Biographies
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Notes From The Scriporium: Elizabeth of York and the Birth of the Tudor Dynasty by Beverley Adams
Elizabeth of York and the Birth of the Tudor Dynasty by Beverley Adams ISBN: 9781399044158, Pen & Sword History, December 2024 Elizabeth of York has long been overshadowed by her infamous son Henry VIII and his six wives, and by her granddaughter Elizabeth I. Yet as the daughter of Edward IV, sister to the Princes… Continue reading
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Notes from the Scriptorium: Margaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson
Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, Rebel Kingmaker by Lauren Johnson ISBN:978-1789541632November 6th 2025, Head of Zeus Survivor. Rebel. Conspirator. Matriarch of a dynasty. Born into a century of conflict as the daughter of the Duke of Somerset and a descendant of Edward III, Margaret Beaufort was married at twelve, a mother and widow at thirteen, and a… Continue reading
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God’s Own Gentlewoman: The Life of Margaret Paston Diane Watt
The remarkable story of Margaret Paston, whose letters form the most extensive collection of personal writings by a medieval English woman. Drawing on what is the largest archive of medieval correspondence relating to a single family in the UK, God’s Own Gentlewoman explores what everyday life was like during the turbulent decades at the height… Continue reading
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Reviewed: Fixer and Fighter: The Life of Hubert de Burgh Earl of Kent by Brian Harwood
Pen and Sword Books: September 2016 Hubert de Burgh rose from obscure beginnings to become one of the most powerful men in England. He loyally served first King John and then the young Henry III and played a crucial role in saving the Plantagenet dynasty when it was at its most vulnerable. During King John… Continue reading
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Reviewed: Henry V, The Conscience of a King by Malcolm Vale
Published 2016, 308 Pages, Available as Hardback and Ebook More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects’ welfare Shakespeare’s centuries-old portrayal of Henry V established the king’s reputation as a warmongering monarch, a perception that has… Continue reading
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Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History by Janina Ramirez
Kindle Edition Published 1st October 2016 by SPCK, 128 Pages. Over six hundred years ago a woman known as Julian of Norwich wrote what is now regarded as one of the greatest works of literature in English. Based on a sequence of mystical revelations she received in 1373, her book is called Revelations of Divine… Continue reading
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