After spending centuries on the dusty neglected shelf labelled "Henry VIII's most boring wife", Anne of Cleves is finally getting her moment in the sun. In the last year alone, Anne (or Anna) has been the featured player in several books, both fiction and non. This particular book happens to be one of the best. … Continue reading Book Review: Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII’s Unwanted Wife
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Book Review: Ask Again, Yes
A few years ago, I was staying with my family at a beach cottage on the coast. I brought a book with me, hoping to get some research done on my own novel, but found myself drifting through it aimlessly. The cozy conditions of our vacation house were ideal for getting lost in a really … Continue reading Book Review: Ask Again, Yes
Book Review: Elizabeth’s Rival
Three little words. When separate or combined with nearly any other words in the English language, they seem innocuous. Downright innocent, even. When you string them together, well that’s when they become the hardest words to say: I was wrong. Yes, you read that right. I was wrong. In my defense, this brilliant new biography by … Continue reading Book Review: Elizabeth’s Rival
Book Review: The Miniaturist
It's been over a week and I still can't get this book out of my head. Normally, I'm all about having the book in my hand, taking my own sweet time to leisurely enjoy the story, but when I work full-time and do my own novel writing on the side...exceptions need to be made if … Continue reading Book Review: The Miniaturist
A New Review!
On the anniversary not only of its publication, but of Jane Boleyn's death, a new review has come out for The Raven's Widow! https://anneboleynnovels.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/the-ravens-widow-by-adrienne-dillard-2017/#comment-4853
Book Review: Pustules, Pestilence and Pain
Let's just go ahead and admit it - in general, the Tudor age has been done to death...Henry VIII, the second monarch of the period, even more so. It seems as if every nook and cranny of this man's life has been poked and prodded from every angle. What more could there possibly be to … Continue reading Book Review: Pustules, Pestilence and Pain
Book Review: The Lady Rochford Saga Part 3
As someone who firmly believes that Lady Rochford's reputation is very undeserved, it gives me great pleasure when I get the opportunity to read works from other historians who view her in the same way. Danielle Marchant is one such author and her Lady Rochford Saga was one of the first I read in my early research … Continue reading Book Review: The Lady Rochford Saga Part 3
Book Review: Queens of the Conquest
Schemers and dreamers; sinners and saints - the five queens depicted in this new biography by prolific writer, Alison Weir, could lay claim to each of those descriptors and many more. In this ambitious work, Weir probes the lives of the women who helped lay the foundations of England as we know it. In doing … Continue reading Book Review: Queens of the Conquest
Hey! I’m a Discovered Diamond
You can find Discovering Diamonds review of The Raven's Widow here: https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-ravens-widow-by-adrienne-dillard.html
Book Review: Margaret Tudor Queen of Scots
Of all the Tudor children, Margaret is the I am the least familiar with. Always relegated to the shadows of her domineering brother and beautiful, but tragic sister, this feisty lightening bolt of a woman never seems to be given much thought in books about the period. In this little gem of a biography, she … Continue reading Book Review: Margaret Tudor Queen of Scots
Adrienne Dillard 