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Lisa Hilton

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The United Kingdom

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http://lisa-hilton.com/

Genre

Biography, Historical Fiction

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Lisa Hilton is an author and biographer. She grew up in the north of England and read English at New College, Oxford, after which she studied History of Art in Florence and Paris. After eight years in New York, Paris and Milan she has recently returned to England and now lives in London with her husband and their daughter. Her work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, the Evening Standard and the Telegraph, among others.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 4,359 ratings · 505 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens 3.89 avg rating — 1,664 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Athénaïs 3.78 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince 3.76 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2014 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Horror of Love: Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London 3.44 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2011 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolves in Winter 2.90 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sex and the City of Ladies: Rewriting History with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great 3.46 avg rating — 139 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House With Blue Shutters 2.91 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stolen Queen 2.76 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scandal of the Century 3.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistress Peachum's Pleasure: The Life of Lavinia, Duchess of Bolton 3.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“one may scarcely find one man among seven women, so many women are there widowed whilst their husbands are alive’.”
― Lisa Hilton, Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Elizabeth of York

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“but the King was ill throughout much of the spring and summer, suffering from lassitude and depression. A great army was mustered at York and then had to be sent home again because the King was too listless to determine how they should advance.”
― Lisa Hilton, Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Elizabeth of York

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“died of a seizure — some said brought on by rage”
― Lisa Hilton, Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Elizabeth of York

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like for our Group Read in June 2017?

The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser

15 votes, 23.8%

Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman

10 votes, 15.9%

Queen of Martyrs: The Story of Mary I by Samantha Wilcoxson

8 votes, 12.7%

The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy

5 votes, 7.9%

The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson

5 votes, 7.9%

The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper

4 votes, 6.3%

The Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd

4 votes, 6.3%

To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Sandra Byrd

3 votes, 4.8%

Elizabeth & Leicester: Power, Passion, Politics by Sarah Gristwood

3 votes, 4.8%

Elizabeth: Renaissance Prince by Lisa Hilton

3 votes, 4.8%

John Dudley: The Life of Lady Jane Grey's Father-in-Law by Christine Hartweg

2 votes, 3.2%

The Secret Bride by Diane Haeger

1 vote, 1.6%

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Reading the 20th ...: Group Read -> July 2019 -> Nomination thread (A book by or about Nancy Mitford won by 'The Pursuit of Love')	29	24	Apr 29, 2019 04:50AM
Reading the 20th ...: 'The Horror of Love: Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London' by Lisa Hilton (July 2019)	26	23	Jul 20, 2019 02:34AM
The History Book ...: * BRITISH MONARCHY	160	613	Jun 07, 2020 01:15AM
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