Reading Royalty Challenge

[Christie]

I finished yesterday! Here is my completed list. I am looking forward to 2013.

1. Read a book where the male ruler is the central character. - The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George. Read June 21, 2012.

2. Read a book where a female ruler is the central character. - Mary Tudor: The Spanish Tudor by H.F.M. Prescott. Read February 16, 2012.

3. Read a book where a Prince is the central figure. (the character must be a prince through at least 75% if the book.) : Goodnight Sweet Prince by David Dickinson. Read November 23, 2012.

4. Read a book where a Princess is the central figure. (the character must be a princess through at least 75% if the book.) : Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray. Read April 14, 2012.

5. Read a book where a castle figures prominently. : To Dance with Kings: A Novel by Rosalind Laker (Versailles). Read June 2, 2012.

6. Read a book where the central character is either the mistress of a male ruler or the paramour of a female ruler. - The King's Mistress by Emma Campion. Read February 25, 2012.

7. Read a Royalty related book that takes place in England. - Behind the Mask: The Life of Queen Elizabeth I by Jane Resh Thomas. Read March 6, 2012.

8. Read a Royalty related book that takes place in Europe. - Catherine the Great by Henri Troyat. Read January 2, 2012.

9. Read a Royalty related book that takes place in Asia. Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. Read December 22, 2012.

10. Read a Royalty related book set before the 16th century. Child of the Northern Spring: Book One of the Guinevere Trilogy by Persia Woolley. Read February 21, 2012.

11. Read a Royalty related book set in the 16th or 17th century - Death And The Virgin: Elizabeth, Dudley And The Mysterious Fate Of Amy Robsart by Chris Skidmore. Read February 2, 2012.

12. Read a Royalty related book set after the 17th century. - The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue. Read March 4, 2012.

[Laura]

I finally finished. Started out really well and then got sidetracked. Looking forward to seeing what next year's challenge is.

[Kit]

I'm sad I won't finish! But, plan on finishing up the first of the year; I don't want to abandon it! It was a great, interesting year. I loved every book!

[April]

Yea, I finished!