2010 Challenges
The Alphabet in Historical Fiction (hosted by Historical Tapestry)
K is for The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion
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French Historicals Oh La La! (hosted by Enchanted by Josephine)
Level: La Princesse (read 3 books)
1. Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors (French Revolution)
2. For the King by Catherine Delors (Consulate)
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Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Women Writers’ Challenge (hosted by Becky’s Book Reviews)
To read: at least two books by women authors published between 1700 and 1900
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The Royal Mistress Challenge (hosted by The Misadventures of Moppet)
Level: Maid of Honour (read up to 3 books)
1. The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick
2. The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion
3. The People’s Queen by Vanora Bennett
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Level: Mor-book-ly Obese
(6 books of 450 pages or more or 3 books of 750 pages or more)
1. When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman (909 pages)
2. Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors (514 pages)
3. The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion (560 pages)
4. To Defy A King by Elizabeth Chadwick (516 pages)
5. The Rich Are Different by Susan Howatch (568 pages)
6. Sins of the Fathers by Susan Howatch (660 pages)
7. Calais by Kathleen Winsor (767 pages)
8. The People’s Queen by Vanora Bennett (534 pages)
9. Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman (496 pages)
10. The Valley of Decision by Marcia Davenport (768 pages)
11. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1024 pages)
12. Chances by Jackie Collins (608 pages)
13. Legacy by Susan Kay (647 pages)
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Year of the Historical (hosted by Lurv A La Mode)
1. The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick
2. When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman
3. Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors
4. The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion
5. To Defy A King by Elizabeth Chadwick
6. The Rich Are Different by Susan Howatch
7. Sins of the Fathers by Susan Howatch
8. For the King by Catherine Delors
9. Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman
10. The People’s Queen by Vanora Bennett
11. The Valley of Decision by Marcia Davenport
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All About The Brontes (hosted by Laura’s Reviews)
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1. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Time Travel Reading Challenge (hosted by At Home with Books)
1. The Box of Delights by John Masefield
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A Tournament of Reading (hosted by Medieval Bookworm)
1. The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick (historical fiction)
2. When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman (historical fiction)
3. The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion (historical fiction)
4. To Defy A King by Elizabeth Chadwick (historical fiction)
5. The People’s Queen by Vanora Bennett (historical fiction)
6. Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman (historical fiction)
