History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

Bloody Mary Author: Carolly Erickson Genre: History, Nonfiction, Biography  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press-3PL Publication Date: 2024 Pages: 828 Source: Personal Collection  Synopsis: Here is the tragic, stormy life of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Her story is a chronicle of courage and faith, betrayal and treachery—all set amidst the splendor, pageantry, squalor, and intrigue of sixteenth-century Europe.        The history of Mary Tudor is an improbable blend of triumph, humiliation, heartbreak, and devotion. In Bloody Mary , historian Carolly Erickson recounts it all against the turbulent background of European politics, war, and religious strife of the mid-1500s. The result is a rare portrait of the times and of a woman elevated to unprecedented power in a world ruled and defined by men.        My Review: Mary Tudor is known as the first reigning queen of England. However, she left be...

Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel Author: Alice McVeigh Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Warleigh Hall Press Release Date: 2021 Pages: 342 Source: Personal Collection  Synopsis: Susan is a Jane Austen Prequel (or Pride and Prejudice Variation) brilliantly capturing Austen's own Lady Susan as a young girl.        Familiar characters abound - Frank Churchill, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr Collins - but Susan - mischievous and manipulative - is the star. This is Austen that even Austen might have loved, with a touch of Georgette Heyer in the romantic sections. Fans of Bridgerton will also relish this classic regency romance, the first in a six-book series.        Sixteen-year-old Susan Smithson - pretty but poor, clever but capricious - has just been expelled from a school for young ladies in London.         At the mansion of the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, she attracts ...