A book about an underrepresented King of England, mainly because of his short reign as king of 3 years and the fact that he was Catholic in a majority Protestant country. The people of Britain could see how bad things were for Protestants in France and were in no mood for a Catholic king and the chance that french feelings might move across the channel and be replicated here as in France. James II also didn’t help himself in that he was so stubborn and had previously fought for the Spanish on the Catholic side, it meant that any attempts he tried to introduce any type of Catholic laws or ways were doomed to failure. This has been really good book to read, quite concise and detailed but a good and informative read through some good chapters. I would recommend this book to others and have enjoyed the writing of the author John Van Der Kiste. Read the full review [link=http://ukhistorianbendavidson.co.uk/james-ii-and-the-first-modern-revolution/]here[/link]
UK Historian

I would recommend this book to all those interested in the Tudor period, but not only those interested in the Tudor monarchy. This book will appeal to those interested in the Tudor fleet and detail of the ship building of the time. It is a book that is easy to dip into or use as a reference book, as each object, event is described in a separate chapter. Highly recommended!
Alison Wall, Local history/ nursing and public health groups

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This book starts out at the time of Victoria’s birth. Since, at the time of her birth, she was fifth in line for the British throne, she was not expected to ascend to the throne. However, a series of unfortunate deaths led to her becoming Queen Victoria when she was one month shy of her eighteenth birthday. She was to sit on the throne for sixty-three years and seven months. Her reign led its name to the “Victorian Age.” This book has fantastic pictures of various palaces and other places of interest related to Victoria’s reign. It also has copious footnotes, so that the reader may further explore her life and times. It outlines the assassination attempts on her life, of which there were many. It describes the fairytale story of her romance with Prince Albert, a cousin of hers. It sounds absolutely wonderful. The reader is told about her nine children, beginning with her first daughter Victoria or “Vicky.” (Although she hated being pregnant.).. Read more
NetGalley, Joyce Fox

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This book get a solid 5 star stars from me. If you like reading about the history of this time , you will enjoy reading the guts ( pun intended ) of the backstory to the ones you probably have already heard about . Well researched via a plethora of well known Tudor loving authors , Hillary Mantel , Philippa Gregory etc. A great read.
NetGalley, Angela Thompson

Featured in 'Nemesis of the Normans'
BBC History