After the success of Foose’s “live blogging” of Starkey’s new book on Henry VIII, I’ve had a couple of folks suggest we do some more. If you have a suggestion for another book that we can do as a group discussion, please post it in the comments and I’ll work out a proposed schedule. To start with, I’d like to stick to NON-fiction books, although if this is successful and we continue it for a while we can certainly branch into fiction.
[The discussions will actually take place on the Q&A blog]
Here we go…
The book about Sir Thomas More and his daughter, Margaret.
The book about the Grey sisters, once that is published. Isn’t it still on hold?
The three books below are already available.
Bess of Hardwick, by Mary S. Lovell (I volunteer to do that one!)
Elizabeth and Mary by Jane Dunn (I’ll do that one, too!)
The Lady Penelope by Sally Varlo
I think it’d be fun to do a ‘hys’terical fiction at some point. Sort of like on the order of the so-outrageous television series “The Tudors”. Discuss what is right, and what is so horridly wrong.
I would like to stick with things that are available in paperback. It can be a bit spendy to order brand new releases.
It might be interesting to re-read a classic work to see if it stands the test of time, like Mattingly’s Catherine of Aragon, Antonia Frasier’s Mary Queen of Scots, Ives Anne Boleyn.
Basically I am up for anything 🙂
If there is sincere interest in the Varlow book on Lady Penelope – I can do that one. I own a copy already. (and have submitted my thesis so am slowly becoming more of a human being)
I would happily do the Grey Sisters when it is available as well.