Jean Plaidy
The Italian Woman: A Catherine DeMedici Novel
Set in 16th-century France, The Italian Woman depicts the transformation of Catherine DeMedici from a scorned and humiliated wife to…
Madame Serpent
The first volume of Jean Plaidy’s Catherine de Medici trilogy, this story begins with her unfortunate childhood as an orphan…
The Queen’s Devotion
The Queen’s Devotion, a novel in Plaidy’s Queens of England series, is a reprint of the previously published William’s Wife,…
To Hold The Crown: The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
This novel, a reissue of Uneasy Lies the Head, published in 1982, tells the story of the reign of Henry…
The Merry Monarch’s Wife
The Merry Monarch’s Wife is the re-release of Jean Plaidy’s 1991 biographical novel (originally titled The Pleasures of Love) about…
The Reluctant Queen
Richard III is possibly the most maligned of English kings. If for no other reason than that, Jean Plaidy’s alternate…
Loyal in Love: Henrietta Maria, Wife of Charles l
Plaidy’s eighth novel in her Queens of England series, a reprint of the 1983 title Myself, My Enemy, brings readers…
The Queen’s Secret
Telling the fascinating story of Katherine of Valois, the mother of England’s mighty Tudor dynasty, The Queen’s Secret opens with…
Saint Thomas’s Eve
Plaidy’s sixth novel in her Tudor series is a compelling reconstruction of the life of Sir Thomas More. The novel…
Murder Most Royal
I first read Murder Most Royal as a teenager. On re-reading this spending looking reprint I found the writing still…
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