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...
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...
Film Review - "I Am Henry"
Many thanks to the creators of “I Am Henry” for giving me a special viewing of their film! It’s a short film focussing on after Henry...
Ashes to Ashes
Check out my guest post on The Anne Boleyn Files to tie in with the anniversary of Jane Boleyn's execution: http://www.theanneboleynfiles...
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...
The Taming of Katherine Parr
Check out my guest article for English Historical Fiction Authors, focussing on Henry VIII's sixth wife, Katherine Parr:...
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...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII - their Marriages, their Deaths and their Births
Check out my guest article for Nerdalicious. Here, I go slightly off the beaten track, and, using a mixture of what we do know about four...
