Order of Victoria Holt Books
Eleanor Burford Hibbert (1906-1993) was a British author of historical fiction, gothic fiction and romance novels. She was an extremely prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms, including Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy and Philippa Carr (her most famous ones). She also used the pen names Eleanor Burford (her birth name), Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anne Percival and Ellalice Tate. Jean Plaidy was used for her novels about the regency, whereas Victoria Holt was used for gothic romance. Her historical novels as Plaidy were praised for their accuracy and quality of writing. Eleanor is the author of many series, including (but not limited to) the Tudor Saga, Daughters of England, Stuart Saga, Georgian Saga, Plantagenet Saga and Queens of England series. Among her inspirations were the Brontes, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy. She died in 1993 while on a cruise between Greece and Egypt.
Eleanor Burford made her debut as a published author in 1941 under her birth name with the novel Daughter of Anna. We have excluded her novels under her real name due to the fact that they are no longer available. Her first novel as Jean Plaidy was Together They Ride in 1945. Finally, perhaps her most famous nom de plume, Victoria Holt, made its debut Mistress of Mellyn. We have listed her books under her various pen names below, sorted both by date of publication and by chronological order:
Publication Order of Catherine De Medici Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Madame Serpent | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Italian Woman / The Unholy Woman | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Queen Jezebel | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Daughters Of England Books
(as Philippa Carr)
Publication Order of Famous Childhoods Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| The Young Elizabeth | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Young Mary Queen of Scots | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of French Revolution Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Flaunting, Extravagant Queen | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Louis the Well Beloved | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Road to Compiegne | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of French Revolution Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Louis the Well Beloved | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Road to Compiegne | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flaunting, Extravagant Queen | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Georgian Saga Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| The Princess of Celle | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Queen in Waiting | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Caroline, the Queen | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Prince and the Quakeress | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Third George | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Perdita's Prince | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Indiscretions of the Queen | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Regent's Daughter | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goddess of the Green Room | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Victoria in the Wings | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Isabella & Ferdinand Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Castile for Isabella | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spain for the Sovereigns | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Daughters of Spain | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lucrezia Borgia Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Madonna of the Seven Hills | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Light on Lucrezia | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Mary Stuart, Queen Of Scots Books
(as Jean Plaidy, Eleanor Burford)
| The Royal Road to Fotheringhay / Mary, Queen of Scotland: The Triumphant Year | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Captive Queen of Scots | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Norman Trilogy Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| The Bastard King | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lion of Justice | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Passionate Enemies | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Plantagenet Saga Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| The Plantagenet Prelude | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Revolt of the Eaglets | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Heart of the Lion | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hammer of the Scots | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Prince of Darkness | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Battle of the Queens | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen from Provence | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hammer of the Scots / Edward Longshanks | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Follies of the King | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vow on the Heron | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Passage to Pontefract | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Star of Lancaster | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Epitaph for Three Women | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Red Rose of Anjou | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sun in Splendour | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Queen Victoria Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| The Captive of Kensington Palace | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen and Lord M | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen's Husband | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Widow of Windsor | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Queens Of England Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Queen of This Realm | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Victoria Victorious | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lady in the Tower | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Courts of Love | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In the Shadow of the Crown | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen's Secret | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Reluctant Queen | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| William's Wife / The Queen's Devotion | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Pleasures of Love / The Merry Monarch's Wife | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rose Without a Thorn | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Stuart Saga Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| A Health Unto His Majesty | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wandering Prince | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Murder in the Tower | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Three Crowns | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Haunted Sisters / Royal Sisters | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen's Favourites / Courting Her Highness | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Murder in the Tower is set first when reading in chronological order. | ||
Publication Order of Tudor Saga Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Murder Most Royal / King's Pleasure | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sixth Wife | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen's Love | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Saint Thomas' Eve / The King's Confidante | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gay Lord Robert / Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Katharine, the Virgin Widow | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shadow of the Pomegranate | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The King's Secret Matter | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Thistle and the Rose | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mary, Queen of France | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Uneasy Lies the Head / To Hold the Crown | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Tudor Saga Books
(as Jean Plaidy)
| Uneasy Lies the Head / To Hold the Crown | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Katharine, the Virgin Widow | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shadow of the Pomegranate | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The King's Secret Matter | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Most Royal / King's Pleasure | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Saint Thomas' Eve / The King's Confidante | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sixth Wife | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Thistle and the Rose | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mary, Queen of France | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen's Love | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gay Lord Robert / Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| A Triptych of Poisoners | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rise of the Spanish Inquisition | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Growth of the Spanish Inquisition | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The End of the Spanish Inquisition | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spanish Inquisition | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| A Gothic Treasure Trove | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Notes: Together They Ride, Beyond the Blue Mountains, The Goldsmith’s Wife, Daughter of Satan, Lilith, The Scarlet Cloak, The Brides of Lanlory, Meg Roper, Evergreen Gallant, Defenders of the Faith, Madame Du Barry and The Queen of Diamonds, plus the Tudor Saga, Catherine De Medici Trilogy, Mary Stuart, Stuart Saga, Lucrezia Borgia, French Revolution, Isabella and Ferdinand Trilogy, Famous Childhoods, Georgian Saga, Queen Victoria, Norman Trilogy, Plantagnet Saga and Queens of England series and all non-fiction books were written under the pseudonym of Jean Plaidy.
The Queen of Diamonds and This Was a Man were written under the pen name of Ellalice Tate. All novels written under the Ellalice Tate pen name were also published under the Jean Plaidy name.
Poison in Pimlico, The Flesh and the Devil, The Bed Disturbed and Evil in the House were written under the pseudonym of Elbur Ford.
The Daughters of England series was written under the pseudonym of Philippa Carr. The Brides of Lanlory was written under the pen name of Anna Percival.
This Was a Man was later re-published as The King’s Adventurer using the Jean Plaidy nom de plume. Gay Lord Robert was re-published as Lord Robert in the UK and A Favorite of the Queen in the US. The Italian Woman was also titled The Unholy Woman. The Goldsmith’s Wife was later re-published as The King’s Mistress. Edward Longshanks was also published as The Hammer of the Scots. Zipporah’s Daughter was also known as The Knave of Hearts.
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