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Medieval and Tudor historian, with a particular interest in women's lives and experiences, also dabble in Modernism. I write fiction and non-fiction, also journalism for The Guardian, BBC History website, The New Statesman, The Huffington Post, The English Review and The London Magazine. I appeared in TV documentaries "The Real White Queen and her Rivals" and "The Private Lives of the Tudors." Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 7,260 ratings · 772 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors

	Son of York (House of York #1) 4.10 avg rating — 962 ratings — 6 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
	Dangerous Lady (The Marwood Family #1) 4.19 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	Troubled Queen (The Marwood Family #2) 4.29 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	In Bed with the Tudors: the Sex Lives of a Dynasty from Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I 3.92 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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 York King 4.37 avg rating — 422 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
	False Mistress (The Marwood Family #3) 4.33 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 2023 — 5 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
	Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort 3.95 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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 Six Wives & Many Mistresses of Henry VIII: The Womens' Stories 4.05 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Elizabeth of York: The Forgotten Tudor Queen 3.98 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Lady of Misrule (The Marwood Family #4) 4.40 avg rating — 288 ratings — 2 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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Jeanne d'Albret: Heather Darsie's Anna of Cleves blog tour.

Today, I'm delighted to welcome Heather Darsie to my blog, the author of a new biography of Annea of Cleves, recently published by Amberley. Heather has written a piece on Jeanne d'Albret, a woman close to my own heart, which I know you'll enjoy reading.

Anna of Cleves’ Navarrese Sister-in-Law
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Jeanne d’Albret was born on 16 November 1528 to Marguerit Read more of this blog post »

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Amy Licence answered Adrianne Kimble's question: I won Catherine of Aragon on Goodreads but never received the book? I’m afraid l have not run any promotions or giveaways on Goodreads. You need to contact whoever ran that. Best wishes, Amy
Dec 07, 2024 04:28AM · like Adrianne Kimble Thank you for correcting me on my mistake. Have a wonderful 2025 Jan 03, 2025 01:07PM · flag
Amy Licence made a comment on Michelle Hyland’s review of Lady of Misrule (The Marwood Family #4) " What are you talking about, "conclusion on (of) this series" ... "we will never know?" No idea why you think this was the last one. I'm writing book 5 ...more "
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“Because she would go on to prove herself brave, determined and ambitious, challenging contemporary notions of submissive womanhood, slurs were also directed at her sexuality. Women who chose, or were forced, to defy such conventional gender roles often drew accusations of promiscuity or lewdness to discredit them as enemies.”
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“Help! Put a plaster On my heart For when I remember it To be sure, I am overwhelmed with sighs I am so full of melancholy She as young and pretty when she died About twenty-two years old Gay, joyous, frolicksome, frisky Sweet, simple, modest of mein The excellent lady was called Blanche.”
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What book would you like to have as our Group Read in December 2019?

Blood Sisters: The Women Behind The Wars Of The Roses by Sarah Gristwood

16 votes, 25.8%

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I by Peter Ackroyd

7 votes, 11.3%

To Hold the Crown by Jean Plaidy

6 votes, 9.7%

Catherine of Aragon: An Intimate Life of Henry VIII's True Wife by Amy Licence

6 votes, 9.7%

The Anne Boleyn Collection: The Real Truth about the Tudors by Claire Ridgway

5 votes, 8.1%

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

4 votes, 6.5%

The Raven's Widow by Adrienne Dillard

4 votes, 6.5%

The Last Divine Office: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Geoffrey Moorhouse

3 votes, 4.8%

The Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd

3 votes, 4.8%

Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey by Adrienne Dillard

3 votes, 4.8%

Murder by Misrule Anna Castle

3 votes, 4.8%

Henry VII by S.B. Chrimes

1 vote, 1.6%

Nothing Like the Sun by Anthony Burgess

1 vote, 1.6%

Je Anne Boleyn: Struck with the Dart of Love by Sandra Vasoli

0 votes, 0.0%

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