1520: The Field of the Cloth of Gold By Amy Licence The Field of the Cloth of Gold is a fascinating and detailed look at the famous meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France that took place in 1520. Right from the start, it is evident that author Amy …
Lovell our Dogge: The Life of Viscount Lovell, Closest Friend of Richard III and Failed Regicide By Michele Schindler Michele Schindler’s book on Sir Francis Lovell is a long-overdue study of an extraordinary man. A man who gave up the promise of a pardon and the return of his lands, property and position, to seek …
A Pauper’s History of England: 1,000 Years of Peasants, Beggars and Guttersnipes by Peter Stubley Peter Stubley’s book explores the people on the lowest rung of England’s history from the Doomsday book of 1086, through to the peasant’s revolt of 1831, onto Tudor England and the Victorian age. Peasants, beggars, prostitutes, pickpockets, conmen, the insane …
Sir John Tiptoft: ‘Butcher of England’: Earl of Worcester, Edward IV’s Enforcer and Humanist Scholar By Peter Spring Eloquently written, unbiased and based on a wealth of primary documents, Peter Spring’s book is a compelling study of the life of Sir John Tiptoft, Earl of Worchester. From the moment I picked up Spring’s book …
Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses By David Santiuste I thoroughly enjoyed David Santiuste’s book on Edward IV. Unlike other books that give an overview of Edward IV’s life, from birth to death and the legacy he left, Santiuste’s book delves in and explores Edward’s life from the deadly Battle of Towton through …
