The Medieval Book Reviews 4: Richard III: A Life by David Baldwin
After thirty years of Tudor propaganda designed to blacken the late King Richard III’s reputation, Cardinal Wolsey was incredulous that...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 15, 20121 min
The Tudor Book Reviews 5: Mary Rose: Tudor Princess, Queen of France, the Extraordinary Life of Henry VIII’s Sister by David Loades
Loades argues that within this context, Mary’s decision to marry Suffolk was neither emotional nor impulsive but instead combined her...
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Carolyn Harris
Jul 9, 20122 min
The Tudor Book Reviews 4: The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican by Catherine Fletcher
In The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican, Catherine Fletcher presents the negotiations surrounding the...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 18, 20121 min
The Tudor Book Reviews 3: Wicked Women of Tudor England by Retha Warnicke
Portrait miniature by Nicholas Hilliard of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester (1543-1634), one of the most notorious women of...
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Carolyn Harris
Apr 7, 20121 min
Holiday Weekend Historical Fiction Roundup: Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots
Catching up on some reading on the book shaped bench in the lobby of the British Library in London, 2009. As a historian, I am often...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 25, 20122 min
The Tudor Book Reviews 2: Bessie Blount, the King’s Mistress by Elizabeth Norton
Norton does a masterful job of interpreting documents pertaining to the Blount family, Henry Fitzroy, and other sixteenth century court...
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Carolyn Harris
Mar 20, 20122 min
The Tudor Book Reviews 1: Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
One of the great strengths of Sister Queens is Fox’s attention to the settings were these two princesses spent their lives. She has...
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