European Royalty discussion

***NORTH OR SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY***

***PRE-1970, FICTION OR NON-FICTION***


Okay everyone, it's that time of the month - time to nominate! Anyone who would like to nominate one book may do so in this thread.

The theme this month is NORTH OR SOUTH AMERICAN HISTORY (pre-1970, fiction or non-fiction). We're flexible here! If part of your book takes place outside of North or South America, that's fine. If part of it takes place after 1970, that's fine too (the 1970 date is completely random).

A list of every book this group has read together is at the end of this post (alphabetically by author, then by title if we've read more than one book by that author), so please try not to nominate a book we've already read together (the European Royalty read will revisit past reads every now and then, so if you missed a great book the first time around, we may get to it again sometime).

Please try to check amazon or some other site to make sure the book is easily available - the last thing we want is to nominate some great book that no one can get! If you nominate more than ONE book, only the first book listed will make it into the voting poll (so save additional books for the next months!). Also, if the book doesn't fit the theme, I won't add it to this month's voting poll, but I will carry it over to the next theme that it does fit under if you would like.

Feel free to nominate one book of your choice in this thread until November 15th, 9pm Eastern.

At around that time, I'll make a voting poll and list all the nominated books in it, and people can vote in the poll until the poll closes (set to last through November 19th). Discussion will start on January 1st.

Happy Nominating!



BOOKS WE HAVE READ AS A GROUP (PLEASE DON'T NOMINATE):

The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander

Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
by Veronica Buckley

The Greatest Knight: The Story of William Marshal by Elizabeth Chadwick

The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick

The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier

The 19th Wife: A Novel by David Ebershoff

Stealing Athena by Karen Essex

A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's
Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and
Emperors by Michael Farquhar

Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser

Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III by Flora Fraser

Evita: The Real Life of Eva Peron by Nicholas Fraser

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George

The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Last Queen: A Novel of Juana la Loca by C.W. Gortner

The White Queen: A Novel by Philippa Gregory

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

Courtesan: A Novel by Diane Haeger

Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The
Secret Female Pope by Eleanor Herman

The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer

A Hollow Crown: The Story of Emma, Queen of Saxon England by Helen Hollick

The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis

The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye

Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen

The Concubine: A Novel by Norah Lofts

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie

Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Murder of a Medici Princess by Caroline P. Murphy

Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky

Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman

When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman

The Queen's Secret by Jean Plaidy

Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy

Catherine the Great: Love Sex and Power by Virginia Rounding

The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd

Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd

Avalon: A Novel by Anya Seton

Devil Water by Anya Seton

Katherine by Anya Seton

The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton

Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir

The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel by Alison Weir

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor

The Rose of York: Love and War by Sandra Worth

That list has my eyes glazing :P

I'll shoot for this one again,

I'm going to suggest these two



or

Gem H aka *Dhelirious* wrote: "I'm going to suggest these two



or"

Those don't look like South or North American history to me, lol!

I've come to the sad realization that I only have one American historical fiction on my to-read list. I mean, I knew I favored European royalty but I think I've become overwhelmed by it. So I'm going to nominate the only one I've got:



It's even free as an ebook!

ok ignore me. I'm being a complete muppet!!! lol!

I never even saw that it had to be North or South American book! lol!

Ok I know its not really about monarchy or even about a real person so how about this one:-

Gem H aka *Dhelirious* wrote: "ok ignore me. I'm being a complete muppet!!! lol!

I never even saw that it had to be North or South American book! lol!

Ok I know its not really about monarchy or even about a real person so ..."

Well, slavery certainly was a North American issue, so this is fine. It would be interesting to see how Gregory handles it!

I'll nominate All Other Nights: A Novel.

How aboutHarriet and Isabella

Sara W wrote:
"Well, slavery certainly was a North American issue, so this is fine. It would be interesting to see how Gregory handles it!
..."

I felt such a muppet not reading the theme! lol!

Gem H aka *Dhelirious* wrote: "Sara W wrote:
"Well, slavery certainly was a North American issue, so this is fine. It would be interesting to see how Gregory handles it!
..."

I felt such a muppet not reading the theme! lol!"

Oh, no problem! You weren't the first to miss the theme and I'm sure you won't be the last! :)

Anyone know how to bold things on goodreads? I'm pretty sure it can be done - I just don't know how.

Like this - if you click reply it should show the code. Also, if you click on "some html is ok" it has some basic codes including bold.

The Seamstress: A Novel.

Robin wrote: "Like this - if you click reply it should show the code. Also, if you click on "some html is ok" it has some basic codes including bold."

Thanks!

Clicking the some html is ok worked for me.

Nominating is closed! I'll post a voting poll later tonight!