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Eleanor Burford / Hibbert Books in Order
Eleanor Alice Hibbert was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean Plaidy for fictionalized history of European royalty and the three volumes of her history of the Spanish Inquisition, Victoria Holt for gothic romances, and Philippa Carr for a multi-generational family saga. She also wrote light romances, crime novels, murder mysteries and thrillers under pseudonyms Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anna Percival, and Ellalice Tate.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Eleanor Burford / Hibbert's book series? Eleanor Burford / Hibbert has written 16 book series. The most notable is the Catherine De Medici series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Eleanor Burford / Hibbert
- #1
Madame Serpent(1952) - #2
The Italian Woman / The Unholy Woman(1952) - #3
Queen Jezebel(1958)
- #1
The Miracle at St. Bruno's(1972) - #2
The Lion Triumphant(1973) - #3
The Witch from the Sea(1975) - #4
Saraband for Two Sisters(1976) - #5
Lament for a Lost Lover(1977) - #6
The Love Child(1978) - #7
The Song of the Siren(1980) - #8
Will You Love Me in September(1981) - #9
The Adulteress(1982) - #10
Knave of Hearts / Zipporah's Daughter(1983) - #11
Voices in a Haunted Room(1984) - #12
The Return of the Gypsy(1985) - #13
Midsummer's Eve(1986) - #14
The Pool of St. Branok(1987) - #15
The Changeling(1989) - #16
The Black Swan(1990) - #17
A Time for Silence(1991) - #18
The Gossamer Cord(1992) - #19
We'll Meet Again(1993) - #20
Daughters of England(1995)
- #1
The Young Elizabeth(1961) - #2
The Young Mary Queen of Scots(1962)
- #1
Flaunting, Extravagant Queen(1957) - #2
Louis the Well Beloved(1959) - #3
The Road to Compiegne(1959)
- #1
The Princess of Celle(1967) - #2
Queen in Waiting(1967) - #3
Caroline, the Queen(1968) - #4
The Prince and the Quakeress(1968) - #5
The Third George(1969) - #6
Perdita's Prince(1969) - #7
Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill(1970) - #8
Indiscretions of the Queen(1970) - #9
The Regent's Daughter(1971) - #10
Goddess of the Green Room(1971) - #11
Victoria in the Wings(1972)
- #1
Castile for Isabella(1960) - #2
Spain for the Sovereigns(1960) - #3
Daughters of Spain(1961)
- #1
Madonna of the Seven Hills (As:Jean Plaidy)(1958) - #2
Light on Lucrezia (As:Jean Plaidy)(1958)
- #1
The Royal Road to Fotheringhay / Mary, Queen of Scotland: The Triumphant Year(1955) - #2
The Captive Queen of Scots(1963)
- #1
A Triptych of Poisoners (As:Jean Plaidy)(1958) - #2
The Rise of the Spanish Inquisition (As:Jean Plaidy)(1959) - #3
The Growth of the Spanish Inquisition (As:Jean Plaidy)(1960) - #4
The End of the Spanish Inquisition (As:Jean Plaidy)(1961) - #5
The Spanish Inquisition (As: Jean Plaidy)(1961) - #6
Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland (As: Jean Plaidy)(1975) - #7
A Gothic Treasure Trove(1987)
- #1
The Bastard King(1974) - #2
The Lion of Justice(1975) - #3
The Passionate Enemies(1976)
- #1
The Plantagenet Prelude(1976) - #2
The Revolt of the Eaglets(1977) - #3
The Heart of the Lion(1977) - #4
Hammer of the Scots(1978) - #5
The Prince of Darkness(1978) - #6
The Battle of the Queens(1978) - #7
The Queen from Provence(1979) - #8
Hammer of the Scots / Edward Longshanks(1979) - #9
The Follies of the King(1980) - #10
The Vow on the Heron(1980) - #11
Passage to Pontefract(1981) - #12
The Star of Lancaster(1981) - #13
Epitaph for Three Women(1981) - #14
The Red Rose of Anjou(1982) - #15
The Sun in Splendour(1982)
- #1
Myself My Enemy / Loyal in Love(1983) - #2
Queen of This Realm(1985) - #3
Victoria Victorious(1985) - #4
The Lady in the Tower(1986) - #5
The Courts of Love(1987) - #6
In the Shadow of the Crown(1989) - #7
The Queen's Secret(1989) - #8
The Reluctant Queen(1990) - #9
William's Wife / The Queen's Devotion(1990) - #10
The Pleasures of Love / The Merry Monarch's Wife(1991) - #11
The Rose Without a Thorn(1993)
- #1
The Captive of Kensington Palace(1972) - #2
The Queen and Lord M(1973) - #3
The Queen's Husband(1973) - #4
The Widow of Windsor(1974)
- #1Daughter of Anna(1940)
- #2Passionate Witness(1941)
- #3The Married Lover(1942)
- #4When the Entire World is Young(1943)
- #5So the Dreams Depart(1944)
- #6
Together They Ride (As: Jean Plaidy)(1945) - #7Not in Our Stars(1945)
- #8
Beyond the Blue Mountains (As:Jean Plaidy)(1947) - #9Dear Chance(1947)
- #10Alexa(1948)
- #11The House at Cupid's Cross(1949)
- #12
The Goldsmith's Wife / The King's Mistress (As: Victoria Holt)(1950) - #13Believe the Heart(1950)
- #14
Poison in Pimlico (As: Elbur Ford)(1950) - #15The Flesh and the Devil (As: Elbur Ford)(1950)
- #16Saint or Sinner?(1951)
- #17Bright Tomorrow(1952)
