[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars What an original idea. I dipped into this book as soon as I received it and it’s truly fascinating and completely original. The Tudors were an exciting and conflicted dynasty and so much has been written about not only the monarchs, but many of the key players, places and events. Looking back at that period it can be difficult to see a clear overview of how all was interlinked. Simon Sandys-Winsch has done a remarkable job in collating and presenting an invaluable reference for anyone interested in this era. I’m sure it will interest scholars and lay readers alike. It’s a not a book to read from cover to cover; as the title suggests, it’s a dictionary and it does set out everything in alphabetical order. But it’s also encyclopaedic and inevitably, if something takes your interest, it leads to associated references and having intended to look up one thing, a couple of hours has flown by as other information has been followed up. The main body of.. Read more
NetGalley, Anita Wallas
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars What an original idea. I dipped into this book as soon as I received it and it’s truly fascinating and completely original. The Tudors were an exciting and conflicted dynasty and so much has been written about not only the monarchs, but many of the key players, places and events. Looking back at that period it can be difficult to see a clear overview of how all was interlinked. Simon Sandys-Winsch has done a remarkable job in collating and presenting an invaluable reference for anyone interested in this era. I’m sure it will interest scholars and lay readers alike. It’s a not a book to read from cover to cover; as the title suggests, it’s a dictionary and it does set out everything in alphabetical order. But it’s also encyclopaedic and inevitably, if something takes your interest, it leads to associated references and having intended to look up one thing, a couple of hours has flown by as other information has been followed up. The main body of.. Read more
NetGalley, Anita Wallas
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I really didn’t know a lot about Elizabeth of York but was able to learn about this woman and how she started the Tudor dynasty. It was researched well and enjoyed how much passion Beverley Adams had about this.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I really didn’t know a lot about Elizabeth of York but was able to learn about this woman and how she started the Tudor dynasty. It was researched well and enjoyed how much passion Beverley Adams had about this.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
An interesting look at the women who fought for their faith in an age of increasing religious division and an age where conformity to the religious will of the state was expected.
NetGalley, Caroline Palmer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
An interesting look at the women who fought for their faith in an age of increasing religious division and an age where conformity to the religious will of the state was expected.
NetGalley, Caroline Palmer
An enthralling study of the often-overlooked consorts of the Stuart dynasty. This delightful volume, truly epic in scope, reveals the personalities and politics of the full panoply of Stuart queens and kings consort, not shying away from the tumultuous events and crises of the dynasty."
- Dr. Steven Veerapen, Teaching Associate at Glasgow University and author of 'The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I'
An enthralling study of the often-overlooked consorts of the Stuart dynasty. This delightful volume, truly epic in scope, reveals the personalities and politics of the full panoply of Stuart queens and kings consort, not shying away from the tumultuous events and crises of the dynasty."
- Dr. Steven Veerapen, Teaching Associate at Glasgow University and author of 'The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I'
I think the tragic life of lady Jane is so interesting (and sad). I’m not much of a history girl but I felt this was informative and a good length with the right amount of information.
NetGalley, Cara Forbes
I think the tragic life of lady Jane is so interesting (and sad). I’m not much of a history girl but I felt this was informative and a good length with the right amount of information.
NetGalley, Cara Forbes
