Tudor History Lovers discussion

What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to have as our Group Read in January 2019?

If it's in a series, can it be easily read as a stand-alone? If not, you might want to nominate the first book in the series, or the most recent book in it the group has not read together.

Can't remember what we've already read as a group? (Sometimes I can't, either.) There's a "group-reads" shelf on the group's Bookshelf.

Two nominations to a person, please.

I nominate and

I will nominate ] and .

Eleanor, we read Mary Boleyn in February 2014 - so you have another nomination if you like.

I nominate “Wars of the Roses: Stormbird” - first in a series by Conn Iggulden. (Not sure if it’s been nominated before but it’s an amazing book and series!!))

I nominate Her Highness' First Murder and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery

Stormbird is too early; I'm sorry, Jennifer. (We had a Plantagenet special a few years ago and it was nominated then.)

I'll nominate and

I'll probably be closing nominations tomorrow, so now would be a good time to make one if there's something you're thinking of.

Alright, I'll nominate London's Triumph: Merchants, Adventurers, and Money in Shakespeare's City by Stephen Alford, and The Last Armada: Queen Elizabeth, Juan del Águila, and Hugh O'Neill: The Story of the 100-Day Spanish Invasion by Des Ekin.

And with that, I close nominations, and will now go open the poll.

The poll is here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... .

It's also on the bottom of the group's Home page, or at the top of its Polls page.

The Other Boleyn Girl was the winner. We'll be discussing it here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .

What a pity! I HATE that book! I regard it as being absolutely defamatory of Anne! I also hate the film. After reading it, I didn't read any more books by Ohilipoa Gregory.

Next month we will probably read the post-it notes Gregory left to her husband with her honey-do lists. SMH haha

The book and film were both garbage. Anne is defamed to the point of outright slander, and panders to the worst of the accusations about her which have been proven to be made up and untrue. I hope nobody reads this book and takes it for fact....

As a matter of fact, it is a novel, not a biography. If you have read The Constant Princess, you know that The Other Boleyn Girl is not the only novel by Philippa Gregory where she gets a bit... carried away. But I like her novels nonetheless. I take them for what they are - novels, that is to say fictional works.

I know it’s a novel but it takes way too many artistic liberties rending be whole thing ridiculous

Lady Elizabeth wrote: "I know it’s a novel but it takes way too many artistic liberties rending be whole thing ridiculous"
I see your point.
I have to say I don't mind inaccuracy in a historical novel.

Haha sorry I get so worked up, just loathe this book 😂

Anne Boleyn’s life had enough drama in it without someone making it up that she slept with her brother. Wouldn’t want someone to write that about me even if it is fiction

Keep on discussing it in its own thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .

Lady Elizabeth wrote: "I know it’s a novel but it takes way too many artistic liberties rending be whole thing ridiculous"
I absolutely agree, Lady Elizabeth.