The history books sound fascinating. I love British History and she sounds like a brilliant author. I might have to see if they have any of her books in Australia.
I started with The Wars of the Roses, because everything that follows that--including the Princes in the Tower and the whole Tudor dynasty--is a result of the whole Lancaster/York thing.
(It's funny; there are STILL white roses all over Yorkshire, especially the city of York, and red roses on Manchester buses [in Lancashire]. Six hundred years later!)
I adore Alison Weir and I especially loved The Princes in the Tower. I've read that book at least twice, maybe more. It's one of the most fascinating pieces of historical non-fiction I own.
You'd probably love "A Strange Alchemy" by Emma Darwen. It's a brilliant novel told from the POV of Elizabeth Woodville, the princes' mother, and her brother Anthony, following the last day of his life as he rides to his execution.
have you read any Phillipa Greggory books? They're historical, she does some really great ones about Henry the 8th and his 6 wives. The other Boleyn girl is amazzzing. There's a film of it too, I think.
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The history books sound fascinating. I love British History and she sounds like a brilliant author. I might have to see if they have any of her books in Australia.
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I'm so excited. I don't know which book to start with :)
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(It's funny; there are STILL white roses all over Yorkshire, especially the city of York, and red roses on Manchester buses [in Lancashire]. Six hundred years later!)
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