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Victoria Holt Books in Order

Victoria Holt has written 185 books, published between 1940 and 1995. The first book is Daughter of Anna (1940) and the newest is Daughters of England (1995). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
185
Published
1940–1995
Pages on record
35,490 in 95 of 185 books
Reading time
592–887 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 35,490 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 95 of 185 titles with a page count on record.

See all 185 books in order Printable Victoria Holt checklist

Victoria Holt's catalogue runs to 185 books published between 1940 and 1995, covering historical fiction, historical romance and mystery. Daughter of Anna (1940) is the earliest title, and Daughters of England (1995) the latest. The listing gathers several credits under other names, including titles marked as Jean Plaidy. Series include Tudor Saga, Plantagenet Saga, Georgian Saga, Stuart Saga, Norman Trilogy, Queen Victoria and Lucrezia Borgia. Kings, queens, England and France are frequent subjects.

How many Victoria Holt books are there?

Victoria Holt has 185 books, released between 1940 and 1995. They include 14 series and 90 titles listed outside any series.

Victoria Holt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 185 Victoria Holt 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.

  1. Cover of Beyond the Blue Mountains (As:Jean Plaidy) by Victoria Holt (1947)
  2. Cover of Murder Most Royal / King's Pleasure by Victoria Holt, book 1 of the Tudor Saga (1949)
  3. Cover of The Goldsmith's Wife / The King's Mistress (As: Victoria Holt) by Victoria Holt (1950)
  4. Cover of Madame Serpent by Victoria Holt, book 1 of the Catherine De Medici series (1952)
  5. Cover of Daughter of Satan (As:Jean Plaidy) by Victoria Holt (1952)
  6. Cover of The Sixth Wife by Victoria Holt, book 2 of the Tudor Saga (1953)
  7. Cover of The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen's Love by Victoria Holt, book 3 of the Tudor Saga (1954)
  8. Cover of Saint Thomas' Eve / The King's Confidante by Victoria Holt, book 4 of the Tudor Saga (1954)
  9. Cover of Lilith (As:Jean Plaidy) by Victoria Holt (1954)
  10. Cover of The Royal Road to Fotheringhay / Mary, Queen of Scotland: The Triumphant Year by Victoria Holt (1955)
  11. Cover of Gay Lord Robert / Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen by Victoria Holt, book 5 of the Tudor Saga (1955)
  12. Cover of It Began in Vauxhall Gardens (As:Jean Plaidy) by Victoria Holt (1955)
  13. Cover of A Health Unto His Majesty by Victoria Holt, book 1 of the Stuart Saga (1956)
  14. Cover of Defenders of the Faith (As: Ellalice Tate) by Victoria Holt (1956)
  15. Cover of Flaunting, Extravagant Queen by Victoria Holt, book 1 of the French Revolution series (1957)
  16. Cover of The Queen of Diamonds (As: Ellalice Tate) by Victoria Holt (1958)
  17. Cover of Louis the Well Beloved by Victoria Holt, book 2 of the French Revolution series (1959)
  18. Cover of The Road to Compiegne by Victoria Holt, book 3 of the French Revolution series (1959)
  19. Cover of Madame Du Barry (As: Ellalice Tate) by Victoria Holt (1959)
  20. Cover of Milady Charlotte (As:Jean Plaidy) by Victoria Holt (1959)
  21. Cover of Castile for Isabella by Victoria Holt, book 1 of the Isabella & Ferdinand series (1960)
  22. Cover of The Young Elizabeth by Victoria Holt, book 1 of the Famous Childhoods series (1961)
  23. Cover of Daughters of Spain by Victoria Holt, book 3 of the Isabella & Ferdinand series (1961)
  24. Cover of Katharine, the Virgin Widow by Victoria Holt, book 6 of the Tudor Saga (1961)
  1. 1
    Daughter of Anna1940 · confirmed 2/4
    1940–
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  2. 2
    Passionate Witness1941 · confirmed 2/4
    1941–
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  3. 3
    The Married Lover1942 · confirmed 2/4
    1942–
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  4. 4
    When the Entire World is Young1943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  5. 5
    So the Dreams Depart1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  6. 6
    Together They Ride (As: Jean Plaidy)1945 · confirmed 2/4
    1945–
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  7. 7
    Not in Our Stars1945 · confirmed 2/4
    1945–
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  8. 8
    Beyond the Blue Mountains (As:Jean Plaidy)1947 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1947480
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  9. 9
    Dear Chance1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
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  10. 10
    Alexa1948 · confirmed 2/4
    1948–
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  11. 11
    Murder Most Royal / King's PleasureTudor Saga #11949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  12. 12
    The House at Cupid's Cross1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  13. 13
    The Goldsmith's Wife / The King's Mistress (As: Victoria Holt)1950 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950319
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  14. 14
    Believe the Heart1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  15. 15
    Poison in Pimlico (As: Elbur Ford)1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  16. 16
    The Flesh and the Devil (As: Elbur Ford)1950 · confirmed 2/4
    1950–
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  17. 17
    Saint or Sinner?1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  18. 18
    Madame SerpentCatherine De Medici #11952 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952387
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  19. 19
    The Italian Woman / The Unholy WomanCatherine De Medici #21952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  20. 20
    Bright Tomorrow1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  21. 21
    Danse Macabre (As:Kathleen Kellow)1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  22. 22
    Dear Delusion1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  23. 23
    The Bed Disturbed (As: Elbur Ford)1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  24. 24
    Rooms at Mrs. Oliver's (As:Kathleen Kellow)1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  25. 25
    Daughter of Satan (As:Jean Plaidy)1952 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952285
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  26. 26
    The Sixth WifeTudor Saga #21953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  27. 27
    Leave Me My Love1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  28. 28
    Evil in the House / Such Bitter Business (As: Elbur Ford)1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  29. 29
    When We Are Married1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  30. 30
    The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen's LoveTudor Saga #31954 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954302
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Victoria Holt series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Victoria Holt books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Daughters Of England in order

