Claire | October 13, 2011
I’ve been holding off writing a review of Alison Weir’s new book, “Mary Boleyn: The Great and Infamous Whore” or “Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings”, because I didn’t want to come across as “bashing” someone who is a respected author and historian, and a lady I really like on a personal level. However, I’ve [...]
Claire | April 26, 2011
Today we have another book review from our regular book reviewer, Niki Incorvia, M.A. Thanks, Niki. The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper Review by: Niki Incorvia I knew very little about Mary Boleyn before I started reading The Last Boleyn, a historical fiction novel by Karen Harper. After finishing this book, I walked away with [...]
Claire | January 27, 2011
Alison Weir has just sent me this article about her book, Mary Boleyn: The Great and Infamous Whore which is due to be released on the 6th October 2011 in the UK and the 4th October in the US, with the slightly different title Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings):- Mary Boleyn: The Great and [...]
Claire | July 15, 2009
“The Other Tudors: Henry VIII’s Mistresses and Bastards” by Philippa Jones, and published by New Holland Publishers, is a fascinating read, particularly as I have recently read Kelly Hart’s book on the same topic. This book, however, takes things much further and really delves into Henry’s love life and also puts forward the theory that [...]
Claire | July 1, 2009
I was so excited to receive a copy of Amberley Publishing’s “Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII’s Favourite Mistress” by Josephine Wilkinson that I sat and read it in a day – ignoring work, the family and the housework! I’ve always wanted to know more about Anne Boleyn’s sister, and Henry’s mistress, and [...]
Claire | June 19, 2009
“The Tudors”, Philippa Gregory and people like me have all been accused of “feminising” the reign of Henry VIII and putting too much emphasis on his six wives and the roles that they played in his reign, but how can we really explore Henry VIII and what drove him without looking at his wives? However, [...]
