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Margaret George (born 1943) is an American historical novelist specializing in epic fictional biographies. She is known for her meticulous research and the large scale of her books. She is the author of the bestselling novels The Autobiography of Henry VIII (1986), Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles (1992), The Memoirs of Cleopatra (1997), Mary, Called Magdalene (2002), Helen of Troy (2006), Elizabeth I (2011), The Confessions of Young Nero (2017), and The Splendor Before the Dark (2018). Several of these novels were New York Times bestsellers and the Cleopatra novel was made into an Emmy-nominated ABC-TV miniseries in 1999. Altogether the novels have been published in 21 languages. She is ranked at the forefront of historical novelists writing today. Because of the detailed and accurate research behind her books, she has been a featured interviewee on A & E Biography (Henry VIII: Scandals of a King, 1996, and Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen, 1996) and a special on Alexandria (Cleopatra's World: Alexandria Revealed, 1999). She has also spoken at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Hampton Court the Tower of London, and twice at the Library of Congress's National Book Festival (2011, 2019). In 2021, George authored an immersive audiovisual step inside a story tour for the Circus Maximus in Rome entitled The Charioteer on the BARDEUM mobile app. Life Margaret George was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1943. Her father joined the U.S. Foreign Service when she was four, and she lived overseas – Taiwan, Israel, and Germany – before she was thirteen. She was exposed early to historical sites and learned that legends might have historical bases. She graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. and Stanford University with an M.A., co-majoring in biological science and English literature. She worked as a science writer for several years at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland before moving to Madison, Wisconsin with her husband. Writing career She began writing at a very early age, composing on yellow lined tablets and illustrating them herself. By middle school, she had begun writing novels, but did not show them to anyone except a few close friends. Only when a book was completely finished did she try for publication. Although she is now known exclusively for historical tomes, she wrote in many genres as she was teaching herself to write. Her first published novel, The Autobiography of Henry VIII (1986), set the pattern. It drew a sympathetic portrait of the notorious king without whitewashing the dishonorable episodes of his life. Almost thirty years after its publication, it is still influential and was at the top of the fans' recommended Henry VIII fiction list for The Tudors miniseries. Her other books show the same key characteristics: careful research almost qualifying for non-fiction standards, enough length to give perspective to the subject's life, and colorful imagery. She says she aims to be on paper what David Lean's films are in visual terms: elegant, detailed, and panoramic. Mary, Called Magdalene (2002) was published a year before Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and was based on the historical facts. Both books struck a chord with a public eager to know more about the enigmatic Mary of Magdala, a close companion of Jesus. Helen of Troy (2006) incorporates the whole myth cycle of the Trojan War and its aftermath, weaving together all the different strands of the story. Elizabeth I (2011) focuses on the later years of her life, a period neglected by most popular novels, although it showcases the enigmatic queen's personality very strongly. It begins with the Armada in 1588 and ends with her death in 1603. She has also co-authored an illustrated children's book about tortoises with Christopher Murphy, DVM, titled Lucille Lost (2006). The Confessions of Young Nero (2017) and its continuation, The Splendor Before the Dark (2018) tell the story of the artist-emperor' brief but legendary life, from A.D. 37-68. Margaret's knowledge of ancient medicine, acquired through her background in biology and her research on Cleopatra, Mary Magdalene, Helen of Troy, and Nero, has led to her speaking on the subject at various venues. Her favorite is discussing the chemistry of the fatal snakebite and Cleopatra, illustrating the erroneous depictions in film and paintings. Works The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers (1986) Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles (1992) The Memoirs of Cleopatra (1997) Mary, Called Magdalene (2002) Helen of Troy (2006) Lucille Lost (2006) Elizabeth I (2011) The Confessions of Young Nero (2017) The Splendor Before the Dark (2018) References External links Official website Biography at Fantastic Fiction Profile in January Magazine Interview in Author magazine Top 10 Historical Fiction Authors at Washington Independent Review of Books. Discover the Margaret George popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Margaret George books.
Best Seller Margaret George Books of 2024
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The Promise of Jenny Jones
Maggie OsborneA desperate mother takes Jenny Jones' place in front of a firing squad in exchange for Jenny's promise to see her daughter safely to California. Though she and the sixyearold Graci...
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The Global Age
Ian KershawThe final chapter in the Penguin History of Europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of To Hell and BackAfter the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the twentieth...
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Das Verschwinden
Sandra Newman & Milena AdamIn nur einem Augenblick verschwinden auf der ganzen Welt alle Menschen mit einem YChromosom urplötzlich, ohne jede Spur. Auch Jane hat ihren Mann und ihren kleinen Sohn verloren. ...
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The Love Knot
Charlotte BinghamThree friends make their mark on the world in this captivating and moving saga. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, for fans of Louise Doug...
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The Eyes of the Dragon
Stephen King“It is just not possible to stop turning the pages” (The Washington Post) of this bestselling classic talean epic fantasy as only #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King ...
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The Last Queen
Clive IrvingA timely and revelatory new biography of Queen Elizabeth (and her family) exploring how the Windsors have evolved and thrived, as the modern world has changed around them. ...
