Review: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen, Alison Weir
Better than I expected. I did not request this book, it simply arrived at my place of work and I pulled it out of the envelope with a groan. When one […]
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Review: The Lost Tudor Princess, Alison Weir
Margaret Douglas is one of those historical figures who has been quite unaccountably forgotten. While the story of Henry VIII and his six wives is trotted over time and time […]
Review: A Dangerous Inheritance, Alison Weir
I was eight when I first started reading something written by Alison Weir. That book was The Six Wives of Henry VIII and I was nearly eleven when I finally finished […]
Review: Elizabeth of York, Alison Weir
Legend has it that the Queen of Hearts image in the deck of cards is based on Elizabeth of York and indeed that lady’s blank face does rather recall the […]
Review: Mary Boleyn, Alison Weir vs. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
The week before last I went to Hampton Court with a friend for the first time since I was eight. As well as getting completely lost in the maze and […]
Review: Katherine, Anya Seton vs. Katherine Swynford, Alison Weir
While in a very silly mood nearly a decade ago, myself and a friend bought Katherine by Anya Seton for 75p from a market stall because we had heard it was […]
Review: The Lady Elizabeth, Alison Weir
So, Alison Weir is a bestselling historian, specialising in the sixteenth century. When I was eight, I fell in love with the Tudors as a group, for the first time […]