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Death and the Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I and the Dark Scandal That Rocked the Throne by Chris Skidmore
Catherine Howard: The Queen Whose Adulteries Made a Fool of Henry VIII by Lacey Baldwin Smith (originally published as A Tudor Tragedy).
The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580 by Samuel Bawlf.
I'm enjoying the Katherine of Aragon book, which was the pick for July. May I humbly propose my new novel, THE SEMPER SONNET, for August? It's fiction, and a thriller, which would represent a nice shift, especially for the dog days of summer. You can learn more about it here: https://goo.gl/W8KDd9
Seth wrote: "I'm enjoying the Katherine of Aragon book, which was the pick for July. May I humbly propose my new novel, THE SEMPER SONNET, for August? It's fiction, and a thriller, which would represent a nice ..."I too just finished Katherine of Aragon . I loved it. I can't wait for Alison Weir's next book about Ann Boylen
Erin, we had The King's Curse as a Group Read in 2014 - that thread is still open, by the way. (All the threads for our past group reads remain open.)
I think I will nominate The Six Wives of Henry VIII, by Alison Weir, and Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London, by Liza Picard.
As newbie member, I hope to god I'm not violating a group protocol by self-indulgently suggesting a germane work of historical fiction that I've recently published. Encourage or chasten me; I'm up for instruction. Thanks. --John
It's alright, John, but we do need to know what the title is!Have you claimed your author page here?
Does anyone else want to make a nomination?
I'd like to nominate
. It's the first in the spinoff The Boleyn Trilogy. I've not read it yet, but I've heard you don't really have to have read the Boleyn Trilogy to read it, that it gives background information. The books in the Boleyn Trilogy usually did that too.
OK, I will close nominations and open up a poll very shortly.
The poll is now open, and can be found either on the bottom of the group's home page, or here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... .
I've read The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir. 17 years ago I visited Hampton Court while in London. I knew very little about the Tudors. I bought this book in Harrod's the next day. I was hooked. I've been reading all things Tudor ever since. Alison Weir became on of my favorite authors.
My first tudor book was Brief Gaudy Hour by Barbara Barnes, non-fiction, which fueled my passion for all things Tudor. My husband took me to England for our honeymoon where I visited Hampton Court among many other places. And I too would say Alison Weir is one of my favorite authors and I think I have read nearly all of her books.
This is a quick shout out to Kindle users! I wrote a Tudor book titled The colours of our petals It's currently free for five days on Kindle.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Colours of our Petals (other topics)The Six Wives of Henry VIII (other topics)
The Virgin's Daughter (other topics)
My Lady Jane (other topics)
The Constant Princess (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Liza Picard (other topics)Chris Skidmore (other topics)
Two nominations to a person, please.
If it's in a series, can it be easily read as a stand-alone? If not, you might want to nominate the first book in the series.
Can't remember what we've already read as a group? (Sometimes I can't, either.) There's a "group-reads" shelf on the group Bookshelf.