Henry VII
Christopher Colombus: the life of the intrepid Italian explorer by Martin Howard. (Lives in action)
The Lark and the Laurel by Barbara Willard. A young woman is growing up without her father because he sided with Richard III
The Woolpack by Cynthia Harnett. Deals with merchants rather than the aristocracy.
Henry VIII
VIII by H M Castor. Told in the first person and in present tense the story of Henry VIII.
The Popinjay by Iona McGregor, 1969. Set in St Andrews, Scotland, it tells the story of David who is trapped in the town when the Lutherans take over the cathedral. Set in 1547.
Edward VI
Prince and the pauper by Mark Twain. Hard read because of the use of Olde English.
Treason by Berlie Doherty. Will is page to Prince Edward but his position puts his father in danger.
Traitor’s kiss by Pauline Francis. Story about Elizabeth and the period during which she lived with Catherine Parr and Thomas Seymour.
Mary 1
Stars of fortune by Cynthia Harnett. An early ancestor of George Washington is living near Woodstock
Elizabeth
A Traveller in time by Alison Uttley. A young girl travels back in time to the dispute between Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots.
At the house of the magician by Mary Hooper. Lucy gets a job in Doctor Dee’s house after running away from home.
Brother Dustyfeet by Rosemary Sutcliff (1952), illus. by C. Walter Hodges
Cue for treason by Geoffrey Trease. Young man discovers a plot against Elizabeth. Includes Shakespeare's company
Gunner’s boy by Ann Turnball (Tudor flashbacks). Jon wants to join the navy and fight the Spanish Armada
Isabel: Taking wing by Annie Dalton (Girls in many lands) Set in 1592
Montacute House by Lucy Jago. Cess is the poultry girl but one morning she finds a gold pendant. Includes witchcraft and politics and is aimed at teens.
Pirate Lord by Terry Deary. Loosely based on a real event and set aboard the Golden Hind
Raider’s tide by Maggie Prince. Historical and romantic drama set in the Border country about 16 year old Beatie.
Sir Francis Drake and his daring deeds by Roy Gerrard. A picture book in verse.
The Devil and his boy by Anthony Horowitz. Tom is helpless until he meets up with Moll Cutpurse and together they have to foil a plot against the Queen.
The Galleon by Ronald Welch. Set in 1583 Robert becomes involved in foiling a catholic plot to put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne.
The Queen Elizabeth story by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Spanish Letters by Mollie Hunter . Can Jamie and Macey thwart a Spanish plot in invade England and Scotland?
When beacons blazed by Hester Burton. Set at the time of the armada.
Mary, Queen of Scots
A Traveller in time by Alison Uttley. A young girl travels back in time to the dispute between Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots.
The Galleon by Ronald Welch. Set in 1583 Robert becomes involved in foiling a catholic plot to put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne.
The Puzzle ring by Kate Forsyth. A time travel novel this involves Hannah going back to Scotland in the 1560s to undo a family curse.
Shakespeare (Yes I know he is not a monarch!)
Shakespeare's apprentice by Veronica Bennett. Love story between an actor and the niece of the Earl of Essex
The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers. Picture book without words. A boy on a trip to the globe goes back in time and meets everyone else in the title
The Player's Boy by Antonia Forest. Young boy leaves home and ends up in Shakespeare's company
The My Story series take the form of a diary written by a teenager of the period. The following are the ones that cover the Tudor period.
Anne Boelyn and me by Alison Prince
Armada: The Story of Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587-1588 by Jim Eldridge (2002) (My story)
Elizabeth (My Royal Story) by Kathryn Lasky
Henry VIII's Wives by Alison Prince (2011) (My story)
Lady Jane Grey, 1547 by Sue Reid (2012) (My story)
Mary Queen of Scots (My Royal Story) by Kathryn Lasky
My Tudor Queen by Alison Prince
The Bloody Tower by Valerie Wilding
The Queen's Spies: The Diary of Catherine "Kitty" Lumsden, London, 1583-1586 by Valerie Wilding (2006) [re-released as: To Kill a Queen ]
The Sparks seies are simple chapter books aimed at KS2.
Tudor Sparks are:
A Horse called Deathblow
A Pig called Henry
A Queen’s promise. Mary Queen of Scots
Birthdays are a serious business.
Captain Drake’s orders. Armada
Dancing for Captain Drake
Mystery at the globe
Plague! A Tudor epidemic
A Pig called Henry
A Queen’s promise. Mary Queen of Scots
Birthdays are a serious business.
Captain Drake’s orders. Armada
Dancing for Captain Drake
Mystery at the globe
Plague! A Tudor epidemic
Henry VIII
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