Wicked Lady?

 So much has been written and broadcast about the Tudors that Henry VIII’s courtiers seem stars in their own right.  We know their acts and allegiances, their loves and lies, their foibles and (often terrible) fates. Yet one lesser-known figure often lurks near the centre of court machinations while remaining beyond the spotlight.  She is Jane Rochford, the focus of Philippa Gregory’s latest novel ‘The Boleyn Traitor’.

True Crimes

Hallie Rubenhold is an unfortunate historian.  Every book she starts researching seems to take her in unexpected directions, and her latest study of the story of a murder is no exception.

In Two Minds...

In a first for me, I'm going to attempt to tell you about two recent reads in one blog post; 'You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here' by Dr Benji Waterhouse and 'And How Does that Make You Feel?' by Joshua Fletcher.  Wish me luck...