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Kate Williams Books in Order

Kate Williams has written 14 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is England's Mistress (2005) and the newest is Fake Out Make Out (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2005–2026
Pages on record
3,100 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
52–78 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,100 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Kate Williams writes biography and history, with England's Mistress (2005) as the first catalogued book. Becoming Queen Victoria (2008), Young Elizabeth (2012), Josephine (2013) and Emma Hamilton (2016) are listed titles. The Pleasures of Men (2012), The Storms of War (2014) and The Edge of the Fall (2015) also appear, and the catalogue credits Williams with the De Witt Family series. Subject tags cover queens, empresses, marriage, mediums and the First World War.

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How many Kate Williams books are there?

Kate Williams has 14 books, released between 2005 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the De Witt Family series.

Kate Williams Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Kate Williams books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. Cover of The Pleasures of Men by Kate Williams (2012)
  2. Cover of Young Elizabeth by Kate Williams (2012)
  3. Cover of Ambition and Desire by Kate Williams (2013)
  4. Cover of The Edge of the Fall by Kate Williams, book 2 of the De Witt Family series (2015)
  5. Cover of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams (2016)
  1. 1
    England's Mistress2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Becoming Queen Victoria2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  3. 3
    The Pleasures of Men2012 · 401 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012401
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Young Elizabeth2012 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012326
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  5. 5
    Josephine2013 · 357 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013357
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  6. 6
    Ambition and Desire2013 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Storms of WarDe Witt Family #12014 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014528
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Edge of the FallDe Witt Family #22015 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015432
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  9. 9
    Emma Hamilton2016 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016288
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  10. 10
    The House of Shadows / Into the DarknessDe Witt Family #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Rich Table2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Rival Queens / The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018384
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  13. 13
    The Royal Palaces2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    Fake Out Make Out2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Kate Williams books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

De Witt Family in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Storms of War
  2. 2. The Edge of the Fall
  3. 3. The House of Shadows / Into the Darkness

Standalone books

11 books

11 Kate Williams titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kate Williams books in order?

You only need to read Kate Williams books in order within the De Witt Family series, which holds 3 of the 14 Kate Williams books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Kate Williams

Start with England's Mistress (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kate Williams book?

Fake Out Make Out (2026) is the newest Kate Williams book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Williams book coming?

No next Kate Williams book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Kate Williams at a glance

Still publishing
Kate Williams published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Kate Williams books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,100 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Williams books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

When Kate Williams books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Kate Williams titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.

2000s
2
2010s
10
2020s
2

14 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Kate Williams books are about

8 of the 14 Kate Williams books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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