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Guest Post – Aimee Fleming on Margaret More Roper

Today I welcome Aimee Fleming to the blog. Aimee’s first book, ‘The Female Tudor Scholar and Writer: The Life and Times of Margaret More Roper’ has just been published on 9th July 2024. I’m delighted that my second book, ‘Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block’ shares a publication date with Aimee’s first book! Aimee … Continue reading Guest Post – Aimee Fleming on Margaret More Roper

Guest Post – Carol Ann Lloyd on Courting the Virgin Queen

Today I welcome Carol Ann Lloyd to the blog! Carol Ann is the host of the Royals, Rebels, Romantics podcast, and a public speaker. Her first book ‘The Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England’s Most Infamous Royal Dynasty’ is a fascinating read and her second book ‘Courting the Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I … Continue reading Guest Post – Carol Ann Lloyd on Courting the Virgin Queen

Guest Post – Beverley Adams on Lady Jane Grey

Today I’m delighted to welcome the lovely Beverley Adams to the blog! Beverley’s upcoming book is ‘The Tragic Life of Lady Jane Grey’ so I asked her what I wanted to know, and some more general research questions. Beverley has previously written on Edith Rigby, Ada Lovelace, and Margaret Douglas, so a varied back catalogue, … Continue reading Guest Post – Beverley Adams on Lady Jane Grey

Tudor Executions – Publication Day!

My second book ‘Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block’ has become available early! It has come into my publisher’s warehouse today, 9th July 2024. The official release is on 30th July 2024. If you have ordered direct from Pen and Sword, they are dispatching any pre-orders today so look out for these landing on … Continue reading Tudor Executions – Publication Day!

See what I had to say … Local History Blogger

Today I’m a guest on Laura Adkins’s wonderful blog, The Local History Blogger, talking about Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley. This is just one of the executions I discuss in my upcoming book ‘Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block’, which releases on 30th July 2024. You can click on the link below … Continue reading See what I had to say … Local History Blogger

Book Review – ‘1000 Tudor People’ by Melita Thomas

What a brilliant book! Despite being a Tudor historian there were quite a few people here I hadn’t heard of, and from all walks of life – kings, queens, nobles, playwrights, poets, pirates, merchants, thieves, and murderers. It made for a really fascinating read with the names I recognised and knew a bit about to … Continue reading Book Review – ‘1000 Tudor People’ by Melita Thomas

Guest Post – Amy McElroy on Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era

Today I welcome the lovely Amy McElroy to the blog! Amy and I connected when our first books shared a publication day back in January 2023, so I’m delighted to have Amy on the blog to celebrate the release of her second book ‘Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era’ which came out in February 2024. … Continue reading Guest Post – Amy McElroy on Women’s Lives in the Tudor Era

Book and Writing Update

Hello everyone! It’s been a really busy few weeks. Those who follow me on Instagram may have seen that I have just completed a full draft of my third book, which is about Anne Boleyn, though not a biography – you’ll have to wait to find out more! My second book, ‘Tudor Executions: From Nobility … Continue reading Book and Writing Update

Book Review – ‘Alchemy’ by S.J. Parris

I really enjoyed this latest instalment in the Giordano Bruno series. I had to listen towards the end on double speed to finish it before my loan time expired, but that didn’t lessen my enjoyment of it. It’s weird because I sometimes put off starting some of the historical fiction I have set in the … Continue reading Book Review – ‘Alchemy’ by S.J. Parris

Book Review – ‘Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly’ by Greg Jenner

This is a brilliant book! I just wish parts had more detail but as it’s a children’s book you can’t have all of the information in it. So, I went and watched a very interesting documentary called ‘Secrets of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings’ and I still want to find out more! Luckily not long … Continue reading Book Review – ‘Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly’ by Greg Jenner