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[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Quick read…very fun to deep dive into the world of the Tudors and learn about their princes and princesses. Learned some new information. Will definitely purchase when it releases.
NetGalley, Amber Ward

'A work of scholarship and deep humanity.'
Ian McMillan

Pilot Editor's Pick "This latest volume in a series already reviewed and highly praised in Pilot both confirms that author Dilip Sarkar's energy as a writer and diligence as an analysist and historian continues undimmed...such is the level of insight offered in volume 5 that you, like this reviewer, will inevitably want to have the four previous volumes to hand - and be keeping an eye out for the next."
Pilot Magazine - April 2025

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Kathryn Warner’s account of the Black Death is a compelling and often upsetting read. She brings the unimaginable reality onto stark life with reference to real families and the tragedies they suffered. Given that there are very few written records of the time, I can only imagine that her research has been both challenging and extensive. I’ve enjoyed her approach to this heartbreaking story. The scene is initially set pre plague in the first months of 1348. Edward III is monarch and Britain is at war with France. Chaucer was a child and the detail about a select few individuals gives real texture to the setting. The rest of the book considers the plague county by county with family stories recounted in convincing and, I’m sure, authentic detail. As awful as it was, it’s the first time I’ve read a book about the Black Death that really hits home. I felt as if I got to know some of those affected and shared their distress and sense of fear as the.. Read more
NetGalley, Anita Wallas