Tudor History Lovers discussion

What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to read in June?

Two nominations to a person, please.

Can't remember what we've already read as a group? (I can't always remember, either.) There's a shelf for "group reads" at the group bookshelf.

I nominate Charles Brandon 'The King's Man' By Sarah Bryson

Ooh - I nominate Sandra Vasoli's Je Anne Boleyn. The sequel is coming out at the end of May (the 19th...) so if people love it they won't have to wait!

I nominate "The Marriage Game" by Alison Weir, about Elizabeth I and the love of her life, Robert Dudley. Weir tends to be one of the more credible historical fiction novelists writing today.

Nominate.... Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel by Alison Weir

The Queen's Caprice by Marjorie Bowen

NayNay wrote: "Nominate.... Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel by Alison Weir"

The book has not been released yet. I think we should save it for a few months.

I would like to nominate Dark Aemilia: A Novel of Shakespeare's Dark Lady
Amelia Bassano Lanier is widely considered to be the enigmatic “dark lady” mentioned in Shakespeare’s sonnets. And some believe that she may have written some of the plays attributed to Shakespeare.

The Colours of Our Petals

Henry VII the last English King to win his crown in the field of battle. How the red and white rose became one and the same.

Aled wrote: "The Colours of Our Petals

Henry VII the last English King to win his crown in the field of battle. How the red and white rose became one and the same."

I think it is a no no to nominate a book you have written.

Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery

The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen

Elizabeth wrote: "The book [[book:Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel|26236852] has not been released yet. I think we should save it for a few months. "

It's out the end of this month, but these nominations are for June. Since it's an Alison Weir, it should have been ordered by a good number of libraries, too.

So I think this nomination is still OK.

Elizabeth wrote: "NayNay wrote: "Nominate.... Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel by Alison Weir"

The book has not been rele..."

The release day is May 5 plenty of time for June

The Spanish Bride (Tudor Women Series #1) by Laurien Gardner - (Katherine of Aragon)

The Virgin's Daughter (Tudor Legacy #1) by Laura Andersen - (alternative history- Queen Elizabeth's Daughter)

NayNay wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "NayNay wrote: "Nominate.... Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: A Novel by Alison Weir"

The book..."

Release date on Amazon is May 31st. Usually takes libraries a few months to stock the new books.

I'm going to throw my book The Jesuit Letter into the mix, if no one objects!

What about Lacey Baldwin Smith's biography of Catherine Howard?

Ashleigh wrote: "The Spanish Bride (Tudor Women Series #1) by Laurien Gardner - (Katherine of Aragon)

The Virgin's Daughter (Tudor Legacy #1) by Laura Andersen - (alternative history- Queen Elizabeth's Daughter)

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Having read all of Andersen's alternative history books in this series, I think people might be confused if they don't read the three novels that come before The Virgin's Daughter. I know it's listed as the first book in a separate trilogy but a lot of the events of the first book are pretty directly linked to the events of the previous trilogy.

We read the first volume of those three novels (The Boleyn King) as a group. If the second trilogy is connected to the first, I think it might be easier if The Boleyn Deceit were nominated instead.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "We read the first volume of those three novels (The Boleyn King) as a group. If the second trilogy is connected to the first, I think it might be easier if [book:The Boleyn Deceit|1..."

Does that mean my nomination for The Virgin's Daughter won't go through? I have read the other three which is why I nominated it.

How linked to the earlier series is it? Will it make sense read alone?

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "How linked to the earlier series is it? Will it make sense read alone?"

Maybe the link is the 'how' Elizabeth becomes Queen but it tells you that in the synopsis of the book. Seems like this series extends from The Boleyn Trilogy 3-Book Bundle: The Boleyn King, The Boleyn Deceit, The Boleyn Reckoning But I am not entirely sure.

It sounds that it gives you enough setup at the start, so I think I will allow this.

I nominate Jane the Quene by Janet Wertman. This is a book really worht reading ! Fun and informative - and unique!!!

I will make a couple of nominations myself - Legacy, by Susan Kay, and Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII.

I'll close nominations and open a poll later this afternoon.

Alright, the poll is now open, on the front page of the group, or here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... .

Current leader: Charles Brandon: The King's Man, by one vote over Legacy. The polls are still open, though!

What book did we choose for June?

The poll is still open - currently Legacy leads by 1 vote.

The winner, by one vote: Legacy, by Susan Kay.