This is a list of biographical novels about British (including English, Welsh, and Scottish) monarchs and royal families (as well as a few noteworthy nobles or warriors) including out of print and self published novels. I do not distinguish by quality so read at your own risk but I do try to note different sub-genres, publishing types, and availability. Rulers are in chronological order, and books are in no real order apart from trying to list the most readily available and popular books first (sorry but it was too time consuming to try to put them in alphabetical order, either by book title or by author).
This is forever a work in progress so if you see any errors or missing books, please let me know with this form or you can contact me at Goodreads.
Last Update: Feb 2020
Other lists: European Royalty Historical Fiction Ancient Royalty Historical Fiction Asian Royalty Historical Fiction
For non-fiction, see Royalty.nu (no association).
Table of Contents England/Britain Vortigern (5th Century Warlord) Cerdic of Wessex (Ruled Wessex 519 - 534) Ceawlin of Wessex (Ruled Wessex 560 - 592) Urien Rheged (Ruled Rheged c. late 6th century) and son, Owain mab Urien (Ruled Rheged c. 595) Edwin of Northumbria (Ruled Northumbria 616 - 633) Oswald of Northumbria (Ruled Northumbria 633-642) Oswiu of Northumbria (Ruled Northumbria 642-644, 654-670) Ecgfrith of Northumbria (Ruled Northumbria 670-685) Offa of Mercia (Ruled Mercia 757 - 796) Beorhtric of Wessex (Ruled Wessex 786 - 802) and consort Eadburh Alfred The Great (Ruled Wessex 871 - 899) Æthelflæd (Ruled Mercia 911 - 918; daughter of Alfred the Great) Edward the Elder (Ruled Wessex 899 - 924; son of Alfred the Great) Æthelstan (King of the Anglo-Saxons 924 - 927, King of the English 927 - 939) Olaf Guthfrithson (King of Northumbria 939 - 941) Amlaíb Cuarán (King of Jórvík (York) 914 - 944) Edmund I (King of the English 939 - 946) Eric Haraldsson (Eric Bloodaxe, King of Northumbria 947 - 948, 952-954, King of Norway 931 - 933) Edgar the Peaceful (King of England 959 - 975) and consort, first crowned queen of England, Ælfthryth Æthelred Unræd (Ruled England 978 - 1013 and 1014 - 1016) and consort Emma of Normandy (Queen Consort of Æthelred and Cnut) Sweyn Forkbeard (Ruled England 1013 - 1014) Edmund Ironside (Ruled England 1016) Cnut the Great (Ruled England 1016 - 1035) and consort Emma of Normandy (Queen Consort of Æthelred and Cnut) Edward The Confessor (Ruled England 1042 - 1066) Harold Godwinson (Ruled England 1066) Edgar the Ætheling (Proclaimed but never crowned; exiled) William I, the Conqueror (Ruled England 1066 - 1087) and consort Matilda of Flanders William II (William Rufus) (Ruled England 1087 - 1100) Henry I (Ruled England 1100 - 1135) and consorts Matilda of Scotland and Adeliza of Louvain King Stephen (Ruled England 1135 - 1154) and rival Empress Matilda (daughter of Henry I; ruled England 1141, uncrowned) Henry II (Ruled England 1154 - 1189) and consort Eleanor of Aquitaine Richard I the Lionheart and consort Berengaria of Navarre King John (John Lackland) and consort Isabella of Angouleme Henry III and consort Eleanor of Provence Edward I (Edward Longshanks) and consorts Eleanor of Castile and Marguerite of France Edward II and consort Isabella of France Edward III and consort Philippa of Hainault Edward, Prince of Wales, The Black Prince and wife Joan of Kent John of Gaunt and wife Katherine Swynford Richard II and consort Anne of Bohemia Henry IV (Henry Bolingbroke) and wife Mary de Bohun and consort Joan of Navarre Henry V and consort Catherine de Valois Henry VI and consort Margaret of Anjou (and son Prince Edward) Edward IV and consort Elizabeth Woodville Edward V and Richard, Duke of York aka The Princes in the Tower Richard III and consort Anne Neville Henry VII (Henry Tudor) and consort Elizabeth of York Henry VIII and consorts Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr Edward VI Lady Jane Grey (The Nine Days Queen) Mary I (Bloody Mary) Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen) James I (James VI of Scotland) and consort Anne of Denmark Charles I and consort Henrietta Maria of France Charles II and consort Catherine of Braganza (and his many mistresses) James II and wives/consorts Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena Mary II and co-ruler William III (William of Orange) Anne, Queen of Great Britain and consort Prince George of Denmark George I and consort Sophia Dorothea of Celle George II and consort Caroline of Ansbach George III and consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz George IV and consort Caroline of