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The Plantagenet and Tudor Books in Order

15 books from The Lady of the Rivers (2011) to The Other Queen (2008). Rated 4.5 across 51,126 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Lady of the Rivers

    Book 1 2011 4.6 (6.9k)

    #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory brings to life the story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman of passion and of legend who navigated a treacherous path through the battle…

  2. White Queen

    Book 2 2009 4.4 (4.9k)

    The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become…

  3. The Red Queen

    Book 3 2010 4.4 (3.2k)

    The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life Margaret Beaufort, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, who charts her way through…

  4. The Kingmaker's Daughter

    Book 4 2012 4.5 (3k)

    In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her…

  5. The White Princess

    Book 5 2013 4.6 (3k)

    From “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this instant New York Times bestseller that tells the story of the remarkable Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, and mother to the House of Tudor.

  6. Constant Princess

    Book 6 2005 4.3 (3.5k)

    Thus, best-selling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of...

  7. The King's Curse

    Book 7 2014 4.7 (2.9k)

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the acclaimed Starz series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII’s stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England.

  8. Three Sisters, Three Queens

    Book 8 2016 4.5 (4.7k)

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory, the little-known story of three Tudor women who are united in sisterhood and yet compelled to be rivals when they fulfill their destinies as queens.

  9. The Other Boleyn Girl

    Book 9 2001 4.6 (5.1k)

    When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of 14, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both the golden prince and her growing role as an unofficial queen.

  10. Boleyn Inheritance

    Book 10 2006 4.5 (3.2k)

    Three women share one fate: the Boleyn Inheritance From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl comes a novel about three women whose positions brought them wealth, power, deceit, and terror in England after the death of Anne…

  11. The Taming of the Queen

    Book 11 2015 4.6 (2.8k)

    By the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel of passion and power set against the deadly backdrop of Tudor history, this riveting new tale explores the fate of Kateryn Parr—King Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife—in a richly…

  12. The Queen's Fool

    Book 12 2003 4.5 (2.5k)

    A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. It is winter, 1553.

  13. The Last Tudor

    Book 13 2017 4.5 (1.8k)

    The final book of the Tudor series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous women in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen.

  14. The Virgin's Lover

    Book 14 2004 4.1 (1.6k)

    In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread.

  15. The Other Queen

    Book 15 2008 4.0 (2.1k)

    Two women competing for a man's heart.... Two queens fighting to the death for dominance... Here is the untold story of Mary Queen of Scots, in which New York Times best-selling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one…

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Plantagenet and Tudor is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.