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Hot Holiday Reads!
Hot Holiday Reads! Exquisite Mixture: The Virtues of Impurity in Early Modern England Author: Wolfram Schmidgen Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (September 13, 2012) Summary The culture of...
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When stealing corpses was popular – new book explores body-snatching in Early...
When you bury family members in a cemetery, you expect them to stay there. Not so 200 years ago, however, when body snatchers prowled the nation’s burial grounds looking for subjects. This lucrative...
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The Damnation Of John Donellan
The Damnation Of John Donellan: A Mysterious Case of Death and Scandal in Georgian England By Elizabeth Cooke Profile Books, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-84668-482-1 In August 1780 Sir Theodosius Boughton, a...
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Wicked Women of Tudor England: Queens, Aristocrats, Commoners
Wicked Women of Tudor England: Queens, Aristocrats, Commoners By Retha M. Warnicke Palgrave MacMillan, 2012 ISBN: 9780230391925 Publisher’s Synopsis: This fascinating and occasionally salacious...
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Did being a shareholder transform Shakespeare’s writing?
Shakespeare’s experience as a shareholder in a theatre company transformed the way he wrote characters, an English literature expert has claimed. Dr Bart van Es of Oxford University’s Faculty of...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson
The Devil in the Marshalsea BOOK REVIEW: The Devil in the Marshalsea Lately I’ve had a lucky review streak. I’ve had the good fortune of being able to read some great historical fiction. Great being...
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What went wrong with Henry VIII?
By Nancy Bilyeau On Christmas Eve, 1545, the man who had ruled England for 36 years, Henry VIII, appeared before Parliament. All assembled had expected Lord Chancellor Thomas Wriothesley to address...
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INTERVIEW: Antonia Hodgson
Antonia Hodgson I recently reviewed Antonia Hodgson’s book, The Devil in the Marshalsea, and it was an amazing piece of historical fiction. This Medievalist-cum-Georgian author is currently writing the...
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An evening with Philippa Gregory : The King's Curse
An evening with Philippa Gregory : The King’s Curse British author Philippa Gregory delighted a packed auditorium last night in Toronto as she spoke about the way she writes historical fiction, her...
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5 Frightening Reads for Halloween!
5 Frightening Reads for Halloween! Halloween is just around the corner so here are five fiendish books to get yourself into the spooky spirit! The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian...
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Henry VIII’s Health in a Nutshell: Book Tour and Giveaway!
Book lovers! We’re hosting day 3 of Kyra Kramer’s Book Tour and running an international contest to give away a copy of her fascinating new book: Henry VIII’s Health in a Nutshell. Want a chance to win...
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Edward VI in a Nutshell: Book Tour and Giveaway!
Book lovers! We’re hosting day 5 of Kyra Kramer’s Book Tour and running an international contest to give away a copy of her latest book: Edward VI in a Nutshell. Want a chance to win it? Subscribe to...
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Book Review: Winter: A Book for the Season by Felicity Trotman
This book couldn’t have come at a better time. Felicity Trotman has gathered some of the best stories, recipes, poems, and diary entries about the season in one fantastic book: Winter: A Book for the...
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The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens: Book Tour and Giveaway!
Tudor fans! Today, we’re hosting day 1 of Roland Hui’s Book Tour and running an international contest to give away a copy of his latest novel: The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens Want a...
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Book Review: Everyday Life in Tudor London
I love books about London. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, another writer falls in love with it and gets the inspiration to churn out a new chapter in this city’s unique history. While most...
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