- #18Danse Macabre (As:Kathleen Kellow)(1952)
- #19Dear Delusion(1952)
- #20
The Bed Disturbed (As: Elbur Ford)(1952) - #21Rooms at Mrs. Oliver's (As:Kathleen Kellow)(1952)
- #22
Daughter of Satan (As:Jean Plaidy)(1952) - #23Leave Me My Love(1953)
- #24
Evil in the House / Such Bitter Business (As: Elbur Ford)(1953) - #25When We Are Married(1953)
- #26Castles in Spain(1954)
- #27
Lilith (As:Jean Plaidy)(1954) - #28Two Loves in Her Life(1955)
- #29When Other Hearts(1955)
- #30It Began in Vauxhall Gardens / Melisande (As:Kathleen Kellow)(1955)
- #31
It Began in Vauxhall Gardens (As:Jean Plaidy)(1955) - #32Begin to Live(1956)
- #33
Defenders of the Faith (As: Ellalice Tate)(1956) - #34Call of the Blood (As:Kathleen Kellow)(1956)
- #35Married in Haste(1956)
- #36To Meet a Stranger(1957)
- #37Rochester (As:Kathleen Kellow)(1957)
- #38
The Scarlet Cloak (As: Ellalice Tate)(1957) - #39Blaze of Noon(1958)
- #40
The Queen of Diamonds (As: Ellalice Tate)(1958) - #41The Dawn Chorus(1959)
- #42
Madame Du Barry (As: Ellalice Tate)(1959) - #43
Milady Charlotte (As:Jean Plaidy)(1959) - #44Red Sky at Night(1959)
- #45
Mistress of Mellyn (As: Victoria Holt)(1960) - #46Night of Stars(1960)
- #47The World's a Stage (As:Kathleen Kellow)(1960)
- #48The Brides of Lanlory (As: Anna Percival)(1960)
- #49
This Was a Man / The King's Adventurer (As: Ellalice Tate)(1961) - #50Now That April's Gone(1961)
- #51Meg Roper (As: Jean Plaidy)(1961)
- #52The Spanish Inquisition (As: Jean Plaidy)(1961)
- #53
Kirkland Revels (As: Victoria Holt)(1962) - #54Who's Calling?(1962)
- #55
Katharine of Aragon (As:Jean Plaidy)(1962) - #56
Bride of Pendorric (As: Victoria Holt)(1963) - #57
The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (As:Victoria Holt)(1964) - #58
Evergreen Gallant (As: Jean Plaidy)(1965) - #59
Menfreya in the Morning (As: Victoria Holt)(1966) - #60
The King of the Castle (As: Victoria Holt)(1967) - #61
The Queen's Confession (As: Victoria Holt)(1968) - #62
The Shivering Sands (As: Victoria Holt)(1969) - #63
The Secret Woman (As: Victoria Holt)(1970) - #64
The Shadow of the Lynx (As: Victoria Holt)(1971) - #65
The Curse of the Kings (As: Victoria Holt)(1973) - #66
The House of a Thousand Lanterns (As: Victoria Holt)(1974) - #67
Lord of the Far Island (As: Victoria Holt)(1975) - #68Mary Queen of Scots: The Fair Devil of Scotland (As: Jean Plaidy)(1975)
- #69
The Pride of the Peacock (As: Victoria Holt)(1976) - #70
The Devil on Horseback (As: Victoria Holt)(1977) - #71
My Enemy, the Queen (As: Victoria Holt)(1978) - #72
The Spring of the Tiger (As: Victoria Holt)(1979) - #73
The Mask of the Enchantress (As: Victoria Holt)(1980) - #74
The Judas Kiss (As: Victoria Holt)(1981) - #75
The Demon Lover (As: Victoria Holt)(1982) - #76
The Time of the Hunter's Moon (As: Victoria Holt)(1983) - #77
The Landower Legacy (As:Victoria Holt)(1984) - #78
The Road to Paradise Island (As: Victoria Holt)(1985) - #79
Story of Elizabeth I (As:Jean Plaidy)(1985) - #80
Secret for a Nightingale (As: Victoria Holt)(1986) - #81
The Silk Vendetta (As: Victoria Holt)(1987) - #82
The India Fan (As: Victoria Holt)(1988) - #83
The Captive (As: Victoria Holt)(1988) - #84
Snare of Serpents (As: Victoria Holt)(1990) - #85
Daughter of Deceit (As: Victoria Holt)(1991) - #86
Seven for a Secret (As: Victoria Holt)(1992) - #87
The Black Opal (As: Victoria Holt)(1993)
- #1
A Health Unto His Majesty(1956) - #2
The Wandering Prince(1956) - #3
Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord(1957) - #4
The Murder in the Tower(1964) - #5
The Three Crowns(1965) - #6
The Haunted Sisters / Royal Sisters(1966) - #7
The Queen's Favourites / Courting Her Highness(1966)
- #1
Murder Most Royal / King's Pleasure(1949) - #2
The Sixth Wife(1953) - #3
The Spanish Bridegroom / For a Queen's Love(1954) - #4
Saint Thomas' Eve / The King's Confidante(1954) - #5
Gay Lord Robert / Lord Robert / A Favorite of the Queen(1955) - #6
Katharine, the Virgin Widow(1961) - #7
The Shadow of the Pomegranate(1962) - #8
The King's Secret Matter(1962) - #9
The Thistle and the Rose(1963) - #10
Mary, Queen of France(1964) - #11
Uneasy Lies the Head / To Hold the Crown(1982)
About Eleanor Burford / Hibbert
Eleanor Alice Hibbert was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean Plaidy for fictionalized history of European royalty and the three volumes of her history of the Spanish Inquisition, Victoria Holt for gothic romances, and Philippa Carr for a multi-generational family saga. She also wrote light romances, crime novels, murder mysteries and thrillers under pseudonyms Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anna Percival, and Ellalice Tate.
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