The Mad Earl: John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
by Susan Holloway Scott
Both Lizzie and Arleigh have requested today’s blog: more about the charming, tragic Lord Rochester. John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647-1680) appears in all four of my royal mistress books. To some of these ladies, he was an annoying gadfly, and to others, [...]
Archive of posts filed under the England category.
Guest Post: Susan Holloway Scott on Lord Rochester
review: The Countess and the King
The Countess and the King
by Susan Holloway Scott
Katherine Sedley is not a well-known name even among history lovers, but a closer look reveals a lady of wit who had the ironic position of being the Catholic King James II’s Protestant mistress. Because her mother was emotionally unstable, Katherine was raised by servants and began accompanying [...]
‘The Countess and the King’ event starts Sept. 1st!
Make sure to join us over at Historical Fiction Bloggers Round Table for an in-depth interview with Susan Holloway Scott, giveaway info and links to our reviews and guest posts! The fun starts September 1st and runs through the 7th, when winners for 6 copies of The Countess and the King will the drawn and [...]
Anglo-Saxon fiction: The Raven and the Wolf by Christopher Spellman
I’ve titled this entry with emphasis on the era because this time period seems uncommon in historical fiction, and it piques my interest. I’ve been interested in Lady Godiva for quite a while and this is the setting in which she lived. So, when I do get time to add more books to my reading [...]
Weekend Finds
I found this one at Borders in their dollar sale bin and snagged it right away because I enjoyed Rose Melikan’s first book, The Blackstone Key.
The Counterfeit Guest
by Rose Melikan
It is 1797, and Mary Finch, heroine of The Blackstone Key, is now a wealthy heiress. Young ladies in her situation ought to marry well — [...]
review: The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion
The King’s Mistress
by Emma Campion
Sponsored by TLC Book Tours
In The King’s Mistress, Alice Perrers claims her place among the surfeit of fictional autobiographies by royal mistresses. Infamously known as the lover of the aging King Edward III, she is given her chance to ask: When had I a choice to be other than I was? [...]
review: The Red Queen
The Red Queen
by Philippa Gregory
This highly anticipated second novel of the Wars of the Roses from Philippa Gregory, though perhaps not sensational, definitely does not disappoint in terms of intrigue, timelines and historical detail. Gregory’s Margaret Beaufort begins life having visions of Joan of Arc and so dedicates her life to what she believes is [...]
Found a lovely book in my mailbox today!
I wasn’t expecting it, but the publisher made me one happy book reviewer today! It’s a beautiful finished hardcover to match the one I received last year: The White Queen
The Red Queen: A Novel (The Cousin’s War)
by Philippa Gregory
Release Date: 8/3/10
Description:
“Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her [...]
review: The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare
The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare
By Arliss Ryan
In a death bed confession to her beloved granddaughter, Anne Shakespeare (nee Hathaway) relates the secret life she lead after following her young husband to London when their children were very young. Feeling a burden to her parents-in-law in their already too crowded home, Anne set out to [...]
new: The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion
Just got this lovely 400+ page hardcover in the mail for review in August (though you can buy it July 6, 2010):
The King’s Mistress
by Emma Campion
book description:
“History has not been kind to Alice Perrers, the notorious mistress of King Edward III. Scholars and contemporaries alike have deemed her a manipulative woman who used her great [...]
Hello, my name is Arleigh... welcome to my book review site! Here you will find author guest posts, book news, reviews and various articles on the genre. My favorite author is Jean Plaidy, of whom I have built a 