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The Queen
Ben PimlottAn updated edition of Ben Pimlott’s classic biography of the Queen: ‘There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.’ PETER HENNESSY, Independent on SundayThe royal family have been ...
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Margaret Alexandrina Day Sachs v. George
Supreme Court of AlabamaMERRILL, Justice. This is an appeal from a final decree of divorce in favor of the husband, dated October 29, 1963. A motion to set the decree aside was filed November 2...
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Stories of the Saints
Carey Wallace & Nick ThornborrowPerforming Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover sevent...
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Helen of Troy
Margaret GeorgeAcclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller.The Trojan War, fought nearly...
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The Last Hurrah
Graham VineyYoung Elizabeth captures in vivid detail perhaps the singlemost important formative experience in Queen Elizabeth's life, the 1947 royal tour of southern Africa with her parents Ki...
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Giving A Damn
Patricia Williams‘I cannot help but see the bodies of my near ancestors in the current caravans of desperate souls fleeing from place to place, chased by famine, war and toxins. Ideas honed in slav...
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Statesman of Europe
T. G. Otte'The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.' The words of Sir Edward Grey, looking out from the windows of the Foreign Office at the ...
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The Confessions of Young Nero
Margaret GeorgeThe New York Times bestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troy and Elizabeth I now turns her gaze on Emperor Nero, one of the most notorious and misunderstood figur...
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Estate George H. Wartman v. Margaret Mason Wartman
Supreme Court of FloridaThis case comes before us by certification from the District Court of Appeal, Third District, and embraces a decision passing upon a question of great public interest because it in...
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George VI and Elizabeth
Sally Bedell SmithA revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Eli...
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The Promise of Canada
Charlotte GrayWhat does it mean to be a Canadian? What great ideas have changed our country? An awardwinning writer casts her eye over our nation’s history, highlighting some of our most importa...
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Goodnight Sweetheart
Charlotte BinghamExciting and dramatic but tender and heartfelt; this is a novel that you will return to again and again. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham...
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Leadership in War
Andrew RobertsA comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the greatest wars the world has ever seen and whose unique strengthsand weaknessesshaped the course of human history, fro...
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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Ken LiuFeatured in the Netflix series Love, Death & RobotsBestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple awardwinning stories for a groundbreaking collectionincluding a brandnew piec...
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George Sistrunk v. Margaret Sistrunk
Fourth District Court of Appeal of FloridaMcQueen appeals from his conviction for buying, receiving, or aiding in the concealment of stolen property in violation of F.S. § 811.16. Because the state did not establish, even...
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George Sumner Segal v. Margaret Jane Segal
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals1. A family law master lacks jurisdiction to hear a petition for modification of an order when the modification proceeding does not involve child custody, child visitation, child s...
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Trollope
Victoria GlendinningVictoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband a...
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The Sleeper Awakes
H.G. WellsA troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleeplike trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber, however, inv...
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Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf & Stella McNichol'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century' Michael CunninghamClarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those...
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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Ken LiuIncludes stories featured in Pantheonnow an animated series on AMC+“I know this is going to sound hyperbolic, but when I’m reading Ken Liu’s stories, I feel like I’m reading a once...
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The Windsor Diaries
Alathea Fitzalan HowardThe neverbeforepublished diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howardwho spent her teenaged years living out World War II in Windsor Great Park with her close friends Princess Margaret and P...
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The Little Princesses
Marion CrawfordOnce upon a time, in 1930s England, there were two little princesses named Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. Their father was the Duke of York, the second son of King George V, and the...
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Elizabeth I
Margaret GeorgeThe New York Times bestseller from Margaret Georgea captivating novel about history's most enthralling queen, the legendary Elizabeth I.England’s greatest monarch has baffled and i...
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The Enchanted
Charlotte BinghamExciting and dramatic but tender and heartfelt; this is a novel that you will return to again and again. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham...
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Richard III
William ShakespeareThe authoritative edition of Richard III from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.In Richard III, Shakes...
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All American Boys
Jason Reynolds & Brendan KielyA 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens...
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The Splendor Before the Dark
Margaret GeorgeNero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s...
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The Big New Yorker Book of Cats
The New Yorker Magazine, Haruki Murakami, Calvin Trillin & M.F.K. FisherLook what The New Yorker dragged in! It’s the purrfect gathering of talent celebrating our feline companions.This bountiful collection, beautifully illustrated in fu...
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George A. Bittner and Margaret W. Bittner v. Irene Walsh
First District. District Court of Appeal of FloridaThis case has been before this court and other courts on numerous occasions. Basically, the present appeal involves a partial final decree awarding the appellee damages and reservi...
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The Ministry of Truth
Dorian Lynskey"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.”George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wideranging, and incredibly timely histo...
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Mary, Called Magdalene
Margaret GeorgeThe New York Times bestselling author of The Splendor Before the Dark reveals the untold story of Mary Magdalenea disciple of Jesus Christ and the most mysterious woman in the Bibl...
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Richard II
William ShakespeareThe authoritative edition of Richard II from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.Shakespeare’s Richard I...
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My Kingdom for a Horse
Ed WestFrom William Shakespeare's series of history dramas to Sir Walter Scott and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, not to mention the smashhit TV show Game of Thrones, the Br...