Leanda de Lisle

Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2022

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Nonfiction

This biography is an absorbing, well-written examination of the life and influence of one of Britain’s most reviled consorts, Henrietta Maria, wife ...Read Review

The White King

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2017Published 2018

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Nonfiction

Charles I of England, the “White King,” a man with an illustrious heritage, was the head of the Anglican Church, to which he ...Read Review

Tudor: the Family Story

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2013

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Nonfiction

What a story this is. The perfect book for the legions of readers obsessed by the bloody Tudor dynasty, it ‘recalibrates our perspective’ ...Read Review

The Sisters Who Would Be Queen

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2009

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Nonfiction

  In The Sisters Who Would Be Queen, de Lisle tells the story of Lady Jane Grey and her lesser-known sisters, Katherine and ...Read Review

After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2005

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Nonfiction

The title says it all here. As Elizabeth I’s health declines, the childless queen refuses to entertain any talk of her succession, ...Read Review