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Books like The Boleyn Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Boleyn Trilogy is historical fiction, set in renaissance and early modern and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Boleyn Trilogy is 3 books, 2013–2014.

“Just seventeen years old, Henry IX, known as William, is a king bound by the restraints of the regency yet anxious to prove himself.”
from the catalogue description of The Boleyn King

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The Conqueror's Trilogy
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Palace of Spies
Oxford Time Travel
Sally Lockhart
The Dalriada Trilogy
Dark Birthright Saga
The Dark Queen
The Mortal Instruments

The Conqueror's TrilogySeries

seriesKiersten White3 books2016

Dark in tone, about sibling rivalry, set in middle east.

“Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival.”
from the catalogue description of And I Darken

Start with And I Darken →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Historical fantasy, set in age of sail & 18th century.

“Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”
from the catalogue description of Outlander
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Start with Outlander →

Palace of SpiesSeries

seriesSarah Zettel3 books2013

Mysterious in tone.

Start with Palace of Spies →

Oxford Time TravelSeries

seriesConnie Willis6 books1982

Science fiction and time travel, about survival.

“Connie Willis's Oxford Time Travel novels are set at a near-future Oxford University where historians travel into the past as observers, constrained by a version of history that resists any change large enough to alter real events.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fire Watch →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

The Dalriada TrilogySeries

seriesJules Watson3 books2004

About war, set in ancient world and our world.

“Agricola, the ruthless governor of Roman Britain, has just subdued the Welsh.”
from the catalogue description of The White Mare

Start with The White Mare →

Dark Birthright SagaSeries

seriesJeanne Treat3 books2006

Historical fantasy, dark in tone.

“A child born of mysterious parentage is given to fisher folk to raise as their son.”
from the catalogue description of Dark Birthright

Start with Dark Birthright →

The Dark QueenSeries

seriesSusan Carroll6 books2005

Historical fantasy, about witches.

“Long ago there lived a group of women known as the Daughters of the Earth, revered for their wisdom and knowledge, skilled in healing and white magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Dark Queen →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after The Boleyn Trilogy?: The Conqueror's Trilogy — the closest match to The Boleyn Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Boleyn Trilogy?: The Boleyn King. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Boleyn Trilogy.
How big is The Boleyn Trilogy?: The Boleyn Trilogy is 3 books, 2013–2014.

Books like The Boleyn Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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