Books like “The Greatest Knight”

What to read after “The Greatest Knight” by Elizabeth Chadwick: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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Katherine
Anya Seton · 1954
Same genre: “Historical fiction” and “Romance”
- Medieval Setting
In fourteenth-century England, Katherine Swynford becomes a lady-in-waiting and falls in love with John of Gaunt, a royal duke bound by marriage and politics. Their long, often forbidden attachment survives plague, war and the disapproval of a court that cannot forgive a scandal.
2
The White Queen
Philippa Gregory · 2009
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
- Betrayal
Elizabeth Woodville, a widowed commoner, secretly marries King Edward IV and is crowned in a court that dislikes her family. Through the wars between Lancaster and York she and her relatives rise, scheme and lose ground to rivals who will not accept a commoner as queen.
3
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett · 1989
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
- Betrayal
In twelfth-century England a stonemason named Tom Builder dreams of raising a great cathedral. Around its construction gather a cunning prior, a noblewoman and a ruthless lord whose ambitions and feuds shape the lives of an entire town.
4
World Without End
Ken Follett · 2007
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
- Betrayal
Two centuries after The Pillars of the Earth, four children in Kingsbridge witness a killing that binds their fates together. As plague sweeps the land, they struggle with love, ambition and the harsh rules of their age.
5
The Sunne in Splendour
Sharon Kay Penman · 1982
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
- Betrayal
A retelling of the life of Richard III, from his boyhood in a divided England to his brief reign. Set against the Wars of the Roses, it follows the Yorkist claim to the throne, the loyalties that bind Richard, and the rumour and betrayal that surround his name.
6
The Last Kingdom
Bernard Cornwell · 2004
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
- Coming of Age
Raised by Vikings after they kill his father, the Saxon boy Uhtred must choose between the people who love him and the kingdom of his birth. As Alfred of Wessex battles the Danes, Uhtred becomes a warrior torn between two worlds.
7
Azincourt
Bernard Cornwell · 2008
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
Outlawed archer Nicholas Hook joins Henry V's army as it invades France. Mired in a brutal siege and heavily outnumbered at Azincourt, he and his comrades face a battle that will decide the fate of a kingdom.
8
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset · 1920
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Medieval Setting
- Coming of Age
In fourteenth-century Norway the headstrong Kristin defies her devout father to marry the charming Erlend. Their life together brings seven sons, guilt and hardship as the world shifts around them and her early choices return to weigh on her.
9
The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart · 1970
Similar setting: “Medieval Setting”
- Medieval Setting
- Coming of Age
Merlin, the illegitimate son of a Welsh princess, grows up despised and unsure of his parentage. Drawn toward a hidden power, he travels through a Britain of warring kings and finds his place as the prophet and adviser of a young Arthur.
10
The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory · 2001
Same genre: “Historical fiction”
- Betrayal
Mary Boleyn is sent to the court of Henry VIII and becomes his mistress, but it is her ambitious sister Anne who will stop at nothing to be queen. The story follows the sisters through favour, rivalry and betrayal as the king's desire reshapes the throne and the country.
11
The Bride
Julie Garwood · 1989
Similar setting: “Medieval Setting”
- Medieval Setting
The Scottish king orders laird Alec Kincaid to take an English bride, and spirited Jamie is sent north to marry a warrior she has never met. Wedded for peace between two suspicious peoples, the stubborn pair battle for control of their marriage until respect and tenderness take root.
12
The Selection
Kiera Cass · 2012
Same genre: “Romance”
- Rags to Riches
- Tournament
In a future kingdom divided into castes, thirty-five girls are chosen to compete for the crown. America Singer enters only for the money, torn between a secret love back home and the young prince she is slowly getting to know.