A Royal History of England Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Middle Ages |
1992 |
N/A |
| The Stuarts |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Wars of the Roses |
2000 |
N/A |
| The Tudors |
2000 |
Buy |
| The House of Windsor |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Houses of Hanover and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
2000 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Scottish Love Poems |
1975 |
Buy |
| Love Letters |
1977 |
Buy |
| Women Writing |
1979 |
Buy |
| The Man Who… |
1992 |
Buy |
| Women of Mystery |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Pleasure of Reading |
1992 |
Buy |
| Female Sleuths |
1993 |
Buy |
| English Crime Stories of Today |
1993 |
Buy |
| 2nd Culprit |
1993 |
Buy |
| Women of Mystery II |
1994 |
Buy |
| Crime Movies II |
1997 |
Buy |
| Women of Mystery III |
1998 |
Buy |
| A Red Rose Or A Satin Heart |
2010 |
Buy |
Jemima Shore Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Quiet as a Nun |
1977 |
Buy |
| Tartan Tragedy: A Jemima Shore Mystery |
1978 |
N/A |
| The Wild Island |
1978 |
Buy |
| A Splash of Red |
1981 |
Buy |
| Cool Repentance |
1982 |
Buy |
| Oxford Blood |
1985 |
Buy |
| Jemima Shore’s First Case |
1986 |
Buy |
| Your Royal Hostage |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Cavalier Case |
1990 |
Buy |
| Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave |
1991 |
Buy |
| Political Death |
1994 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pleasures & Treasures: Dolls |
1967 |
Buy |
| A History of Toys |
1972 |
Buy |
| Dolls |
1973 |
Buy |
| Cromwell |
1973 |
Buy |
| Mary Queen of Scots and the Historians |
1974 |
Buy |
| King James, VI of Scotland, I of England |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England |
1975 |
Buy |
| Royal Charles |
1979 |
Buy |
| King Charles II |
1979 |
Buy |
| Heroes and Heroines |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1995 |
Buy |
| Faith and Treason / The Gunpowder Plot |
1996 |
Buy |
| Marie Antoinette |
2001 |
Buy |
| Love and Louis XIV |
2006 |
Buy |
| Must You Go? |
2010 |
Buy |
| Perilous Question |
2013 |
Buy |
| My History: A Memoir of Growing Up |
2015 |
Buy |
| Our Israeli Diary - Of That Time, Of That Place |
2017 |
Buy |
| The King and the Catholics |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Case of the Married Woman |
2022 |
Buy |
| Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit |
2023 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table |
1954 |
Buy |
| Robin Hood |
1971 |
Buy |
Women in History Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mary Tudor |
1940 |
Buy |
| Mary Queen of Scots |
1969 |
Buy |
| Cleopatra |
1972 |
Buy |
| The Weaker Vessel |
1984 |
Buy |
| The Warrior Queens |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Wives of Henry VIII |
1992 |
Buy |
| An Uncommon Woman - The Empress Frederick |
1995 |
Buy |
| Medieval Women: Social History Of Women In England 450-1500 |
1995 |
Buy |
| Personal History |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Viceroy’s Daughters |
2000 |
Buy |
| Women in England 1760-1914: A Social History |
2004 |
Buy |
| Debs at War: 1939-1945 |
2006 |
Buy |
| Trail Blazers |
2012 |
Buy |
| Women In England 1500-1760 |
2013 |
Buy |
Antonia Fraser is a British author who has written extensively in both fiction and non-fiction. Born in 1932, she built her reputation on meticulously researched biographies of historical figures, with a particular focus on British royalty and women in history. Her biography of Mary Queen of Scots, published in 1969, became an international bestseller and established her as one of the most widely read popular historians in the English-speaking world.
On the fiction side, Fraser created the Jemima Shore mystery series, featuring a television journalist who doubles as an amateur detective. The series ran for eleven books between 1977 and 1994. Fraser was married to playwright Harold Pinter from 1980 until his death in 2008, and her memoir Must You Go? recounts their life together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Antonia Fraser written?
Antonia Fraser has written 67 books across six series.
What was Antonia Fraser's first book?
Antonia Fraser’s first book is Mary Tudor, published in 1940.
What is Antonia Fraser best known for?
Antonia Fraser is best known for her historical biographies, particularly Mary Queen of Scots (1969) and The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1995), as well as her Jemima Shore mystery novels.