Stuart

The Stuart period of British history usually refers to the period between 1603 and 1714 and sometimes from 1371 in Scotland. Includes Jacobean era, Caroline era, English Civil War, The Protectorate or Interregnum, & the Restoration

Forever Amber
Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion
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The King's Witch
 
by
Tracy Borman
Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration
Restoration
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
Year of Wonders
The Merry Monarch's Wife (Queens of England, #9)
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England, #3)
The King's Daughter
Stuart Little
Palindrome
Queen Catherine's Court: Power and Rebellion in Restoration England
The Poison Bed

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The King's Witch
 
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The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
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Early Stuart Britain
105 books — 16 voters
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Historical fiction 1600 - 1700
127 books — 79 voters


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Alexander Masters, Stuart: A Life Backwards

Charles Cordell
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Charles Cordell, God's Vindictive Wrath

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The Page Drifters Book Club The official book club of Jeb Stuart High school.
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