Queens of England Books in Order
Victoria Holt has written 11 Queens of England books, published between 1983 and 1993. The first book is Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love (1983) and the newest is The Rose Without a Thorn (1993). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1983–1993
- Pages on record
- 3,310 in 8 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,310 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Queens of England is filed as a character entry, though the records behind it describe a run of 11 historical novels by Victoria Holt, published between 1983 and 1993 and credited to Holt throughout. English queens hold the series together: subjects name Anne Boleyn, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Queen Victoria, alongside queens in fiction and biographical fiction. Titles include Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love (1983), Queen of This Realm (1985), Victoria Victorious (1985), The Lady in the Tower (1986), The Courts of Love (1987), In the Shadow of the Crown (1989), The Reluctant Queen (1990) and The Rose Without a Thorn (1993).
How many Queens of England books are there?
Queens of England has 11 books, released between 1983 and 1993.
Queens of England Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Queens of England 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.
- 119834192/4
- 219855682/4
- 319855762/4
- 41986–2/4
- 51987–2/4
- 619893812/4
- 719893822/4
- 819902952/4
- 919903522/4
- 10The Pleasures of Love / The Merry Monarch's WifeQueens Of England #101991 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/419913372/4
- 111993–2/4
Do you have to read Queens of England books in order?
You should read the Queens of England books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Queens of England book also stands alone.
Where to start with Queens of England
Start with Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Queens of England book?
The Rose Without a Thorn (1993) is the newest Queens of England book released so far.
Is there a new Queens of England book coming?
No next Queens of England book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Queens of England at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Queens of England title on record dates from 1993, 33 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Queens of England books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,310 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 382 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Queens of England books, 7 of 11, were published in the 1980s.
What the Queens of England books are about
All 11 Queens of England books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: great britain is tagged on 10 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Great Britain 10 of 11 books
- History 10 of 11 books
- Queens 10 of 11 books
- Historical fiction 9 of 11 books
- Queens in fiction 2 of 11 books
More books by Victoria Holt
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Victoria Holt books in order 185 books