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Our Man in Rome by Catherine Fletcher

I have just finished ‘Our Man in Rome’ by Catherine Fletcher and really enjoyed it. This book got some excellent reviews and thoroughly deserved them. It is a fascinating look at Henry VIII’s attempts to get a divorce but instead … Continue reading

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Henry VIII and the Tudor Court – Details

’Henry VIII and the Tudor Court’, edited by Thomas Betteridge and Suzannah Lipscomb will be published by Ashgate in February 2013. According to the Ashgate website: ‘After 500 years Henry VIII still retains a public fascination unmatched by any monarch … Continue reading

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Our Man in Rome – Reviews – Updated 7 March

UK Reviews for ‘Our Man in Rome: Henry VIII and his Italian Ambassador by Catherine Fletcher have started appearing. A diplomatic servant ‘Flethcher’s book is at its best in her account of precisely what it meant to be an ambassador … Continue reading

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