#PortraitTuesday – Henry VIII’s first interview with Anne Boleyn
Today's #PortraitTuesday treat is a 19th century painting by Irish artist Daniel Maclise (1806-1870). The oil painting is…
September 2023
Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter by Anne Clinard Barnhill
I thoroughly enjoyed Anne Clinard Barnhill’s last Tudor novel, At the Mercy of the Queen, and so jumped…
Reading and Writing During the Dissolution: Monks, Friars and Nuns 1530-1558 by Mary C. Erler
Reading and Writing During the Dissolution: Monks, Friars and Nuns 1530-1558 is a tricky book to review because…
Behold a Pale Horse and The Seventh Trumpet – Two Sister Fidelma Mysteries by Peter Tremayne
I discovered the delights of Peter Tremayne’s Sister Fidelma mysteries back in 2011 when I was sent The…
#FridayFun – Anne Boleyn on Screen Quiz
This week's #FridayFun is a quiz on cultural depictions of Anne Boleyn in movies and on TV. How…
Hunting the Falcon by John Guy and Julia Fox – Review and Giveaway
My latest book review is on Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook…
Death of a Dyer by Eleanor Kuhns
I described Eleanor Kuhns’ debut novel A Simple Murder as “one of the best mysteries I’ve read” and…