Reading order · 6 books · 2016 to 2021 · Set in London
Six Tudor Queens Books in Order
The Six Tudor Queens novels tell the story of Henry VIII’s marriages from the point of view of each of his wives in turn, from Katherine of Aragon to Katharine Parr, drawing on Alison Weir’s work as a historian.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2016 to 2021
- First book
- Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen
- Latest
- Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife (2021)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Six Tudor Queens book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in London
- 1Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen2016With Katherine of AragonKatherine of Aragon, a Spanish princess, comes to England to marry Prince Arthur, heir to Henry VII.Buy on Amazon
- 2Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession2017With Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn, educated at the French court, returns to England and catches the eye of Henry VIII.Buy on Amazon
- 3Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen2018With Jane SeymourJane Seymour, a quiet lady-in-waiting, serves both Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn before Henry VIII chooses her as his third wife.Buy on Amazon
- 4Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait2019With Anna of KleveAnna of Kleve, a German princess, is chosen as Henry VIII’s fourth wife on the strength of a portrait, and arrives in England to a king who does not like what he sees.Buy on Amazon
- 5Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen2020With Katheryn HowardKatheryn Howard, a lively young cousin of Anne Boleyn, comes to court as a teenager and catches the eye of the ageing Henry VIII, with a past she would rather he did not know.Buy on Amazon
- 6Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife2021With Katharine ParrKatharine Parr, twice widowed and in love with another man, is chosen by Henry VIII as his sixth wife and must survive the dangers of a court shaped by religious division.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Each novel follows one queen and can be read alone, but they follow each other in time, so it is best to read them in the order of Henry’s marriages, which is also publication order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Anne Boleyn | Katherine of Aragon | Jane Seymour | Anna of Kleve | Katheryn Howard | Katharine Parr | Henry VIII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | ||||
| 2 Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ||||
| 3 Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | ||||
| 4 Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait | LLead | MMajor | |||||
| 5 Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen | LLead | MMajor | |||||
| 6 Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Six Tudor Queens books
7 characters from Alison Weir’s chart, with the number of Six Tudor Queens books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Anne BoleynSecond queen | 3 | Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen 2016 |
| Katherine of AragonFirst queen | 2 | Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen 2016 |
| Jane SeymourThird queen | 1 | Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen 2018 |
| Anna of KleveFourth queen | 1 | Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait 2019 |
| Katheryn HowardFifth queen | 1 | Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen 2020 |
| Katharine ParrSixth queen | 1 | Katharine Parr: The Sixth Wife 2021 |
| Henry VIIIKing of England | 6 | Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen 2016 |