Arbella: England’s Lost Queen Interview with Sarah Gristwood

Posted on 21st March 2013 by Tamise

Sarah Gristwood has very kindly answered my questions about ‘Arbella: England’s Lost Queen.’

You can read the interview at:

Interview with Sarah Gristwood – Arbella: England’s Lost Queen

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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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