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Book News January 2023

Saturday, 24 December 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* The Beauforts: Lineage, Ambition and Obligation 1373-1510 Hardcover – 15 September 2022 (UK) & 15 January 2023 (US) Four bastard children of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford vigorously made their way in the world despite their questionable origin, and when all four were retrospectively declared legitimate they were each [read more]

Book Review: Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II by Linda Porter

Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* *review copy* King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland famously left no legitimate children with his wife, Catherine of Braganza. However, he did leave plenty of illegitimate children fathered with his many mistresses. Linda Porter, who has also written about one of my favourite Queens – Queen Mary I, writes most [read more]

Book News December 2022

Saturday, 19 November 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* The Woodville Women: 100 Years of Plantagenet and Tudor History Hardcover – 30 October 2022 (UK) & 31 December 2022 (US) Elizabeth Woodville, Queen to Edward IV and mother of the Princes in the Tower. Elizabeth of York, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville and the first Tudor queen of England. Elizabeth Grey, granddaughter [read more]

Philippa of Hainault: Mythologising a Queen

Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Part of the blog tour for The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III. Learn more about Philippa of Hainault for the release of the new book The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III! Monarchs throughout history have used legends, stories and propaganda to boost their image. [read more]

Book Review: The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II by Catherine Ryan

Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* This Jubilee year has seen the release of many books about The Queen. The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II by Catherine Ryan was originally released in 2018 and has been re-released with a few updates in March 2022. The blurb that accompanied this book referred to The Queen as [read more]

Book News November 2022

Saturday, 22 October 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926–2022: A Celebration of Her Life and Reign Hardcover – 29 November 2022 (US) & 25 October 2022 (UK) Long did she reign, and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a remarkable woman whose [read more]