Experience history with a royal read!
Read a chick-lit fairy tale! The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. This novel is shamelessly inspired by the real-life courtship of Kate Middleton and Prince William! When American Bex Porter heads to Oxford, she finds herself living down the hall from Great Britain’s future king. But can she handle the scrutiny that comes with dating a prince? Get to know the real Marie Antoinette! Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey. How does a coddled, aristocratic Austrian girl transform herself into French royalty? By changing everything about herself to suit court life at Versailles. The first in a trilogy, this sumptuous novel follows a young Marie Antoinette on her path to becoming queen.
Fall for a charming spy! A Column of Fire by Ken Follett. In volatile 16th- century England, young Queen Elizabeth sets up the country’s first secret service to provide her intel on assassination plots, coups and uprisings. Ned Willard becomes her essential secret agent—at the expense of his relationship with his true love.
Meet India’s Joan of Arc! Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran. When the British Empire invades the kingdom of Jhansi, it expects a quick surrender. But Queen Lakshmi raises two armies—one male and one female—and rides into battle to protect her people. Liked this book? Read Moran's Cleopatra's Daughter, about another formidable queen!