Fool by Peter Andersson
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A study of what it meant to be a fool at King Henry VIII’s court.
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The Crown in Crisis by Alexander Larman
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Alexander Larman recounts the story of the Abdication Crisis.
Read MoreKing Charles by Robert Jobson
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An enthusiastic new biography of the heir apparent to the Throne.
Read MoreMatilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley
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Hanley’s assessment of the various roles Matilda filled in her life is uniformly thought-provoking.
Read MoreAuthor interview: Alison Weir
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In Anna of Kleve, Weir crafts an intriguingly multifaceted portrait of this oddest of all English queens. Open Letters asked her some questions about the challenges of this latest installment in the “Six Tudor Queens” series.
Read MoreThe Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson
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An immensely readable popular biography of Henry VI, warmly sympathetic to the tormented figure at its center.
Read MoreDevices and Desires by Kate Hubbard
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A big, bouncily-written biography of Bess, the Countess of Shrewsbury—a fascinating figure from the era.
Read MoreAmong the Wolves of Court by Lauren Mackay
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Mackay’s intensely painstaking excavation of what life was like for an infamous set of Tudor courtiers is eye-opening.
Read MoreQueen of the World by Robert Hardman
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Queen Elizabeth II has met more people, smiled into more eyes, and shaken more hands than any other human being on Earth.
Read MoreThe Gown by Jennifer Robson
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A historical novel about Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown, and the women who made it.
Read MoreThe King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley
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Research reveals new details about the conspiracy to kill King James I by the Duke of Buckingham
Read MoreJane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
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Full of atmospheric historical details, this novel about King Henry VIII’s third wife portrays the dramas of the most notorious court in English history.
Read MoreThe Black Prince by Michael Jones
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A direct and engaging narrative line runs throughout The Black Prince, making it an involving reading experience.
Read MoreHarry: A Biography of a Prince by Angela Levin
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A grounded but readable biography of Prince Harry; faux-forensic but faintly fawning.
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