Review of "Katherine: Tudor Duchess" by Tony Riches
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I'm excited to be today's stop in Tony Riches's virtual blog post with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours - this time featuring a review of the third and final installment in his Brandon Trilogy. "Katherine: Tudor Duchess" centers on Charles Brandon's third wife, Katherine Willoughby, and picks up with the death of his second wife, Princess Mary (Henry VIII's sister). If you missed my previous reviews of "Mary: Tudor Princess" and "Brandon: Tudor Knight", check them out!  Moving forward to Katherine's story, here's the back-cover blurb for this novel:  She stands up fo ..read more
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Review of "Brandon: Tudor Knight" by Tony Riches
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I'm very happy to be featuring "Brandon: Tudor Knight" by Tony Riches on my blog today, and honored to be today's stop in his virtual book tour with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours.  I previously wrote a review of the first in this Brandon Trilogy, "Mary: Tudor Princess" (review here), and this second installment details a similar story to the first, but from the perspective of Mary's second husband, Charles Brandon. For anyone unfamiliar, here's the back cover blurb:  Handsome, charismatic and a champion jouster, Sir Charles Brandon is the epitome of a Tudor Knight. A f ..read more
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A Case of Mistaken Identity? Anne of Cleves vs. Catherine Howard
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A few months ago, a rather remarkable new theory surfaced from author Franny Moyle, whose biography The King's Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein is due for publication in early October. In this book, Moyle makes the claim that a very well-known Tudor portrait by Holbein may not actually depict the sitter that we've long-attributed to it, and this has had both art historians and Tudor historians racing to the portrait in question to consider the theory for themselves.  The portrait I'm referring to is the miniature of an (admittedly) 'unknown lady', circa 1540. Most Tudor en ..read more
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Review of "Mary: Tudor Princess" by Tony Riches
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I am thrilled to be today's stop on Tony Riches' virtual book blog tour spotlighting the first in his 'Brandon Trilogy' - Mary: Tudor Princess. This novel, first published in 2018, is new to me, and only the second novel I've read featuring Princess Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with the book, here's the back-cover blurb:  "From the author of the international best-selling Tudor Trilogy, the true story of the Tudor dynasty continues with the daughter of King Henry VII, sister to King Henry VIII. Mary Tudor watches her elder brother becom ..read more
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Fifth Time's the Charm? Henry VIII Marries Catherine Howard
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On this day in 1540, Henry VIII was 49 years old, struggling with a leg wound that he'd sustained in a jousting incident in 1536, and growing ever more obese as he became less and less active. He was, by all accounts, not very desirable husband material at this point in his life - a far cry from the golden Adonis that he is described to have been in his youth (during the early years of his first marriage, especially). Long gone were his prime years and good looks, but far be it from anyone to insinuate any such thing in the king's presence. This day in history proves with Henry VIII ..read more
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Interview with Author Adrienne Dillard
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If you've been following my recent Tudor reads, you might have seen that I recently finished Adrienne Dillard's 2017 novel, The Raven's Widow, which followed the life of the much-maligned Jane Boleyn (nee Parker), Lady Rochford. If you missed it, you can read my full review of the book here. Adrienne was kind enough to answer some questions about this novel, her writing process, and her other Tudor interests in this exclusive Tudor Enthusiast interview (thank you, Adrienne!). I hope my readers enjoy it as much as I did!  Adrienne Dillard (Taken from her Author Facebook page) 1. Hi Ad ..read more
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The Birth of Thomas Cranmer
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Thomas Cranmer's is one of the most recognizable names of the Tudor period, as well as the English Reformation. He was an exceedingly important figure - becoming Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532 after aiding in Henry VIII's annulment from Catherine of Aragon and subsequent break with the Roman Catholic Church. He was a friend of the Boleyn family, thus helping Anne Boleyn rise to queenship in 1533, as well as being supported by them in his appointment as Archbishop. Through this connection and his involvement in the king's own supremacy over religion in England, he secured his place as a stapl ..read more
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Burns to the Ground
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On this day in 1613, enraptured audience members at the Globe Theatre in London's Southwark district were enjoying a performance of one of William Shakespeare's newest plays, Henry VIII. This particular play can possibly be dated to this same year, having probably only been performed two or three times prior to 29 June, according to one contemporary report (though this has been debated). The play's namesake had been deceased for sixty-six years - his name and reputation already the stuff of legend and intrigue to those who were not old enough to recall his reign. It is thought that H ..read more
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