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   16th Century      17th Century      18th Century      19th Century     20th Century       
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 Title Subject
 Ancient  
 Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran Cleopatra, queen of Egypt
 Eve: A Novel of the First Woman by Elissa Elliott Eve (biblical figure)
 Girl Mary by Petru Popescu Virgin Mary
 Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee Eve (biblical figure)
 The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran Nefertari, queen of Egypt
 Matthew's Story: From Sinner to Saint by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins Matthew the apostle
   
 Middle Ages  
 Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of England
 Genghis: Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden Genghis Khan, Mongolian ruler
 Heresy by S.J. Parrish Giordano Bruno, philosopher
 The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolly Erickson Mary Queen of Scots
 The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir Elizabeth I, queen of England
 Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King Gruoch, queen of Scotland
 The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory Mary Queen of Scots
 The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper Katherine Ashley, governess of Elizabeth I
 The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII
 The White Queen by Philippa Gregory Elizabeth Woodville, queen of English king Edward IV
   
 16th Century  
 The Confessions of Catherine de Medici: A Novel by C.W. Gortner Catherine de Medici, queen of France
 The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis Catherine de Medici, queen of France
   
 17th Century  
 Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland Louis XIV, king of France
   
 18th Century  
 Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran Madame Tussaud
 Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier Mar Anning & Elizabeth Philpot, paleontologists
 The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson: A Novel by Jerome Charyn Emily Dickinson, poet
   
 19th Century  
 Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler Bronte sisters, authors
 Bedlam: The Further Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte by Laura Rowland Charlotte Bronte, author
 Charlotte and Emily: A Novel of the Brontes by Jude Morgan Bronte sisters, authors
 Clara and Mr. Tiffany: A Novel by Susan Vreeland Louis Comfort Tiffany
 Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet Claude Monet, artist
 Devil's Dream by Madison Bell Nathan Bedford Forrest, Civil War general
 Drood by Dan Simmons Charles Dickens
 Emily's Ghost by Denise Giardina Emily Bronte, author
 Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O'Brien Harriet Beecher Stowe
 The Importance of Being Kennedy by Laurie Graham Kennedy family
 The Last Empress by Anchee Min Cixi, Empress dowager of China
 Lucky Billy by John Vernon Billy the Kid, outlaw
 Pearl of China by Anchee Min Pearl S. Buck, author
 The Raven's Bride by Lenore Hart Edgar Allen Poe
 Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael Charlotte Bronte, author
 A Separate Country by Robert Hicks John Bell Hood, Civil War general
 The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson Tatiana Nikolaevna, daughter Czar Nicholas II
 The World Before Her by Deborah Weisgall George Eliot, author and sculptor Caroline Springold
   
 20th Century  
 Daphne by Justine Picardie Daphne du Maurier, author
 Infamous by Ace Atkins "Machine Gun" Kelly, gangster
 The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt Nikola Tesla, inventer
 Jack London in Paradise by Paul Malmont Jack London, author
 The Painter From Shanghai by Jeffrey Cody Epstein Yuliang Pan, artist
 The Paris Wife by Paula McClain Hadley Hemingway
 Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer George Mallory, mountain climber
 The Women: A Novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
   
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