,732 ratings
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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4)
The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49,501 ratings
32.
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5)
Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake, #5) 4.36 avg rating — 22,227 ratings
33.
Apricots and Wolfsbane
Apricots and Wolfsbane 4.35 avg rating — 105 ratings
34.
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating — 25,810 ratings
35.
The Ivy Crown
The Ivy Crown 4.23 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
37.
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2)
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 5,320 ratings
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The Boleyn King (Boleyn Trilogy, #1)
The Boleyn King (Boleyn Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 5,045 ratings
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The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7)
The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 31,651 ratings
40.
At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
41.
My Lady Jane: The Not Entirely True Story (The Lady Janies, #1)
My Lady Jane: The Not Entirely True Story (The Lady Janies, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 79,055 ratings
42.
Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8)
Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8) 3.81 avg rating — 33,380 ratings
43.
Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)
Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 6,882 ratings
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The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #12)
The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #12) 3.96 avg rating — 32,327 ratings
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The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn 3.84 avg rating — 7,631 ratings
46.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating — 12,546 ratings
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The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 44,953 ratings
48.
A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #13)
A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #13) 4.20 avg rating — 38,056 ratings
49.
Midnight Never Come (Onyx Court, #1)
Midnight Never Come (Onyx Court, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 2,513 ratings
50.
The Boleyn Deceit (The Boleyn Trilogy, #2)
The Boleyn Deceit (The Boleyn Trilogy, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 2,516 ratings
50.
The Heresy of Dr Dee
The Heresy of Dr Dee 3.77 avg rating — 844 ratings
52.
The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
52.
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5)
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
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Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas 4.04 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
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The Boleyn Reckoning (The Boleyn Trilogy, #3)
The Boleyn Reckoning (The Boleyn Trilogy, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
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The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife
The Unfaithful Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Fifth Wife 3.41 avg rating — 1,309 ratings
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Three Maids for a Crown
Three Maids for a Crown 3.98 avg rating — 2,851 ratings
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The Queen's Head: An Elizabethan Whodunit
The Queen's Head: An Elizabethan Whodunit 3.60 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
58.
The Ropewalker
The Ropewalker 3.97 avg rating — 272 ratings
60.
She Was Nice to Mice
She Was Nice to Mice 3.80 avg rating — 162 ratings
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Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2)
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,899 ratings
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The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #15)
The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #15) 3.86 avg rating — 25,035 ratings
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I 3.97 avg rating — 6,897 ratings
64.
The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence
The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence 3.84 avg rating — 644 ratings
64.
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)
The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 48,031 ratings
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Médicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois
Médicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois 3.80 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
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Mademoiselle Boleyn
Mademoiselle Boleyn 3.97 avg rating — 6,103 ratings
68.
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,317 ratings
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The Flower Reader
The Flower Reader 3.83 avg rating — 1,071 ratings
70.
The Second Duchess
The Second Duchess 3.91 avg rating — 3,279 ratings
71.
Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3)
Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 9,694 ratings
72.
The Virgin's Daughter (Tudor Legacy #1)
The Virgin's Daughter (Tudor Legacy #1) 3.94 avg rating — 951 ratings
73.
The Virgin's Spy (Tudor Legacy, #2)
The Virgin's Spy (Tudor Legacy, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 555 ratings
74.
The Virgin's War (Tudor Legacy #3)
The Virgin's War (Tudor Legacy #3) 4.23 avg rating — 432 ratings
75.
Virgin and the Crab: Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the early life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor
Virgin and the Crab: Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the early life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor 4.19 avg rating — 75 ratings
75.
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars 3.71 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
75.
Queen of Someday (Stolen Empire, #1)
Queen of Someday (Stolen Empire, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,716 ratings
75.
Into the Ranks of the Deceived (The Lady Rochford Saga #1)
Into the Ranks of the Deceived (The Lady Rochford Saga #1) 3.25 avg rating — 59 ratings
75.
The 7th Wife of Henry the 8th (Royal Sagas #1)
The 7th Wife of Henry the 8th (Royal Sagas #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 571 ratings
75.
The Religion (Tannhauser, #1)
The Religion (Tannhauser, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 3,469 ratings
75.
Lady Grace's Revels
Lady Grace's Revels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
75.
Kingdom's End (Royal Sagas #4)
Kingdom's End (Royal Sagas #4) 4.29 avg rating — 169 ratings
75.
Fall of the House of Queens (The Shattered Rose #1)
Fall of the House of Queens (The Shattered Rose #1) 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings
75.
The Merchant of Vengeance (Shakespeare & Smythe #4)
The Merchant of Vengeance (Shakespeare & Smythe #4) 3.72 avg rating — 95 ratings
75.
The Reversible Mask: An Elizabethan Spy Novel
The Reversible Mask: An Elizabethan Spy Novel 4.04 avg rating — 71 ratings
75.
Jane the Quene (The Seymour Saga #1)
Jane the Quene (The Seymour Saga #1) 4.13 avg rating — 691 ratings
75.
Pablo the Pilgrim
Pablo the Pilgrim
by: D.A. Berg
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
75.
Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting, #3)
Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 1,322 ratings
75.
The Ravener & Others: Six John Dee & Edward Kelley Occult Mysteries
The Ravener & Others: Six John Dee & Edward Kelley Occult Mysteries really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Emmie and the Tudor King (Hearts and Crowns, #1)
Emmie and the Tudor King (Hearts and Crowns, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 509 ratings
75.
The Elephant's Journey
The Elephant's Journey 3.68 avg rating — 19,874 ratings
75.
The Three Pebbles
The Three Pebbles 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
75.
Blood of Toma
Blood of Toma 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings
94.
The Other Elizabeth (Royal Sagas #2)
The Other Elizabeth (Royal Sagas #2) 4.16 avg rating — 329 ratings
94.
The Twelve Children of Paris (Tannhauser, #2)
The Twelve Children of Paris (Tannhauser, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 941 ratings
94.
A Mystery of Errors (Shakespeare & Smythe #1)
A Mystery of Errors (Shakespeare & Smythe #1) 3.58 avg rating — 225 ratings
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The Path to Somerset (The Seymour Saga #2)
The Path to Somerset (The Seymour Saga #2) 4.39 avg rating — 214 ratings
94.
The Compendium of Srem
The Compendium of Srem 3.97 avg rating — 390 ratings
94.
Emmie and the Tudor Queen (Hearts and Crowns, #2)
Emmie and the Tudor Queen (Hearts and Crowns, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 200 ratings
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King of Shadows
King of Shadows 3.68 avg rating — 3,668 ratings
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