Brunswick William IV and consort Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Queen Victoria and consort Prince Albert (and family) Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) and Wallis Simpson George VI and consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth II and consort Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh Scotland Kenneth MacAlpin, King of the Picts (9th Century) Constantine II, King of Alba 900 - 943 Owain ap Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde (fl. 934) Macbeth and Gruoch (Lady Macbeth) (11th Century) Malcolm III and Saint Margaret David I and Matilda, Countess of Huntington Malcolm IV William I (the Lion) and consort Ermengarde de Beaumont Alexander II and consort Joan of England (daughter of John, King of England) Alexander III and consort Margaret of England (daughter of Henry III, King of England) Robert the Bruce and wives/consorts Isabella of Mar and Elizabeth de Burgh Robert III and consort Anabella Drummond James I and consort Joan Beaufort James II and consort Mary of Guelders James III and consort Margaret of Denmark James IV and consort Margaret Tudor James V and consort Marie de Guise Mary, Queen of Scots Wales Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth (942 - 948) Idwal Foel (Idwal the Bald), King of Gwynedd c. 942 Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales (1039 - 1063) and consort Ealdgyth of Mercia Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwenydd (1195 - 1240) and Powys Wenwynwyn (1216 - 1240) Dafydd ap Llywelyn, Prince of Wales (1240 - 1246) Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales (1246 - 1282) Owain Glyndwr, Prince of Wales (1402 - 1416)
England/BritainVortigern (5th Century Warlord)- Arthurian Legend featuring historical figures
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
Cerdic, King of Wessex 519 - 534- Arthurian Legend featuring historical figures
- Arthurian Legend featuring historical figures
Ceawlin, King of Wessex 560 - 592- Out of print but available as ebook
- Romance
Urien Rheged (Ruled Rheged c. late 6th century) and son, Owain mab Urien (Ruled Rheged c. 595)Edwin, King of Northumbria 616 - 633- Based on Edwin’s niece, Saint Hild of Whitby
Oswald, King of Northumbria 633 - 642Oswiu, King of Northumbria 642 - 644, 654 - 670Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria 670 - 685Æthelbald, King of Mercia 716 - 757Offa, King of Mercia 757 - 796Beorhtric, King of Wessex 786 - 802, and consort Eadburh- Self published
- ebook exclusive
Alfred The Great, King of Wessex 871 - 886, King of the Anglo-Saxons 886-899- Out of print but available as ebook
- Romance
- Copyright expired, public domain
Æthelflæd (Ruled as Lady of the Mercians 911 - 918; daughter of Alfred the Great)- Out of print but available as ebook
- Romance
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- About Æthelflaed’s daughter, Ælfwynn
- Self published
- Self published
- About Æthelflaed’s daughter, Ælfwynn
Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons 899 - 924Æthelstan, King of the Anglo-Saxons 924 - 927, King of the English 927 - 939Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Northumbria 939 - 941Amlaíb Cuarán, King of Jórvík (York) 914 - 944Edmund I, King of the English 939 - 946Eric Haraldsson (Eric Bloodaxe), King of Northumbria 947 - 948, 952 - 954, King of Norway 931 - 933- Out of print but available as ebook
Edgar the Peaceful, King of England 959 - 975, and consort, first crowned queen of England, ÆlfthrythÆthelred Unræd, King of England 978 - 1013, 1014 - 1016, and consort Emma of Normandy (Queen Consort of Æthelred and Cnut)Sweyn Forkbeard, King of England 1013 - 1014Edmund Ironside, King of England 1016Cnut the Great, King of England 1016 - 1035, and consort Emma of Normandy (Queen Consort of Æthelred and Cnut)Edward The Confessor, King of England 1042 - 1066Harold Godwinson, King of England 1066- Out of print but available as ebook
- Based on Harold’s first wife Edith Swanneck
- Based on Harold’s daughter, Gunnhild
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Based on Harold’s father
- Self published
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Based on Harold’s father
Edgar the Ætheling (Proclaimed but never crowned; exiled)- Based on Edgar’s sister, Margaret, who becomes Queen of Scotland
William I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066 - 1087, and consort Matilda of Flanders- Out of print in the US but available as ebook
- Romance
- UK reprint, out of print in the US
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Based on William’s half brother Bishop Odo of Bayeaux
