A fascinating look at the end of the life and times of Elizabeth I. We read about her decline in her latter years although she is still able and one step ahead. She faces decisions about the Armada, Irish problems, and unrest at home with the succession.. At the time of her demise, she is alone without her favourites and courtly love. The information has been thoroughly researched and is presented in a clear and readable manner.
NetGalley, LOIS ELIYAHU

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars A meticulously researched bit of history which details the life of Henrietta Anne, or Minette as her brother, Charles the second, used as her pet name, as she was his beloved younger sister. This covers the Civil War period, and her subsequent time at the French court, and is very well written as well as being a brilliant piece of historical research. I knew about the life of Madame, but I wanted to know more, because I am fascinated by her. I have read many of the books written by this author before, and was very pleased to get a complementary copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The author has written some good books, but the research on this book is impressive, and I have not read all her books, so it would be difficult to say this is the best. However the amount of research and the ease of reading makes this book my favourite out of the books that I have read by this author. I would highly recommend the book..
NetGalley, Mary Hawkes

The Tudor period has long gripped our imaginations. Because we have consumed so many costume dramas on TV and film, read so many histories, factual or romanticised, we think we know how this society operated. We know they ‘did’ romance but how did they do sex? Most of us know a reasonable amount of history , especially when it comes to the Tudors , but how many of us have an insight to what used to happen ' under the covers ' as it were. An interesting book on what sex was like for those born at that time.
NetGalley, Angela Thompson

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 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