Category Archives: Books 2023

Books 2023 – on sale today – ‘The Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England’s Most Infamous Royal Dynasty’ by Carol Ann Lloyd

‘The Tudors by Numbers is a fresh look at a well-known dynasty ― through its numbers. Take a new look at old friends by learning the complicated path to 1 possible king symbolized by 1 rose, viewing the extraordinary 42 … Continue reading

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Books 2023 – on sale today – Children of the House of Cleves: Anna and Her Siblings by Heather R Darsie

‘Children of the House of Cleves describes and analyses the lives of Sybylla, Anna, Wilhelm and Amalia, the children of Johann III, Duke of Cleves. Though their parents were staunch Catholics, Wilhelm of Jülich‑Cleves‑Berg was a Lutheran – when it … Continue reading

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Another book that features Jane to look forward to….

14 September – Mid-Tudor Queenship and Memory: The Making and Re-making of Lady Jane Grey and Mary I (Queenship and Power) edited by Valerie Schutte and Jessica S Hower ‘This book explores (mis)representations of two female claimants to the Tudor … Continue reading

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Books 2023 – on sale today – ‘Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power’ by Leah Redmond Chang

‘Sixteenth-century Europe: Renaissance masters paint the ceilings of Florentine churches, kings battle for control of the Continent, and the Reformation forever changes the religious organisation of society. Amidst it all, three young women come of age and into power in … Continue reading

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