- Based on fictional character in William’s army
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Based on Hereward, resistance warrior
- Based on Hereward, resistance warrior
- Out of print
- Based on Hereward, resistance warrior
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
William II (William Rufus), King of England 1087 - 1100- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
Henry I, King of England 1100 - 1135, and consorts Matilda of Scotland and Adeliza of Louvain- Self published
- Novella
- Based on Henry’s illegitimate daughter, Juliane Fitzroy
Stephen, King England 1135 - 1154, and rival Empress Matilda (daughter of Henry I; ruled England 1141, uncrowned)For books on Matilda during her time as Holy Roman Empress, see the European list - Based on John FitzGilbert
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print, available as ebook
- Self published, ebook exclusive
Henry II, King of England 1154 - 1189, and consort Eleanor of Aquitaine- Based on William Marshall
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Set during her marriage to Louis, also see European list
- Out of print but available in ebook
- Out of print but available in ebook
- Young Adult
- Based on Joan, daughter of Henry and Eleanor
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
Richard I the Lionheart, King of England, and consort Berengaria of Navarre- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Self published
- ebook exclusive
- Out of print but available as ebook
John (John Lackland), King of England, and consort Isabella of Angouleme- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Self published
- Novella
- Based on John’s niece and nephew, rivals of his throne
Henry III and consort Eleanor of Provence - Sunrise in the West (#1), The Dragon at Noonday (#2), The Hounds of Sunset (#3), Afterglow and Nightfall (#4)
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
Edward I (Edward Longshanks) and consorts Eleanor of Castile and Marguerite of France- UK reissue, out of print in the US
Edward II and consort Isabella of France- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Self published
- Novella
- Based on Edward’s sister
- Out of copyright, public domain
Edward III and consort Philippa of Hainault- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Based on Edward’s mistress Alice Perrers
- Based on Edward’s mistress Alice Perrers
Edward, Prince of Wales, The Black Prince and wife Joan of KentJohn of Gaunt and wife Katherine SwynfordRichard II and consort Anne of Bohemia- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Self published
- Novella
- Based on Richard’s daughter
Henry IV (Henry Bolingbroke) and wife Mary de Bohun and consort Joan of Navarre- UK reissue, out of print in the US
Henry V and consort Catherine de Valois- Main character is fictional but features Henry V
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Based on Henry V’s brother, John, Duke of Bedford
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Self published
- Based on Catherine’s second husband, Owen Tudor
Henry VI and consort Margaret of Anjou (and son Prince Edward)- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Based on Jacquette, Duchess of Bedford
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print
- Based on Cecily Neville, strongly involves Henry VI and Margaret
- Self published, ebook exclusive
Edward IV and consort Elizabeth Woodville- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- Based on Elizabeth’s mother
- Based on Edward’s mistress Jane Shore
- Based on Edward’s sister, Margaret
- Based on Edward’s mother, Cecily Neville
- Self published. Also available in four novella length parts (The Bride Price, One Seed Sown, The Gilded Cage, Two Murders Reaped).
- Copyright expired, public domain
- Out of print
- Based on Cecily Neville
- Out of print
- Based on Cecily Neville
- Out of print
- Based on Cecily Neville
- Out of print
- Based on Cecily Neville
Edward V and Richard, Duke of York aka The Princes in the Tower- Based on the wife of Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
- Out of print
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
- Out of print
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
- Copyright expired, public domain
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
- Out of print
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York
Richard III and consort Anne Neville- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Out of print
- Based on Cecily Neville
- Out of print
- Only available in UK?
