Margaret George Books in Order
Margaret George has written 9 books, published between 1986 and 2019. The first book is The Autobiography of Henry VIII (1986) and the newest is Emperor Nero: The Splendour Before The Dark (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1986–2019
- Pages on record
- 4,966 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 83–124 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,966 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Margaret George, born in 1943, is an American historical novelist who writes epic fictional biographies, researched in detail and long in the telling, the median catalogued book runs to 630 pages. Rulers and figures out of history and scripture are the subjects: Henry VIII, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Magdalene, Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Elizabeth I and Nero. Nine books are catalogued, from The Autobiography of Henry VIII (1986) to Emperor Nero: The Splendour Before The Dark (2019). Several reached the New York Times bestseller list, the Cleopatra novel became an Emmy-nominated ABC miniseries in 1999, and the novels have been published in 21 languages.
How many Margaret George books are there?
Margaret George has 9 books, released between 1986 and 2019. 3 of them belong to the Nero series.
Margaret George Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Margaret George 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 September 2026.
- 1The Autobiography of Henry VIII1986 · 944 pages · confirmed 1/419869441/4
- 2Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles1992 · 880 pages · confirmed 1/419928801/4
- 3Mary, Called Magdalene2002 · 630 pages · confirmed 1/420026301/4
- 4Helen of Troy2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 5The Memoirs of Cleopatra2007 · 976 pages · confirmed 1/420079761/4
- 6Elizabeth I2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 720175441/4
- 820185921/4
- 920194001/4
Margaret George 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.
Nero in order
3 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Margaret George titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margaret George books in order?
You only need to read Margaret George books in order within the Nero series, which holds 3 of the 9 Margaret George books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Margaret George
Start with The Autobiography of Henry VIII (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Margaret George book?
Emperor Nero: The Splendour Before The Dark (2019) is the newest Margaret George book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret George book coming?
No next Margaret George book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margaret George at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Margaret George title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Margaret George books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 4,966 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 630 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret George books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Margaret George books are about
All 9 Margaret George books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 8 of 9 books
- Biography 3 of 9 books
- History 3 of 9 books
- Rome 3 of 9 books