Claire | August 30, 2022
Dr Linda Porter is one of the experts speaking at my online event “Elizabeth I: The Life of Gloriana, the Virgin Queen”. Linda will be talking to us on “Two Queens In One Isle: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots”: The rivalry between cousins Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots is one of […]
Claire | September 19, 2013
Linda Porter on how she came to write her latest book, Crown of Thistles: the fatal inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots. The rivalry between the Tudors and the Stewarts lasted for over 100 years and was crucial in shaping sixteenth century Britain, but this dramatic tale of flamboyant monarchs, cultured courts, sibling rivalry, bloody […]
Claire | August 24, 2011
One of my favourite historians, Linda Porter, has just let me know that she will be speaking on our “Discover the Tudors Tour” 2012 – yay! If you have read my reviews on Linda’s books “Mary Tudor: The First Queen” (US title “The First Queen of England: The Myth of ‘Bloody Mary’”) and “Katherine the […]
Claire | March 8, 2010
Today in celebration of International Women’s Day and the upcoming release (19th March) of historian Linda Porter’s new biography on Katherine Parr, “Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr”, we have a guest post by Linda:- Last But Not Least: The Enduring Fascination of Katherine Parr by Linda Porter She has been described […]
