History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I  Author: Alison Weir Genre: Historical Fiction  Publisher: Ballantine  Publication Date: 2024 Pages: 528 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII’s daughter—infamously known as Bloody Mary—who ruled England for five violent years.      Born from young King Henry’s first marriage, his elder daughter, Princess Mary, is raised to be queen once it becomes clear that her mother, Katherine of Aragon, will bear no more children. However, Henry’s passion for Anne Boleyn has a devastating influence on the young princess’s future when, determined to sire a male heir, he marries Anne, has his marriage to Katherine declared unlawful, brands Mary illegitimate, and banishes them both from the royal court. But when Anne too fails to produce a son, she is behe...

Nest of The Gyrfalcon: Book Two of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy #6) Author: G. Lawrence  Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: G. Lawrence  Book Release Date: 2024 Pages: 342 Source: Borrowed  Synopsis: Spring 1152.       Once she was a Queen, and will become so again...       Eleanor of Aquitaine has escaped her marriage to Louis of France, as well as various lords bent on capturing her and forcing her into marriage with them, and is safe in her homeland once more. Sending a message to Henry, Duke of Normandy, Eleanor arranges her second marriage, this time to a lord of her choosing, a man already in possession of an empire of his own, an heir to the English throne about to take back the crown stolen from his mother, the Empress Matilda.        Through civil war, uprisings, and political turmoil, Eleanor, once Queen of France, will rise to become Elean...

Daughter of Egypt  Author: Marie Benedict  Genre: Historical Fiction  Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date: March 24, 2026 Pages: 329 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Known for her “delightful blend of historical fiction and suspense” ( People ), New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict, returns with a sweeping tale of a young woman who unearths the truth about a forgotten Pharaoh—rewriting both of their legacies forever.       In the 1920s, archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle made headlines around the world with the discovery of the treasure-filled tomb of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert—daughter of Lord Carnarvon—whose daring spirit and relentless curiosity made the momentous find possible.       Nearly 3,000 years earlier, another woman defied the expectations of her time: Hatshepsut...

Daughter of the Sun, Story of the Young Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy #5) Author: G. Lawrence  Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: G. Lawrence  Book Release Date: 2023 Pages: 339 Source: Borrowed  Synopsis: Countess, Duchess, twice a Queen, ruler of vast lands, crusader, mother and politician, this is the story of the young Eleanor of Aquitaine.      Aquitaine, 1137      The young Eleanor of Aquitaine has inherited the lands of her father, at once becoming most powerful and most vulnerable. Promised without her knowledge to the heir to the King of France, Eleanor is about to enter a court unknown, and a world most violent. Through trials of marriage, politics and crusade to the Holy Lands, Eleanor will travel, rising above the limitations set upon her, to forge a path to a future where dreams of true power are more than mere illusion.        Daughter of the Sun, Story of the Youn...

Sons of Violence (The Heirs of Anarchy #4) Author: G. Lawrence  Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: G. Lawrence  Book Release Date: 2022 Pages: 344 Source: Borrowed  Synopsis: Winter 1143      The civil war between royal cousins Stephen and Matilda has raged for many years, but whilst neither can fully win, neither will surrender. Through years of loss, as trusted friends fall to death, the Empress Matilda fights on, striving to claim the throne no more in her own name, but that of her son.       As the tale of the Anarchy draws to a close, other voices join that of the Empress, telling of how the war came to an end, and which heir, which son of violence, would be crowned as King of England.        Sons of Violenc e is Book Four of The Heirs of Anarchy by G. Lawrence.           My Review: Sons of Violence is the fourth installment in The Heirs o...

Shipwreck (The Heirs of Anarchy #3) Author: G. Lawrence  Genre: Historical Fiction  Publisher: G. Lawrence Publication Date: 2021 Pages: 315 Source: Borrowed Synopsis: Autumn, 1139, Normandy        On a beach in Normandy stands Matilda, once Empress, Queen and Countess, named heir to England and Normandy, daughter of Henry I. Her throne stolen from her by the hands of her cousin Stephen of Blois, Matilda has waited to gather her supporters, waited to sail to England that she might wage war to claim the throne she was promised by her father.        With loyal men and women at her side, the Empress will begin her campaign for the throne of England and Normandy, to reclaim her birthright from the man who stole it from her. The period known to history as the Anarchy is about to begin, and chaos to unfold upon England, Normandy and the people of those kingdoms as one cousin struggles against another for the crow...

Melusine (The Heirs of Anarchy #2) Author: G. Lawrence  Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: G. Lawrence  Book Release Date: 2020 Pages: 312 Source: Borrowed  Synopsis: Summer 1128       Matilda, once Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, daughter and heir to the King of England, has been married for the sake of politics to Geoffrey, heir to the Count of Anjou; an untested, untitled boy.        Through hard years of marriage, Matilda seeks to maintain her position as heir to the thrones of England and Normandy, and to be seen as a worthy successor to her father. In this time she will encounter monsters, in herself and in others, and will face darkness, deceit and danger as each step on this path takes her closer to the crown.         Melusine is Book Two in the series The Heirs of Anarchy by G. Lawrence.          My Review: Melusine i...