Grave of Susannah Hall (neé Shakespeare) in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
Upcoming Books for December 2025
We’ve (almost) made it to the end of another year! It’s hard to believe that 2025 is mostly in the books and it will soon be time for me to decide on which goals I hope to accomplish in 2026 (and figure out what I did and didn’t manage to do in 2025).
I don’t have much for this month’s round-up, but I do see a few interesting things on the horizon for 2026!
Henry’s Roses: The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France by Amanda Harvey Purse was released over the summer in the UK and will be out in mid-December in the US.
And one book that I missed last month, Elizabeth Goldring’s scholarly biography Holbein: Renaissance Master was released in the early part of November in the UK and will be out in early January in the US. I’m going to have to pick this one up!
That’s it for 2025 – I hope everyone has a great holiday season and I’ll see you in 2026!
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Close up from “The Meeting of Henry VIII and the Emperor Maximilian I” at Hampton Court Palace. Photo May 2015.
I needed something with Henry VIII on it for picture of the week number 888, so I pulled this one from the giant batch of photos I still haven’t used from Hampton Court Palace. This painting dates from c. 1513 and is by an unknown artist or artists, and shows the meeting of Henry VIII and the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I after their defeat of the French army at the Battle of the Spurs (shown in the full painting). Sorry for the glare on the photo!
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Oxburgh Hall. Photo May 2015.
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Stables at Kenilworth Castle (Leicester’s Gatehouse to the left). Photo May 2015.
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St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Photo May 2015.
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Gardens at Blickling Hall. Photo May 2015.
Upcoming Books for November 2025
Hello November! It actually finally started to feel like autumn here in Texas only last week, so I feel like I’ve been missing out on several good weeks of cozy season!
Books
There are quite a few books that have come out over the past few months in the UK that will be out in the US in November:
Henry VIII’s Controversial Aunt, Honor Lisle: Her Life, Letters and influence on The Tudor Court by Amy Licence was released in the summer in the UK and will be out on November 15 in the US.
The Race for Elizabeth I’s Throne: Rival Tudor Cousins by Beverley Adams was just released in the UK and will be out at the end of the month in the US>
Trancy Borman’s The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty came out in early September in the UK and will be out the first week in November in the US.
Elizabeth I’s Ladies, Gentlewomen and Maids: The Women Who Served the Tudor Queen by Heather Shanette was released in October in the UK and will be out at the end of November in the US.
And a new release that came out in the UK in late October and will be out on November 11 in the US – Much Ado About Cooking: Delicious Shakespearean Feasts for Every Occasion. I’ve got this one on my wish list to add to my historical cooking library!
Upcoming Events
Wars of the Roses Con will be held in Maryland in February 2026 and will have a mix of educational lectures, combat demonstrations, costuming, and social activities for history enthusiasts, educators, and fans of the medieval era. You can learn more and purchase tickets at the link!
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Door into Norwich Cathedral from the cloisters. Photo May 2015.
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Replica medieval crown used for the reinterment ceremony of Richard III, on display at Leicester Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
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Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo May 2015.
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Arms on the tomb of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk at St Michael’s Church, Framlingham. Photo May 2015.
Upcoming Books for October 2025
Happy spooky season! I’m always happy to see the calendar flip over to October (which will hopefully eventually bring weather here that makes it feel like it’s October).
Books
In new books this month, I’ll start with a release that technically came out in the UK in September (albeit on the last day of the month), Elizabeth I’s Ladies, Gentlewomen and Maids: The Women Who Served the Tudor Queen by Heather Shanette. It will be released in November in the US and I expect to have more info about this work on the blog soon! (Full disclosure, the author is a long-time friend 🙂 )
And second is Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen’s Mother by Sophie Bacchus-Waterman, which will be released at the end of October in the UK and in March of next year in the US.
That’s it for books this month!
Upcoming Events
Wars of the Roses Con will be held in Maryland in February 2026 and will have a mix of educational lectures, combat demonstrations, costuming, and social activities for history enthusiasts, educators, and fans of the medieval era. You can learn more and purchase tickets at the link!
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Decorative carving on arches in Rochester Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
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Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk. Photo May 2015.
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Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015.
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The Tudor parts of Hampton Court Palace from the Rose Garden. Photo May 2015.
Upcoming Books for September 2025
Happy September!! Even though we have three weeks to go until astronomical fall, *meteorological* fall starts on September 1, so that’s the one I choose to go by. (I know, I know, that doesn’t mean that it will actually start to feel like fall here in Texas any time soon, but a girl can dream…)
On to the monthly book round-up!
Books
The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn: Interpreting Image and Perception by Helene Harrison came out earlier in the summer in the UK and will be out at the end of September in the US.
Claire Ridgway’s newest book, On This Day in Tudor History III was released on September 1 in both the UK and US. (Am I the only one who goes straight to their birthday in books like these?)
Next up is Tracy Borman’s latest, The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty, which is out on September 4 in the UK and in November in the US.
Upcoming Events
Wars of the Roses Con will be held in Maryland in February 2026 and will have a mix of educational lectures, combat demonstrations, costuming, and social activities for history enthusiasts, educators, and fans of the medieval era. You can learn more and purchase tickets at the link!
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Bosworth Battlefield memorial sundial, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park. Photo May 2015.
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Kenilworth Castle. Photo May 2015.
