Category Archives: Book Reviews

Sisters of Treason Paperback Review

Posted on 8th February 2015 by Tamise

This is a shortened version of the review that appeared for ‘Sisters of Treason’ in the Saturday Review in May 2014. ‘Yes, it’s yet another Tudor job, when the shelves are already groaning. But this is an endlessly fascinating era, … Continue reading →

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Reviews of ‘Joan of Arc’ by Helen Castor

Posted on 7th November 2014 by Tamise

Joan of Arc: a History by Helen Castor, review: ‘popular history at its best’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch – The Telegraph Joan of Arc: A History, by Helen Castor by Rachel Moss – Times Higher Education ‘In this sober, serious and … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth’s Bedfellows Paperback by Anna Whitelock

Posted on 11th May 2014 by Tamise

An excellent review for the paperback of Anna Whitelock’s ‘Elizabeth’s Bedfellows’ in the Sunday Times Culture. ‘Nobody knew Elizabeth I better than the women who form the subject of Whitelock’s engrossing and admirably researched study: the women who slept in … Continue reading →

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The Good Book Guide reviews ‘Tudor’ by Leanda de Lisle

Posted on 31st January 2014 by Tamise

Another excellent review for ‘Tudor: The Family Story’ by Leanda de Lisle. ‘Unlike many books that claim to tell the story of the Tudors, but focus mainly on four characters (namely Henry VIII and his three children who all ruled … Continue reading →

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My review of Tudor: The Family Story by Leanda de Lisle

Posted on 10th September 2013 by Tamise

Two years ago I was lucky enough to read an early draft of the first few chapters of what became ‘Tudor: The Family Story’ by Leanda de Lisle. It was a long wait until the finished book was sent to … Continue reading →