Tag Archives: Books 2018

‘The Poison Bed’ Interview with E.C. Fremantle

E.C Fremantle is the author of the Tudor Trilogy, (‘Queen’s Gambit, Sisters of Treason and Watch the Lady’) and ‘The Girl in the Glass Tower.’ Her new novel, ‘The Poison Bed’ is published in the UK tomorrow. To buy in … Continue reading

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Books 2018 – on sale now – The Duke of Monmouth: Life and Rebellion by Laura Brennan

‘He was the illegitimate son of a king, a gallant and brave military hero, charming, handsome and well loved both within the court and with women; James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, had the life many would have envied in the … Continue reading

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My review of ‘La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor, A Life in Letters’ by Sarah Bryson

Sarah Bryson’s biography of Mary Tudor (youngest sister of Henry VIII) goes a long way towards restoring this Tudor princess to the spotlight she once enjoyed. Although once described as one of the most beautiful women in Christendom, Mary’s death … Continue reading

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To celebrate the publication of the paperback of ‘The King is Dead’ by Suzannah Lipscomb…

The paperback of Suzannah Lipscomb’s ‘The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII’ is published today. Here is my 2015 interview with Suzannah. The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII

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Books 2018 – on sale today – Juana I: Legitimacy and Conflict in Sixteenth-Century Castile (Queenship and Power) by Gillian B Fleming

‘This book examines the deep and lengthy crisis of legitimacy triggered by the death of Prince Juan of Castile and Aragon in 1497 and the subsequent ascent of Juana I to the throne in 1504. Confined by historiography and myth … Continue reading

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