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The King is Dead by Suzannah Lipscomb Book Review
The lovely people over at Head of Zeus provided me with a copy of ‘The King is Dead’, by Suzannah Lipscomb, which is admittedly not about a royal woman, but some were most definitely affected by it....
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January Book News
Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance Hardcover – January 19, 2016 (US) and February 15, 2016 (UK) When the tall, athletic Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have...
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My Top 5 Books of 2015
Top 5 Books of 2015 I have done over 10 bookreviews in 2015 and it has been a hard choice indeed. I have enjoyed most of the books published in 2015 and I was glad to see a few more unknown women in...
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Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie...
Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of...
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February Book News
Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance Hardcover – January 19, 2016 (US) and February 15, 2016 (UK) When the tall, athletic Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have...
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Yolande of Aragon (1381-1442) Family and Power by Zita Eva Rohr Book Review
Yolande of Aragon was quite an unfamiliar figure for me, personally. This changed tremendously after I received this book, ‘Yolande of Aragon (1381 – 1442) Family and Power, the Reverse of the...
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The Sister Queens: Isabella & Catherine de Valois by Mary McGrigor Book Review
I’ve been looking forward to this book for quite some time so I was very happy to receive ‘The Sister Queens: Isabella & Catherine de Valois’ by McGrigor in the mail from the publishers. Isabella...
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March Book News
Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort Hardcover – June 1, 2016 (US) & March 7, 2016 (UK) The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. Behind the scenes, there...
View ArticleEdward IV & Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance by Amy Licence Book Review
Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville’s marriage continues to fascinates us to this day, as we most recently saw with ‘The White Queen‘- TV series, which also covers this period. It was an awkwardly timed...
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The Year of Mary I: Fires of Faith, Catholic England under Mary Tudor by...
For the ‘The Year of Mary I’-series I wanted to read some more about Mary I and this book caught my attention almost immediately. Mary’s attempt to bring England back to the Catholic faith is perhaps...
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‘On the Trail of the Yorks’- Blog Tour: The Women of York
Welcome to the fifth day of the ‘On the Trail of the Yorks‘-Blog Tour, hosted by yours truly! ‘On the Trail of the Yorks‘ is written by Kristie Dean and was published just two days ago by Amberley...
View ArticleYoung Elizabeth, The Making of the Queen by Kate Williams Book Review
It’s quite rare for me to write about a woman who is still living. However, I got the chance to review Kate Williams book “Young Elizabeth, The Making of the Queen” and I took that chance. “Young...
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April Book News
The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia Hardcover – April 4, 2016 (US) & May 13, 2016 (UK) Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible...
View ArticleThe Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton Book Review
A power-hungry and charming courtier. An impressionable and trusting princess. The Tudor court in the wake of Henry VIII’s death had never been more perilous for the young Elizabeth, where rumors had...
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May Book News
The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia Hardcover – April 4, 2016 (US) & May 13, 2016 (UK) Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible...
View ArticleRed Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort by Amy Licence Book Review
The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. There were daughters, wives, mistresses, mothers and queens whose lives and influences helped shape the most dramatic of English...
View ArticleThe Other Tudor Princess by Mary McGrigor Book Review
The first history of Henry VIII’s beloved niece and one-time heir to the throne, whose life spanned the reign of four Tudor monarchs This forgotten part of Tudor history is told here for the first...
View ArticleIn the Footsteps of the Six Wives of Henry VIII by Sarah Morris & Natalie...
This book provides a fresh perspective on the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives by embarking on a journey through the manors, castles and palaces in which their lives were played out. This journey traces...
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June Book News
Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort Hardcover – June 1, 2016 (US) & March 7, 2016 (UK) The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. Behind the scenes, there...
View ArticleIsabella of France, The Rebel Queen by Kathryn Warner Book Review
Isabella of France (c. 1295-1358), who married Edward II in January 1308, is one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325/26, sent to her homeland to negotiate a peace settlement between...
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