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How long does it take to read My Enemy the Queen?

Victoria Holt

My Enemy the Queen by Victoria Holt takes about 7 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 39 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1978. 417 pages, about 114,675 words.

16 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 12 hours 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 39 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 47 minutes

The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

My Enemy the Queen tells of the rivalry between two dominating 16th century women: Lettice Knollys who is related to Elizabeth through the Boleyns; and Queen Elizabeth herself. When Elizabeth came to the throne, Lettice was given a post in the royal household. The most alluring woman at court, she was soon noticed by Robert Dudley, the Queen's favorite...

Subjects: Fiction, History, Nobility, Queens, Lettice Knollys, Fiction, historical, general

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