I just finished watching the Mary Queen of Scots film on Netflix and really enjoyed it but it hammered home to me how embarrassingly little I know or understand of history. Any history. It wasn't really taught to any great extent at my school and I've not read much around the subject.
I'm looking for any recommendations of historical novels, preferably fairly accurate. I don't really mind what period of history as I'm equally clueless about everything but the Mary/Elizabeth story did seem interesting.
If it centres women I'm particularly on board - the historical fiction books I have read are My Dear Hamilton (his wife's life story) and The Red Tent.
Nothing too intellectual 
for which I'm using Covid as an excuse - escapism wanted!
Thanks!