Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder Most Royal / King’s Pleasure | 1949 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 2 | To Hold the Crown: The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York | 1982 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 3 | The Sixth Wife | 1953 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 4 | Katharine of Aragon | 1962 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 5 | The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen’s Love | 1954 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 6 | Saint Thomas’ Eve / The King’s Confidante | 1954 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 7 | Murder most royal. | 1949 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 8 | Gay Lord Robert / Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen | 1955 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 9 | Katharine, the Virgin Widow | 1961 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 10 | The Shadow of the Pomegranate | 1962 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 11 | The King’s Secret Matter | 1962 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 12 | The Thistle and the Rose | 1963 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 13 | For a Queen’s Love: The Stories of the Royal Wives of Philip II | 1954 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 14 | Mary, Queen of France | 1964 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
| 15 | Lord Robert | 1955 | Victoria Holt | N/A |
| 16 | Uneasy Lies the Head / To Hold the Crown | 1982 | Victoria Holt | Buy |
The Tudor Saga is among Victoria Holt’s best-known historical series, covering the dynasty that has fascinated readers for centuries. Across 16 novels, the series follows the Tudors from Henry VII’s rise to power through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, with plenty of room for the wives, advisors, and rivals who shaped the era.
Holt’s version of Tudor history focuses on the personal rather than the purely political. Henry VIII’s marriages, the religious upheaval of the Reformation, and Elizabeth’s refusal to marry all get the character-driven treatment that makes Holt’s historical fiction accessible to readers who might not pick up a straight history book.