Author Archives: Tamise

My review of ‘Catherine of Braganza: Charles II’s Restoration Queen’ by Sarah-Beth Watkins

Posted on 25th April 2017 by Tamise

This short biography of Catherine of Braganza is an interesting, straight forward and fast paced overview of the life of one of England’s less well known queens. Watkins clearly shows the difficulties faced by a Catholic Queen in a Protestant … Continue reading →

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Leanda de Lisle to give talk at the Ryedale Book Festival

Posted on 24th April 2017 by Tamise

Leanda de Lisle (historian and author of ‘Tudor: The Family Story’, ‘The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: The Tragedy of Mary, Katherine and Lady Jane Grey’ and ‘After Elizabeth’) will be giving a talk about the Grey sisters at the … Continue reading →

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Books 2017 – on sale today… – Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII’s Fifth Queen (paperback) by Josephine Wilkinson

Posted on 20th April 2017 by Tamise

20th April 2017 – Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII’s Fifth Queen (paperback) by Josephine Wilkinson ‘Looming out of the encroaching darkness of the February evening was London Bridge, still ornamented with the severed heads of Thomas Culpeper … Continue reading →

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Books 2017 – on sale today: The Black Prince of Florence (paperback) by Catherine Fletcher

Posted on 20th April 2017 by Tamise

20th April 2017 – The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici (paperback) by Catherine Fletcher ‘In The Black Prince of Florence, a dramatic tale of assassination, spies and betrayal, the first retelling … Continue reading →

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A very good reason to buy History of Royals magazine…

Posted on 19th April 2017 by Tamise

Lady Jane is on the cover of the latest issue of History of Royals magazine. The in depth article by Nicola Tallis looks at Jane’s education and how it shaped her life. Jane also gets a very brief mention in … Continue reading →