Anne Boleyn's Coronation Day
As part of my Blog Tour celebrating the release of "The Lady Rochford Saga Part 3: The Treacheries of Fortune", this is my guest article...
Historical Fiction Review – “The Raven’s Widow: A Novel of Jane Boleyn” by Adrienne Dillard
Many thanks to Adrienne for sending me a copy of her new, fantastic, historical fiction novel, “The Raven’s Widow: A Novel of Jane...
The Ancestry of the Boleyn and Parker Family
Anne Boleyn was once described by a contemporary as more French than English. The main reason behind this has been attributed to the time...
2016 - The Worst Year Ever?
2016. Apparently, this has been hailed as the worst year. Ever. Well, it’s certainly not been a boring one – we’ve seen seismic political...
Historical Fiction Book Review - "Mary and Elizabeth" by Emily Purdy
I must admit, before picking up this book, I did have mixed feelings. Emily (also known as “Brandy”) wrote “The Tudor Wife”, which was...
George Boleyn - the Poet
Today is National Poetry Day. It is believed that the following poem was written by Thomas Wyatt. However, there is a possibility that...
How many wives did Henry VIII actually have?
How many wives did Henry VIII actually have? According to “The Book of General Ignorance”, it was actually 2, or 4 if you’re Catholic…...
Historical Novel Review - "Jane the Quene"
I recently carried out a survey on my website to find out who was the “Most Interesting Tudor Woman”. Anne Boleyn won the crown by a huge...
Historical Movie Review - "Henry VIII and his Six Wives" (1972)
There were two films that first got me interested in the Tudor period when I was about six years old – this film, Henry VIII and his Six...
Meeting Philippa Gregory
Last Thursday, I got to meet my Historical Fiction heroine Philippa Gregory!!! She was in London, promoting her new book "The Taming of...
