Category Archives: Books 2014

Books of the Year – Event (Mail on Sunday)

Posted on 16th December 2014 by Tamise

Congratulations to Helen Castor who has an Event (Mail on Sunday) Book of the Year. History-Makers Joan of Arc by Helen Castor ‘In 1429, a 17-year-old girl dressed as a boy arrived at the court of Charles VII of France … Continue reading →

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Books of the Year – Saturday Review (The Times)

Posted on 9th December 2014 by Tamise

Congratulations to Elizabeth Fremantle, Jessie Childs and Helen Castor who all have Saturday Review Books of the Year. History God’s Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England by Jessie Childs ‘Jessie Childs has explored the religious tumult of Elizabethan England … Continue reading →

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Books 2014 that also featured Lady Jane:

Posted on 8th December 2014 by Tamise

An Illustrated Introduction to the Tudors (Paperback) by Gareth Russell ‘The six monarchs of the Tudor dynasty are phenomenally well known. Henry VII succeeded in ending the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII formed the Church of England and famously … Continue reading →

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Books 2014: on sale today

Posted on 4th December 2014 by Tamise

4 December – Edward VI (Penguin Monarchs): The Last Boy King by Stephen Alford ‘ Edward VI, the only son of Henry VIII, became king at the age of nine and died wholly unexpectedly at the age of fifteen. All … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Jessie Childs…

Posted on 3rd December 2014 by Tamise

‘God’s Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England’ by Jessie Childs has been picked as a History Read of the Year in both the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph. You can read the Daily Telegraph’s review here: Chtistmas Books … Continue reading →