The 52 Book Club's 2021 Reading Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

Set before the 17th century
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Death and the Maiden by Ariana Franklin, Samantha Norman

Death and the Maiden

Mistress of the Art of Death #5

Ariana Franklin, Samantha Norman

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory

The Virgin's Lover

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #13

Philippa Gregory

496 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional slow-paced
The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson

The Last Wife of Henry VIII

Wives of King Henry VIII

Carolly Erickson

326 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative fast-paced
The Secret Bride: In the Court of Henry VIII by Diane Haeger

The Secret Bride: In the Court of Henry VIII

Henry VIII's Court

Diane Haeger

416 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin

The Serpent's Tale

Mistress of the Art of Death #2

Ariana Franklin

371 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

A Fate Inked in Blood

Saga of the Unfated #1

Danielle L. Jensen

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Les Helvètes by Jacques Martin
Les Helvètes
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Jacques Martin

Les Helvètes

Jacques Martin

48 pages • missing pub info (editions)

The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller by James Patterson, Martin Dugard

The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller

James Patterson, Martin Dugard

332 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history mystery mysterious slow-paced
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

680 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced