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Books 2024 – on sale today – The Thistle and The Rose by Linda Porter

‘Margaret, the first Tudor princess and queen consort and queen regent of Scotland, is the forgotten Tudor. Yet the elder sister of Henry VIII led a life of great drama, composed in equal parts of privilege and pain, highlighted by … Continue reading

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Books 2021 – 2 books on sale today

Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck, and Warwick by Nathen Amin ‘On 22 August 1485, Henry Tudor emerged from the Battle of Bosworth victorious, his disparate army vanquishing the forces of Richard III and, according to Shakespeare over … Continue reading

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Books 2020 – on sale today – Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II

‘According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was ‘addicted to women’, and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licentiousness … Continue reading

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2 more books to look forward to in 2020…

30 January – The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent’s Daughter by Anne M Stott ‘As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive … Continue reading

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Books 2017 – on sale today – Royal Renegades: The Children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars (paperback) by Linda Porter

18th May 2017 – Royal Renegades: The Children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars (paperback) by Linda Porter ‘The fact that the English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649 is well … Continue reading

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