Order of Jean Plaidy Books
Eleanor Alice Buford Hibbert is an English author who wrote numerous novels under the pen name of Jean Plaidy. As Jean Plaidy, she wrote the popular Tudor Saga series of books as well as the Stuart Saga series and others.
Hibbert actually wrote books under a number of pen names as she was quite a prolific author. Names that she wrote under include: Victoria Holt, Eleanor Burford, Anna Percival, Philippa Carr, Elbur Ford, Ellalice Tate, Kathleen Kellow, and, of course, Jean Plaidy. For all of her work in writing, Plaidy was awarded with a Golden Treasure award by the RWA as a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the genre of romance. In her life, she wrote over 200 novels and sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
Publication Order of Tudor Saga Books
| 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
| 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 Catherine De Medici Books
| 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 Stuart Saga Books
| 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 French Revolution Books
| 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
| 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 Lucrezia Borgia Books
| Madonna of the Seven Hills | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Light on Lucrezia | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Isabella & Ferdinand Books
| 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 Famous Childhoods Books
| The Young Elizabeth | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Young Mary Queen of Scots | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Mary Stuart, Queen Of Scots Books
(with 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 Georgian Saga Books
| 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 Queen Victoria Books
| 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 Norman Trilogy Books
| 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
| 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 Queens Of England Books
| 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 Standalone Novels
| Together They Ride | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beyond the Blue Mountains | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Daughter of Satan | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lilith | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| It Began in Vauxhall Gardens | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Defenders of the Faith | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Scarlet Cloak | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen of Diamonds | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Madame Du Barry | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Milady Charlotte | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Meg Roper | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Katharine of Aragon | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Evergreen Gallant | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Story of Elizabeth I | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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 |
If You Like Jean Plaidy Books, You’ll Love…
To Hold the Crown: The Story of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York is the first book in the Tudors Saga that Plaidy published. This book takes readers inside the making of the great Tudor empire as Henry Tudor’s ascent to the throne and his marriage to Elizabeth of York, daughter and direct heir of King Edward IV, and all of their drama in their lives including the death of their son Arthur and, later, the crowning of their younger son, King Henry VIII.
Louis the Well-Beloved is the first book in Plaidy’s French Revolution series. The book follows a young King Louis XV as the country hopes for him to come of age and bring back glory and prosperity to the country. He’s young though and too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting and gambling to notice the power struggle going on in his own court. He then finds many distractions in the form of mistresses and lovers.
Hello,
Being an avid reader of Jean Plaidy I have read through her books from earliest times to the end of the Victorian era but cannot find any continuation to the Edwardian era.
Can you help please?
Thank you for reminding me of Jean Plaidy. I had read many of her books under a few of her pen names years ago. Her books are always well researched and I enjoyed them very much.