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Young Adult
Henry VII (Henry Tudor) and consort Elizabeth of York- Based on Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII’s mother
- Based on Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII’s mother
- Out of print
- Based on Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII’s mother
- Young Adult
- Out of print
- Based on Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII’s mother
- Young Adult
- Out of print
- Based on Jasper Tudor, uncle of Henry VII
- Based on the wife of Perkin Warbeck, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York
- Based on Perkin Warbeck, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York
- UK release
- Self published
- Based on Henry’s greatest support, his uncle Jasper Tudor
Henry VIII and consorts Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr- Based on alternate history in which Henry and Anne Boleyn have a surviving son
- Based on Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor
- Based on the uncle of Anne Boylen and Katherine Howard
- Young adult
- Based on Mary Howard Fitzroy, Henry’s daughter in law and Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard’s cousin
- Gilt by Katherine Longshore
- Based on Henry’s sister, Margaret Tudor (also see Scottish list)
- Out of Print but available as ebook
- Based on Mary Boleyn, Anne’s sister
- Based on Kate Carey, attendant to Anne Boleyn
- The Fifth Queen: And How She Came to Court (The Fifth Queen Trilogy #1) - Copyright expired, public domain, free at Project Gutenberg
- Privy Seal: His Last Venture (The Fifth Queen Trilogy #2) - Project Gutenberg
- The Fifth Queen Crowned (The Fifth Queen Trilogy #3) - Project Gutenberg
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Based on Thomas More’s daughter
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published
- Based on Henry’s best friend and sister, Mary Tudor
- Self published
- Tells the story of all Henry’s wives from the point of view of Katherine, the wife of Charles Brandon
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Dual time periods
- Out of copyright, public domain
- Based on Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor (also see French royalty)
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Out of print
- Based on Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor
- Romance
- Out of print
- Based on Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor
- Romance
- Out of print
- Based on Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor
- Out of print
- Based on Henry’s sister, Mary Tudor
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Alternate history
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Alternate history
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Alternate history
- Out of print
- Based on Thomas More
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Self published, ebook exclusive
Edward VILady Jane Grey (The Nine Days Queen)Mary I (Bloody Mary)- Out of print but available as ebook
- Young Adult, Fantasy
- UK release
- Copyright expired, public domain
- Self published, ebook exclusive
Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen)- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print
- Based on Arabella, Elizabeth’s cousin
- Romance
James I (James VI of Scotland) and consort Anne of Denmark- Based on Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford
- Based on Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I
- Out of print
- Based on Frances, Countess of Essex
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
Charles I and consort Henrietta Maria of France- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Out of print but available as ebook
Charles II and consort Catherine of Braganza (and his many mistresses)- The Wandering Prince (Stuarts #4), A Health Unto His Majesty (Stuarts #5), Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord (Stuarts #6)
- Based on illegitimate son of Charles II
- Out of print but available as ebook
James II and wives/consorts Anne Hyde and Mary of ModenaMary II and co-ruler William III (William of Orange)- Out of print but available as ebook
Anne, Queen of Great Britain and consort Prince George of DenmarkGeorge I and consort Sophia Dorothea of CelleGeorge II and consort Caroline of AnsbachGeorge III and consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz- Out of print
- Based on sister of George III, wife of Christian VII of Denmark
George IV and consort Caroline of Brunswick- Out of print but available as ebook
William IV and consort Adelaide of Saxe-MeiningenQueen Victoria and consort Prince Albert (and family)- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
- UK reissue, out of print in the US
Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) and Wallis Simpson- Originally published as Wallis
George VI and consort Elizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth II and consort Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
ScotlandKenneth MacAlpin, King of the Picts (9th Century)- Out of print but available as ebook
Constantine II, King of Alba 900 - 943Owain ap Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde (fl. 934)Macbeth and Gruoch (Lady Macbeth) (11th Century)- Out of print but available as ebook and audiobook
- Out of print but available as ebook
Malcolm III and Saint MargaretDavid I and Matilda, Countess of Huntington- Out of print but available as ebook
Malcolm IV- Out of print but available as ebook
William I (the Lion) and consort Ermengarde de Beaumont- Self published
- ebook exclusive
Alexander II and consort Joan of England (daughter of John, King of England)- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
Alexander III and consort Margaret of England (daughter of Henry III, King of England)- Out of print but available as ebook
Robert the Bruce and wives/consorts Isabella of Mar and Elizabeth de BurghI’m including novels on William Wallace here, thought not a royal, he’s heavily involved with Robert the Bruce - Out of print but available as ebook
- Young Adult
- Based on Robert’s daughter, Princess Marjorie
- Self published
- ebook exclusive
- Self published
- ebook exclusive
- Self published
- ebook exclusive
- Self published
- Based on Robert’s sister, Christina
Robert III and consort Anabella DrummondJames I and consort Joan Beaufort- Out of print but available as ebook
James II and consort Mary of Guelders- Out of print but available as ebook
James III and consort Margaret of Denmark- Out of print but available as ebook
- Based on James’ sister Mary Stewart
- Out of print but available as ebook
James IV and consort Margaret Tudor- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
James V and consort Marie de Guise- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
Mary, Queen of Scots- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Out of print but available as ebook
- Self published, ebook exclusive
- Out of print except in large print
- Romance
WalesHywel Dda, King of Deheubarth (942 - 948)Idwal Foel (Idwal the Bald), King of Gwynedd c. 942Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Wales (1039 - 1063) and consort Ealdgyth of MerciaLlywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwenydd (1195 - 1240) and Powys Wenwynwyn (1216 - 1240)Dafydd ap Llywelyn, Prince of Wales (1240 - 1246)Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales (1246 - 1282)- Originally published as four separate novels: 'Sunrise in the West' (1974); 'The Dragon at Noonday' (1975); 'The Hounds of Sunset' (1976); and 'Afterglow and Nightfall' (1977).
- Self published
- Alternate fiction based on if Llywelyn had lived
Owain Glyndwr, Prince of Wales (1402 - 1416)
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