Author Archives: Tamise

6th October 2016 – The Lives of Tudor Women by Elizabeth Norton ‘The turbulent Tudor age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it actually like to be a woman during this period? This was a time when … Continue reading →

19 April 2016 – The Rival Queens: Catherine de’ Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom (paperback) by Nancy Goldstone ‘Set in Renaissance France at the magnificent court of the Valois kings, THE RIVAL … Continue reading →

7 April 2016 – Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII’s Fifth Queen 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 and … Continue reading →

4 April 2016 – Insurrection: Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell and the Pilgrimage of Grace by Susan Loughlin ‘Autumn 1536. Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn are dead. Henry VIII has married Jane Seymour, and still awaits his longed for male … Continue reading →