Claire | January 3, 2012
I was very very excited about reading this Anne Boleyn novel because I have come to know Anne Clinard Barnhill through both The Anne Boleyn Files and Anne Boleyn Fellowship site. I knew, first-hand, just how much research had gone into the writing of this novel so was dying to read Anne’s take on Anne [...]
Claire | February 15, 2011
This book review is by Anne Boleyn Files regular visitor, Niki Incorvia – thanks so much, Niki! My Lady of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes By Niki A. Incorvia, M.A. My Lady of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes chronicles the story of King Henry VIII’s fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Barnes bases descriptions of Anne [...]
Claire | January 19, 2011
This review of Brandy Purdy’s “The Boleyn Wife” is written by The Anne Boleyn Files visitor, Niki Incorvia – thanks, Niki! N.B. In North America it was published as “The Boleyn Wife” by Brandy Purdy, but in the UK it was published as “The Tudor Wife” by Emily Purdy. The Boleyn Wife is the story [...]
Claire | November 4, 2010
I was really excited when I heard that Giles Tremlett was writing a biography of Catherine of Aragon, 1) because the last biography of Catherine was written in 1963 and 2) because I thoroughly enjoyed his last book, “Ghosts of Spain”. I was not disappointed when I read Tremlett’s “Catherine of Aragon: Henry’s Spanish Queen” [...]
Claire | June 8, 2010
Historian and author Elizabeth Norton’s biography of Catherine Parr was published by Amberley Publishing earlier this year and, like her other books, it is meticulously researched and a great read. I had recently read Linda Porter’s book on Catherine Parr but although Porter’s and Norton’s books obviously overlapped (how could they not?), each author had [...]
Claire | May 1, 2010
Because this book is an Anne Boleyn book, I have actually reviewed it over at The Anne Boleyn Files. Here is the beginning of my review and you can click on the “Read more…” to read it in full. There has been lots of controversy over this new Anne Boleyn biography because, unlike other modern [...]
Claire | April 15, 2010
It’s easy to tell when I have found a book useful for my research because it has pages turned down, post-it notes protruding from it, pencil scribbles and stars in the margins and book marks falling out of it, plus a rather worn appearance. Well, that pretty much describes my copy of “Katherine the Queen: [...]
Claire | February 24, 2010
Seeing as this is my Anne Boleyn “Bible”, the book I can’t bear to be without and the one that I use more than any other, it’s funny that I have never actually reviewed it! So, I thought I would correct that glaring omission by reviewing this Anne Boleyn biography. I think I might be [...]
Claire | January 7, 2010
I didn’t realise that I had been missing out on some great works of historical fiction until I read an advance copy Karen Harper’s latest book which is published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons on 21st January. Now, I’m going to be buying her other Tudor books: “The Last Boleyn” and “The Queen Elizabeth I Mystery [...]
Claire | November 17, 2009
I was very excited when I heard about the release of this book just a few weeks after Alison Weir’s “The Lady in the Tower”, October was a really great month for Anne Boleyn fans! However, I must admit to being rather put off by the publisher’s blurb on Amazon, which said: “The story of [...]