20 books
  1. 1. The Miracle at St. Bruno's
  2. 2. The Lion Triumphant
  3. 3. The Witch from the Sea
  4. 4. Saraband for Two Sisters
  5. 5. Lament for a Lost Lover
  6. 6. The Love Child
  7. 7. The Song of the Siren
  8. 8. Will You Love Me in September
  9. 9. The Adulteress
  10. 10. Knave of Hearts / Zipporah's Daughter
  11. 11. Voices in a Haunted Room
  12. 12. The Return of the Gypsy
  13. and 8 more in the table above

Plantagenet Saga in order

14 books
  1. 1. The Plantagenet Prelude
  2. 2. The Revolt of the Eaglets
  3. 3. The Heart of the Lion
  4. 4. The Prince of Darkness
  5. 5. The Battle of the Queens
  6. 6. The Queen from Provence
  7. 7. Hammer of the Scots / Edward Longshanks
  8. 8. The Follies of the King
  9. 9. The Vow on the Heron
  10. 10. Passage to Pontefract
  11. 11. The Star of Lancaster
  12. 12. Epitaph for Three Women
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Georgian Saga in order

11 books
  1. 1. The Princess of Celle
  2. 2. Queen in Waiting
  3. 3. Caroline, the Queen
  4. 4. The Prince and the Quakeress
  5. 5. The Third George
  6. 6. Perdita's Prince
  7. 7. Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill
  8. 8. Indiscretions of the Queen
  9. 9. The Regent's Daughter
  10. 10. Goddess of the Green Room
  11. 11. Victoria in the Wings

Queens Of England books in order

11 books by Victoria Holt
  1. 1. Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love
  2. 2. Queen of This Realm
  3. 3. Victoria Victorious
  4. 4. The Lady in the Tower
  5. 5. The Courts of Love
  6. 6. In the Shadow of the Crown
  7. 7. The Queen's Secret
  8. 8. The Reluctant Queen
  9. 9. William's Wife / The Queen's Devotion
  10. 10. The Pleasures of Love / The Merry Monarch's Wife
  11. 11. The Rose Without a Thorn

Tudor Saga in order

10 books
  1. 1. Murder Most Royal / King's Pleasure
  2. 2. The Sixth Wife
  3. 3. The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen's Love
  4. 4. Saint Thomas' Eve / The King's Confidante
  5. 5. Gay Lord Robert / Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen
  6. 6. Katharine, the Virgin Widow
  7. 8. The King's Secret Matter
  8. 9. The Thistle and the Rose
  9. 10. Mary, Queen of France
  10. 11. Uneasy Lies the Head / To Hold the Crown

Stuart Saga in order

7 books
  1. 1. A Health Unto His Majesty
  2. 3. Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord
  3. 4. The Murder in the Tower
  4. 5. The Three Crowns
  5. 6. The Haunted Sisters / Royal Sisters
  6. 7. The Queen's Favourites / Courting Her Highness
  7. 8. The Loves of Charles II

Queen Victoria in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Captive of Kensington Palace
  2. 2. The Queen and Lord M
  3. 3. The Queen's Husband
  4. 4. The Widow of Windsor

Catherine De Medici in order

3 books
  1. 1. Madame Serpent
  2. 2. The Italian Woman / The Unholy Woman
  3. 3. Queen Jezebel

French Revolution in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flaunting, Extravagant Queen
  2. 2. Louis the Well Beloved
  3. 3. The Road to Compiegne

Isabella & Ferdinand in order

3 books
  1. 1. Castile for Isabella
  2. 2. Spain for the Sovereigns
  3. 3. Daughters of Spain

Norman Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Bastard King
  2. 2. The Lion of Justice
  3. 3. The Passionate Enemies

Mary Stuart, Queen Of Scots in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Royal Road to Fotheringhay / Mary, Queen of Scotland: The Triumphant Year
  2. 2. The Captive Queen of Scots

Lucrezia Borgia in order

2 books
  1. 1. Madonna of the Seven Hills (As:Jean Plaidy)
  2. 2. Light on Lucrezia (As:Jean Plaidy)

Famous Childhoods in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Young Elizabeth
  2. 2. The Young Mary Queen of Scots

Standalone books

90 books

90 Victoria Holt titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Victoria Holt books in order?

You only need to read Victoria Holt books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Victoria Holt

Start with Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love (1983), the first Queens of England book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Daughter of Anna (1940).

What is the newest Victoria Holt book?

Daughters of England (1995) is the newest Victoria Holt book released so far.

Is there a new Victoria Holt book coming?

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

Victoria Holt at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Victoria Holt title on record dates from 1995, 31 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Victoria Holt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
35,490 pages across the 95 of 185 books with a recorded length, a median of 367 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Victoria Holt books, 49 of 185, were published in the 1950s.

What the Victoria Holt books are about

135 of the 185 Victoria Holt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 64 of 135. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.