The lovely people over at Head of Zeus provided me with a copy of ‘The King is Dead’, by Suzannah Lipscomb, which is admittedly not about a royal woman, but some were most definitely affected by it. ‘The King is Dead’ is about the last will and testament of King Henry VIII of England, who [read more]
Henry VI, Margaret of Anjou and the Wars of the Roses: From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records Paperback – February 19, 2016 (US) & December 31, 2015 (UK) Henry VI (1422-61), a man ‘more given to God and devout prayer than handling worldly and temporal things’, was the third, and least successful, Lancastrian king of [read more]
Much has already been written about Elizabeth I, and I think a book on those around her was long overdue. Susan Doran has taken up writing about those in her circle even from her earliest years. The book is divided into three parts, Kin, Courtiers and Councillors. I was most interested in Kin, as many [read more]
I received this book from Amberley Publishing on the occasion of Princess Charlotte’s birth, and it seems quite fitting! Though of course, we don’t know if Princess Charlotte will change the world, she certainly has the platform to do so. The 25 Royal babies in the book are; 1 Empress Matilda, 1102 2 William IX, [read more]
As you may remember, I reviewed part one of this book, England’s Queens from Boudica to Elizabeth of York, earlier this year. This second part came out just last month in the UK and is due to be released in the US next month. We begin with Catherine of Aragon, who’s first marriage to Prince [read more]
Funeral cortege of Elizabeth I of England Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury – Shaftesbury Abbey (Shaftesbury, UK) Ruins Ælfgifu – Winchester Cathedral (Winchester, UK) Elfrida – Wherwell Abbey (Wherwell, UK) Demolished Ælfgifu of York – Unknown Ealdgyth (wife of Edmund Ironside) – Unknown Emma of Normandy – First in Old Minster Cathedral (Winchester,UK). Bones now in Winchester Cathedral (Winchester, UK) [read more]
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