Book Reviews

March 2017 Book News

Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years Paperback – 30 March 2017 (UK & US) History has pictured Elizabeth I as Gloriana, an icon of strength and power — and has focused on the early years of her reign. But in 1583, when Elizabeth is fifty, there is relentless plotting among her courtiers — and still to come [read more]

Diana Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales felt ‘continuously misunderstood’ and ‘extremely isolated’, letter reveals

Diana, Princess of Wales wrote she felt “extremely isolated” and “continuously misunderstood” in a letter that was sent six months before the release of a 1992 biography. The subsequent biography was a shock and the author later revealed that Diana had fed him information. The hand-written and previously unseen letter was by Diana to a [read more]