Author Archives: Tamise

‘Killing Monarchs’ Interview with Richard Heath

Richard Heath is the author of ‘Killing Monarchs: Regicide in the Tudor and Stuart Age’, which was published by Pen and Sword in September. Richard’s previous works include ‘Charles V: Duty and Dynasty’ and ‘Henry VIII and Charles V: Rival … Continue reading

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17/18 December 1553 – Jane is given permission to walk in the Queen’s garden at the Tower

From the Acts of the Privy Council: At Westminster, the xvij of December, 1553 ‘A letter to the Lieutenant of the Towre, willing hym at convenient tymes by his discreation to suffer the late Duke of Northumbreland’s children to have … Continue reading

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Books 2025 – on sale today – If Any Person Will Meddle of My Cause’: The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn by Heather R Darsie

‘Many people know about the dramatic rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s controversial second wife, but this is the first book to look at her life from a Continental perspective. Her role models for queenship came from the … Continue reading

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‘The Stolen Crown: Treachery, deceit and the death of the Tudor dynasty’ by Tracy Borman added to the website….

‘The Stolen Crown: Treachery, deceit and the death of the Tudor dynasty’ by Tracy Borman added to the General Works section of the bibliography. Entry added to: Writings by – Other Writings – Scaramelli.

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On sale now – Books 2025 – Edward IV’s Fatal Legacy: The Restoration and Ruin of the Courtenays 1479-1558 by Hazel Pierce

‘One of the most overlooked families of the early modern period, the Courtenays played a critical role, and their story of love and loss, loyalty and betrayal, survival and ruin is played out at the courts of four Tudor monarchs. … Continue reading

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