If You Like….
I noticed in Friday’s Weekly Reading Round-Up that a number of people seem to be reading In a Treacherous Court
So, if you like tales of court intrigue, you’ll probably like….
– Karleen Koen’s Dark Angels
– Susan Holloway Scott’s The Duchess
– Victoria Holt’s My Enemy, the Queen
– and pretty much anything by Holt’s alter ego, Jean Plaidy, who left no queen unchronicled. My old favorites include Queen in Waiting
– Diane Haeger’s Courtesan
– Judith Merkle Riley’s The Master of All Desires
– Rosalind Laker’s To Dance With Kings
– Tracy Grant’s Vienna Waltz
– and how could I possibly leave out the book that launched a thousand Tudor take-offs? Philippa Gregory’s The Other Boleyn Girl
Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg. And, then, on top of it, there’s the non-fiction universe of court intrigue, including works by:
– Antonia Fraser (my heroine!), of whose books my absolute favorites are Mary, Queen of Scots
– Alison Weir, who, like Jean Plaidy, is on the No Tudor Left Behind program;
– Flora Fraser, daughter of Antonia, who did a wonderful job with Caroline of Brunswick (The Unruly Queen
– and Leslie Carrol, who writes about Notorious Royal Marriages
Where do you find your court intrigue? I know I’ve left out a ridiculous number of novels and non-fiction!
