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Review | The Astronomer: A Novel of Suspense by Lawrence Goldstone
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Walker & Company
Release Date: May 11th, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the author’s agent for review.
The Astronomer takes place in France during the 16th century, at the pinnacle of when science… Continue reading...
Two Women, One King: The Love Triangle of Catherine de Medici, Henri II and Diane de Poitiers | A Guest Post by C.W. Gortner
Please join me in giving an enthusiastic welcome to one of my favorite historical fiction authors, C.W. Gortner! He has written a stellar guest specially for readers of Hist-Fic Chick, covering a topic of particular interest to me: the scandalous love triangle that existed between King Henri II of France, his wife Queen Catherine, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers. This guest… Continue reading...
The Sunday Salon: Weekend Movie Musings and Some Historical Suspense
Happy Sunday afternoon! I must say, I was waiting all week for the weekend to come rolling around, and now it’s over with so quickly. I’ve been sick with the flu and a minor fever so I was glad to have the rest. I feel much better today though, better than I’ve felt all week. But because I wasn’t feeling great, this weekend I pretty… Continue reading...
The Scandal Sheet: Did Elizabeth I’s lover Robert Dudley have his wife killed so he could marry her?
I saw this article from The Daily Mail posted by Michelle Moran on her blog History Buff. I have always been curious about the background surrounding Amy Robsart’s death and whether or not Dudley had a hand in it in order to clear the way for him to marry Elizabeth. The morbidly ironic part about this potential murder (which is not mentioned in… Continue reading...
Review | Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Hardcover: 560 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt
Release Date: October 13th, 2009
Source: I received this book from the publisher for review.
It’s the story we’ve all heard before, told in such a way that it actually feels new again. Rich… Continue reading...
The Sunday Salon: Back to Tudor England With A Booker Prize Winner!
Today I’ve been reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. I gave up reading novels of Tudor England for a while, not because I don’t love them (I do!), but just because the subject was starting to get a bit played out for me. I started my dive into historical fiction by reading every novel I could find on the Tudors, so I decided to give… Continue reading...
HF Bloggers Round Table: Guest Post on Queen Elizabeth I by Amy from Passages to the Past!
Guest post by Amy from Passages to the Past:
Elizabeth & Robin
Queen Elizabeth I is known as “The Virgin Queen” and although it is still debatable as to whether she truly kept her virtue intact or not, what is not debatable is that she was a very passionate person, a romantic and an outrageous flirt. I mean, come on her parents were King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn for… Continue reading...
Review | The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
Read a synopsis of The Last Queen here.Review
The Last Queenby C.W. GortnerShe is known through history as Spain’s Mad Queen. But was Juana, daughter of the powerful Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain, really as mad as they say? Juana of Castile, also known as Juana “La Loca” for her rumored insanity, lives again through the pages of C.W. Gortner’s beautifully written story… Continue reading...
The Sunday Salon: Off to Spain I Go
I recently finished reading Signora da Vinci by Robin Maxwell, which was a really interesting and imaginative take on Renaissance Florence. I devoured it. You can read my review here!Today I started reading The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner, and it hooked me from the very first page. The Last Queen is about Juana of Castile, known through history as Juana “La Loca,” for her… Continue reading...
Joely Richardson To Play Catherine Parr on Showtime’s The Tudors
Joely Richardson was recently cast as Henry VIII’s sixth wife, Catherine Parr, on the fourth and final season of Showtime’s The Tudors. The series, which is currently filming in Dublin, Ireland, has won two Emmys for main theme title music and for costume design. Season four airs next spring… Continue reading...