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Jean Plaidy Books in Order
Every Jean Plaidy book in publication order — 96 in total, spanning 1945–1993.
Publication Order of Tudor Saga Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder Most Royal aka King's Pleasure | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Sixth Wife | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Saint Thomas' Eve aka The King's Confidante | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The King's Confidante | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Spanish Bridegroom aka For a Queen's Love | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Gay Lord Robert aka Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Katharine, the Virgin Widow | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Shadow of the Pomegranate | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The King's Secret Matter | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Thistle And The Rose | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Mary, Queen Of France | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Uneasy Lies the Head aka To Hold the Crown | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Catherine de Medici Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madame Serpent | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Italian Woman aka The Unholy Woman | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Queen Jezebel | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Stuart Saga Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Health Unto His Majesty | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Wandering Prince | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Murder in the Tower | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Three Crowns | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Queen's Favourites aka Courting Her Highness | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Haunted Sisters aka Royal Sisters | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of French Revolution Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flaunting, Extravagant Queen | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Louis the Well Beloved | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Road to Compiegne | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Lucrezia Borgia Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna of the Seven Hills | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Light on Lucrezia | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Isabella and Ferdinand Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castile for Isabella | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Spain for the Sovereigns | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Daughters of Spain | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Famous Childhoods Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Young Elizabeth | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Young Mary Queen of Scots | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Royal Road to Fotheringhay | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Captive Queen of Scots | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Georgian Saga Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline, the Queen | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Third George | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Perdita's Prince | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Indiscretions of the Queen | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Regent's Daughter | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Goddess of the Green Room | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Victoria in the Wings | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Princess of Celle | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Queen in Waiting | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Prince and the Quakeress | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Queen Victoria Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Captive of Kensington Palace | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Queen's Husband | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Queen and Lord M | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Widow of Windsor | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Norman Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bastard King | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Lion of Justice | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Passionate Enemies | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plantagenet Saga Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Plantagenet Prelude | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Heart of the Lion | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Revolt of the Eaglets | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Hammer of the Scots aka Edward Longshanks | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Battle of the Queens | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Prince of Darkness | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Queen from Provence | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Vow on the Heron | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Follies of the King | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Star of Lancaster | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Epitaph for Three Women | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Passage to Pontefract | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Sun in Splendour | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Red Rose of Anjou | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Queens of England Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myself My Enemy aka Loyal in Love | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Queen of This Realm | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Victoria Victorious | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Lady in the Tower | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Courts of Love | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | In the Shadow of the Crown | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Queen's Secret | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Reluctant Queen | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Pleasures of Love aka The Merry Monarch's Wife | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | William's Wife aka The Queen's Devotion | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Rose Without a Thorn | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Together They Ride | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Beyond the Blue Mountains | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Daughter of Satan | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Lilith | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | It Began in Vauxhall Gardens | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Defenders Of The Faith | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Scarlet Cloak | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Queen of Diamonds | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Madame Du Barry | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Milady Charlotte | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Katharine of Aragon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Evergreen Gallant | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Story of Elizabeth I | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Triptych of Poisoners | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Rise of the Spanish Inquisition | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Growth of the Spanish Inquisition | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The End of the Spanish Inquisition | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Mary, Queen Of Scots | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 96, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Together They Ride | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Beyond the Blue Mountains | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Murder Most Royal aka King's Pleasure | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Madame Serpent | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Italian Woman aka The Unholy Woman | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Daughter of Satan | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Sixth Wife | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Saint Thomas' Eve aka The King's Confidante | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The King's Confidante | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Spanish Bridegroom aka For a Queen's Love | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Lilith | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Gay Lord Robert aka Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Royal Road to Fotheringhay | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | It Began in Vauxhall Gardens | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Health Unto His Majesty | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Wandering Prince | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Defenders Of The Faith | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Flaunting, Extravagant Queen | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Scarlet Cloak | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Queen Jezebel | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Madonna of the Seven Hills | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Light on Lucrezia | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Queen of Diamonds | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | A Triptych of Poisoners | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Louis the Well Beloved | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Road to Compiegne | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Madame Du Barry | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Milady Charlotte | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Rise of the Spanish Inquisition | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Castile for Isabella | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Spain for the Sovereigns | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Growth of the Spanish Inquisition | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Katharine, the Virgin Widow | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Daughters of Spain | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Young Elizabeth | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The End of the Spanish Inquisition | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Shadow of the Pomegranate | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The King's Secret Matter | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Young Mary Queen of Scots | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Katharine of Aragon | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Thistle And The Rose | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Captive Queen of Scots | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Mary, Queen Of France | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Murder in the Tower | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Three Crowns | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Evergreen Gallant | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Queen's Favourites aka Courting Her Highness | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | The Haunted Sisters aka Royal Sisters | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Caroline, the Queen | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Third George | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Perdita's Prince | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Indiscretions of the Queen | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Regent's Daughter | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Goddess of the Green Room | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Victoria in the Wings | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | The Captive of Kensington Palace | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | The Queen's Husband | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | The Queen and Lord M | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | The Princess of Celle | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Widow of Windsor | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Bastard King | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Queen in Waiting | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Lion of Justice | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Mary, Queen Of Scots | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | The Prince and the Quakeress | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | The Passionate Enemies | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Plantagenet Prelude | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | The Heart of the Lion | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | The Revolt of the Eaglets | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Hammer of the Scots aka Edward Longshanks | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | The Battle of the Queens | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | The Prince of Darkness | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | The Queen from Provence | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | The Vow on the Heron | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | The Follies of the King | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | The Star of Lancaster | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Epitaph for Three Women | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Passage to Pontefract | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Uneasy Lies the Head aka To Hold the Crown | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | The Sun in Splendour | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | The Red Rose of Anjou | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Myself My Enemy aka Loyal in Love | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Queen of This Realm | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Victoria Victorious | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Story of Elizabeth I | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | The Lady in the Tower | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | The Courts of Love | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | In the Shadow of the Crown | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | The Queen's Secret | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | The Reluctant Queen | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | The Pleasures of Love aka The Merry Monarch's Wife | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | William's Wife aka The Queen's Devotion | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | The Rose Without a Thorn | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
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