Claire said:

Hi Sharon,

Welcome to the AB Files, it's great to meet you.

Yes, Anne had the last laugh didn't she? It was her daughter, and not the son who Henry wanted so badly, who became one of the greatest monarchs (if not THE greatest) that England has ever had.

Which are your favourite history books?

My favorite history books?  Wow!  I'll name some of the more recent.  Henry VIII The King and His Court, Alison Weir.  The Six Wives of Henry VIII, by David Starkey.  The Lady In The Tower, by Alison Weir (just finished it).  Elizabeth I, by Anne Sommerset.  Those are just a few of them.  I have been reading about the Tudors, starting with Elizabeth and working backwards for…well more years than i'll ever admit. I have read quite a few books by Margaret George and Antonia Frazer.   I've read all the current fiction that you guys have mentioned.  Loved some, hated others.  Not a fan of Phillipa Gregory, but I have read her books on the Tudors.  I just finished her new book, “The White Queen.”  She shakes up history a bit more than she should.  Seems to throw everything into the story but the kitchen sink!  However, I still read them.   I am about to begin reading Eric Ives' book, “The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn.”

I am constantly picking up books on the Tudors as well as other Kings and Queens.  My bookcases are sagging from the weight of them.