Monthly Archives: June 2012

Books On Sale: Her Highness, the Traitor by Susan Higginbotham

29th June – Her Highness, the Traitor by Susan Higginbotham ‘Jane Dudley’s husband, the Duke of Northumberland, becomes the most powerful man in England, while Frances Grey perchs with her daughter Jane dangerously close to the throne. But when Mary … Continue reading

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Double Take: Versions and Copies of Tudor Portraits at National Portrait Gallery

As reported in May, the Double Take exhibition, featuring portraits of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn opens today at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition is free and will be on display in Room 2. The National Portrait Gallery website … Continue reading

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Next stop of ‘Her Highness, the Traitor’ Tour

Susan’s tour has reached ‘Peeking Between the Pages’ Blog. Interview with Susan Higginbotham, author of Her Highness, the Traitor

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Books 2012: On Sale Now – The Last Plantagenet Consorts: Gender, Genre, and Historiography, 1440-162

8 June – The Last Plantagenet Consorts: Gender, Genre, and Historiography, 1440-1627 (Queenship and Power) ‘An examination of fifteenth-century British queens through literature and history.’ From Palgrave.com Further details – Amazon.co.uk Further details – Palgrave Macmillan

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Books 2012: On Sale Now – A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir

21st June – A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir ‘The Tower of London, 1562. Queen Elizabeth I sits insecurely on the English throne. A young woman of twenty-two, Lady Katherine Grey, has just been arrested. She is the Queen`s cousin, … Continue reading

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