Royal Biographies
1. 
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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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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Born to rule: granddaughters of Victoria, Queens of Europe
by:
Julia P. Gelardi
4.06 avg rating — 2,618 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 — 24,079 ratings 
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Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
by:
Julia Fox
3.81 avg rating — 3,483 ratings 
20. 
The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter
by:
Matthew Dennison
3.81 avg rating — 1,056 ratings 
22. 
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
by:
M.J. Carter
4.03 avg rating — 4,253 ratings 
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Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I
by:
Tracy Borman
3.90 avg rating — 1,659 ratings 
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Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter
by:
Susan Nagel
3.98 avg rating — 2,772 ratings 27. 
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 28. 
The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World
by:
Greg King
4.04 avg rating — 1,652 ratings 29. 
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown
by:
Maureen Waller
3.85 avg rating — 635 ratings 30. 
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 31. 
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
by:
Alison Weir
3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings 
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The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace
by:
Lucy Worsley
4.03 avg rating — 2,275 ratings 33. 
Dearest Vicky, Darling Fritz: The Tragic Love Story of Queen Victoria's Eldest Daughter and the German Emperor 3.91 avg rating — 174 ratings
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Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of The Original People's Princess
by:
James Chambers
3.92 avg rating — 912 ratings 
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Sovereign Ladies: Sex, Sacrifice, and Power--The Six Reigning Queens of England
by:
Maureen Waller
3.85 avg rating — 748 ratings 
41. 
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
by:
Helen Rappaport
4.05 avg rating — 6,113 ratings 
44. 
Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses
by:
Sarah Gristwood
3.96 avg rating — 2,229 ratings 
46. 
The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George VI, 1895-1952
by:
Sarah Bradford
4.15 avg rating — 529 ratings 
48. 
Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England
by:
Thomas Penn
3.83 avg rating — 4,168 ratings 49. 
From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847--1928
by:
Julia P. Gelardi
4.01 avg rating — 865 ratings 
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The Empress of Farewells: The Story of Charlotte, Empress of Mexico 3.73 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
by:
Julia Fox
3.72 avg rating — 4,235 ratings 55. 
A Royal Affair: George III and His Scandalous Siblings
by:
Stella Tillyard
3.77 avg rating — 370 ratings 56. 
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 57. 
In Destiny's Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa
by:
Justin C. Vovk
3.96 avg rating — 332 ratings 
59. 
Prince Philip: The Turbulent Early Life of the Man Who Married Queen Elizabeth II
by:
Philip Eade
3.89 avg rating — 1,187 ratings 59. 
Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, From Cleopatra to Princess Di by Kris Waldherr (2008-10-28)
by:
Kris Waldherr
3.77 avg rating — 2,282 ratings 61. 
Queen Emma and the Vikings: A History of Power, Love, and Greed in 11th-Century England
by:
Harriet O'Brien
3.81 avg rating — 806 ratings 
62. 
Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
by:
Leslie P. Peirce
3.77 avg rating — 744 ratings 
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The Warrior Queens: The Legends and the Lives of the Women Who Have Led Their Nations in War
by:
Antonia Fraser
3.71 avg rating — 2,784 ratings 72. 
Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens
by:
Trea Martyn
3.63 avg rating — 166 ratings 73. 
Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the Monarchy
by:
Helen Rappaport
3.82 avg rating — 1,363 ratings 74. 
Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year
by:
Greg King
3.81 avg rating — 88 ratings 
76. 
Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII
by:
Gareth Russell
4.15 avg rating — 2,238 ratings 
79. 
The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire
by:
Susan Ronald
3.84 avg rating — 747 ratings 80. 
Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage
by:
Gyles Brandreth
4.02 avg rating — 366 ratings 
82. 
Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen
by:
Tracy Borman
4.03 avg rating — 2,774 ratings 
90. 
Aristocrats: Sarah, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832
by:
Stella Tillyard
4.10 avg rating — 1,958 ratings 90. 
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
by:
Eleanor Herman
3.89 avg rating — 5,178 ratings 92. 
The Red Prince: The Fall of a Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Europe
by:
Timothy Snyder
4.06 avg rating — 817 ratings 
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The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
by:
Nancy Goldstone
3.92 avg rating — 1,815 ratings 95. 
A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story
by:
Sergei Mironenko
4.21 avg rating — 1,312 ratings 
97. 
The Last Empress: The Life and Times of Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia
by:
Greg King
4.16 avg rating — 448 ratings 
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When Illness Strikes the Leader: The Dilemma of the Captive King
by:
Robert S. Robins
4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings