With all the books coming out (seemingly daily) about the Tudors, I don’t go out of my way to find them. But, if I come across a good review, or someone mentions a new book on my email list or in a blog comment, or when a publisher or author asks me to post something, then I’ll fire up Word Press. It would be practically a full-time job to post about just the books related to Tudor history, not to mention all the other stories that come through my Google news alerts!
First up is a new book by John Guy about the relationship between Thomas More and his daughter Margaret. I’ve vaguely been aware that she was a very well-educated and intellectual woman, but not much more. I think I’ll have to pick up a copy of this book to fill out my knowledge! Here’s a review in the Times Online. And below are links to pre-order at Amazon US and to buy at Amazon UK.
Next up are pre-order links for a book discussed in this thread over on the Question and Answer blog on the Tudors and Stuarts on Film. It sounds fascinating!
John Guy did an excellent job with his bio of Mary of Scotland, so this latest work is really being looked forward to. Any idea when it will be published? I can’t find a date for that.
I am currently reading a fictional account of More’s stepdaughter, Meg Giggs. Yes…I am aware that there is a historical fiction perogative to portray characters as the author wants. Vanora Bennett is portraying Sir Thomas as a very complicated personality, and not really sympathetic at that. For the first time, I feel like I’m ‘seeing’ the true former Chancellor of England.
Reading “the truth” will be wonderful!
The John Guy book is due out March 17 of next year here in the States (ugh!) and was just released this week in the UK. So if you’re willing to pay, you can get it now.
Next year????? Arrrggggghhhhh!!!
I will wait…with the dollar to pound ratio, I can afford to wait 🙂
Yeah, that exchange rate really puts a damper on my Tudor hobby! I have a couple of Amazon UK gift certificates, but I am very picky about what I choose to spend them on. 🙂