Women’s History Month at Sarah’s History Blog

Posted on 20th March 2013 by Tamise

As I have posted on Twitter and Facebook, I am very pleased to take part in Women’s History Month at Sarah’s History Blog. A huge thank you to Sarah for asking me to write about Lady Jane.

You can read my guest post at:

Sarah’s History Blog – Lady Jane Grey as Leader

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Reviews of ‘Queen’s Gambit’ by Elizabeth Fremantle

Posted on 20th March 2013 by Tamise


Reviews for ‘Queen’s Gambit’ by Elizabeth Fremantle have started appearing:

Three contenders to Hilary Mantel – the reigning queen of historical fiction by Claire Allfree – Metro – March 20th 2013


Queen’s Gambit — a Fascinating Novel Illuminates the Wife Who Kept Her Head by Liz Smith – Huff Post Entertainment – March 15th 2013

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New publication date for de Lisle’s ‘Tudor: The Family Story’

Posted on 19th March 2013 by Tamise

The good news is that we don’t have to wait until October to read Leanda de Lisle’s new book. The publication date for ‘Tudor: The Family Story’ has been moved forward to 29th August.

(c) Amazon.co.uk

(c) Amazon.co.uk

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Interesting article about Queen Katherine’s brooch at TudorQueen6

Posted on 19th March 2013 by Tamise

TudorQueen6 blog has a fascinating article about a coronet brooch that belonged to Queen Katherine Parr and can be seen in the Master John portrait currently on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

TudorQueen6 – Queen Katherine Parr: The Coronet Brooch

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Books 2013: On Sale Today – Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

Posted on 14th March 2013 by Tamise

14th March 2013 – Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

(c) Amazon.co.uk

(c) Amazon.co.uk


‘Widowed for the second time aged thirty-one, Katherine is obliged to return to court but, suspicious of the aging Henry and those who surround him, she does so with reluctance. Nevertheless when she finds herself caught up in a passionate affair with the dashing and seductive Thomas Seymour, she believes she might finally be able to marry for love. But her presence at court has attracted the attentions of another…

Captivated by her honesty and intelligence, Henry Tudor has his own plans for Katherine and no one is in the position to refuse a proposal from the king. With her charismatic lover dispatched to the continent, Katherine becomes Henry’s sixth wife.

Passionate about religious reform, and ever aware of the fates of his previous queens, she must draw upon all her instincts and intellect to navigate the treachery of the court. With the Catholic faction once more in the ascendency, reformers burned for heresy and those around the dying king vying for position in the new regime, her survival seems unlikely – and yet she has still not quite given up on love…’

From Amazon.co.uk

Further details – Elizabeth Fremantle

Further details – Amazon.co.uk

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