Jean Plaidy was a pen name of British author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Philippa Carr and Victoria Holt. An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Eleanor Alice Burford (September 1, 1906 - January 8, 1993), Mrs. ...

Hibbert, as Plaidy, was probably the most popular British historical novelist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time. She wrote over eighty historical novels, which nowadays tend to be looked down on by "serious" enthusiasts of history, but which served the useful purpose of bringing historical figures and events to a wider readership. A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ...

The Norman Trilogy

• The Bastard King (1974)
• The Lion of Justice (1975)
• The Passionate Enemies (1976)

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Plantagenet Saga

• The Plantagenet Prelude (1976)
• The Revolt of the Eaglets (1977)
• The Heart of the Lion (1977)
• The Prince of Darkness (1978)
• The Battle of the Queens (1978)
• The Queen from Provence (1979)
• Hammer of the Scots (1979)
• The Follies of the King (1980)
• The Vow on the Heron (1980)
• Passage to Pontefract (1981)
• The Star of Lancaster (1981)
• Epitaph for Three Women (1981)
• Red Rose of Anjou (1982)
• Sun in Splendour (1982)

The Tudor Novels

• Uneasy Lies the Head(1982)
• Katharine, the Virgin Widow (1961)
• Shadow of the Pomegranate (1962)
• The King's Secret Matter (1962)
• Murder Most Royal (1949)
• Saint Thomas' Eve (1954)
• The Sixth Wife (1953)
• The Thistle and the Rose (1963)
• Mary, Queen of France (1964)
• Spanish Bridegroom (1954)
• Gay Lord Robert (1955)

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The Stuart Saga

• Murder in the Tower (1964)
• A Health Unto His Majesty (1956)
• The Wandering Prince (1956)
• Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord (1957)
• The Three Crowns (1965)
• Haunted Sisters (1966)
• Queen's Favourites (1966)

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The Georgian Saga

• The Princess of Celle (1967)
• Queen in Waiting (1967)
• Caroline, the Queen (1968)
• The Prince and the Quakeress (1975)
• The Third George (1969)
• Perdita's Prince (1969)
• Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill (1970)
• Indiscretions of the Queen (1970)
• Regent's Daughter (1971)
• Goddess of the Green Room (1971)
• Victoria in the Wings (1972)

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The Queen Victoria Series

• The Captive of Kensington Palace
• The Queen and Lord M
• The Queen's Husband
• The Widow of Windsor

Queens of England

• Myself My Enemy (1983)
• Queen of This Realm: The Story of Elizabeth I (1984)
• Victoria Victorious (1985)
• The Lady in the Tower (1986)
• The Courts of Love: The Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1987)
• In the Shadow of the Crown (1988)
• The Queen's Secret: The Story of Queen Katherine (1989)
• The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (1990)
• The Pleasures of Love: The Story of Catherine of Braganza (1991)
• William's Wife (1992)
• The Rose Without a Thorn (1993)
• The Young Elizabeth (1961)
• The Young Mary Queen of Scots (1962)

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Mary Queen of Scots

• Royal Road to Fotheringay (1955; revised 1967)
• The Captive Queen of Scots (1963)
• Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland (non-fiction) (1975)

The Medici Trilogy

• Madame Serpent (1951)
• The Italian Woman (1952)
• Queen Jezebel (1953)

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The French Revolution Series

• Louis the Well Beloved (1959)
• The Road to Compiegne (1959)
• Flaunting, Extravagant Queen (1957)

Novels

• Milady Charlotte (1959)
• Beyond the Blue Mountains (1948)
• The Goldsmith's Wife (1950)
• Lilith (1954)
• Melisande (It Began in Vauxhall Gardens) (1955)
• Defenders of the Faith
• Daughter of Satan (1952)
• The Scarlet Cloak (1957)
• Madame du Barry