Claire | February 19, 2023
In the first of a series of livestreams on King Henry VIII, the second Tudor monarch, and a rather iconic historical character, I talked about Henry VIII books, sharing books from my collection and then recommending ones for you to learn more about Henry VIII, his life and reign. Do subscribe to my channel and […]
Claire | February 16, 2023
Just a quick post to let you know that I’m going live on YouTube this Saturday, 18th February, at 9pm UK time / 4pm New York time. I’ll be talking on “Henry VIII Books – Exploring the Best Books on England’s Most Infamous King”. This is the first in a series of livestreams on King […]
Claire | August 21, 2012
Just a quick post to let you know that the paperback version of The Merry Wives of Henry VIII: A Tudor Spoof Collection is now available on Amazon. Here are the links for Amazon US and UK: Amazon US – Available now at $12.99 Amazon UK – Should be available in the next few hours […]
Claire | August 21, 2012
Today is the day when Ann Nonny’s Tudor spoofs are unleashed on the world! Yes, today marks the launch of The Merry Wives of Henry VIII: A Tudor Spoof Collection! I’m really excited about this book, not only because I had a hand in bringing it to the world, by persuading Ann to publish it, […]
Claire | January 24, 2012
Last night was the final episode in the wonderful BBC4 series “Illuminations: The Private Lives of Kings”, in which Dr Janina Ramirez examined illuminated manuscripts from the royal collection in the British Library, and last night it was on the 15th and 16th centuries – yay! The programme opened with Ramirez looking at a beautiful […]
Claire | June 28, 2010
Happy 519th Birthday King Henry VIII! Yes, on this day in history, the 28th June 1491, King Henry VIII was born at Greenwich Palace. He was Henry VII and Elizabeth of York’s third child and second son, the “spare” they needed in reserve in case anything happened to his older brother, Prince Arthur. And he […]
