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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:
The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir.

She is a fantastic writer

I love Alison weir, i am a tudor obsessive and 90% of the books i read are henry v111 related, have recently read The infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox, Angelica you must read it, its fab

Have either of you read Norah Lofts on the Tudor period? I am reading The King's Pleasure now and am then going to go on to The Concubine about Anne Boleyn. She's a good author and really captures the period. For instance in The King's Pleasure she goes right back to the birth of Katherine

OOh Ta muchley am just popping over to amazon to have a look

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Cider With Roadies by Stuart Maconie. Ace. Brough back lots of memories of the North West

I read his "In search of pies"....loved it.

Helter Skelter....

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Originally posted by RZB:

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Originally posted by fracas:
Cider With Roadies by Stuart Maconie. Ace. Brough back lots of memories of the North West

I read his "In search of pies"....loved it.

Pies & Prejudice by Stuart Maconie!

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Yup squiggle , I love Norah Lofts I didn't like 'The lute player' much though

Did you like the House trilogy? And Pargeters and the one about the Roman soldier who was crippled and couldn't go back with his legion so started a tavern called The One Bull because his religion worshipped bulls? Can't think what it was called but she's about the only author that I can read over and over again. My daughter is also a keen fan of hers.

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:
The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir.

She is a fantastic writer

I love Alison weir, i am a tudor obsessive and 90% of the books i read are henry v111 related, have recently read The infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox, Angelica you must read it, its fab

Have either of you read Norah Lofts on the Tudor period? I am reading The King's Pleasure now and am then going to go on to The Concubine about Anne Boleyn. She's a good author and really captures the period. For instance in The King's Pleasure she goes right back to the birth of Katherine

OOh Ta muchley am just popping over to amazon to have a look

Good luck! And maybe go on to her other books as well, many written around the Tudor era, some before, some after.

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
Just finished CJ Sanson's 'Revelation'

Ooh they are fabulous

Aren't they just? I hope there's another one. Can't wait for the TV series either

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
Just finished CJ Sanson's 'Revelation'

Another one of my fave Authors, have you read the other's

Yes Ju. I love them to bits, so well written and atmospheric

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:
The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir.

She is a fantastic writer

I love Alison weir, i am a tudor obsessive and 90% of the books i read are henry v111 related, have recently read The infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox, Angelica you must read it, its fab

Have either of you read Norah Lofts on the Tudor period? I am reading The King's Pleasure now and am then going to go on to The Concubine about Anne Boleyn. She's a good author and really captures the period. For instance in The King's Pleasure she goes right back to the birth of Katherine

OOh Ta muchley am just popping over to amazon to have a look

Good luck! And maybe go on to her other books as well, many written around the Tudor era, some before, some after.

You could also try Philippa Gregory...she plays with the facts, but does it very well

And not one of you have mentioned Prachett's Discworld yet

So I shall!! YAY!


(I recall I used to talk to someone on the BB forums about discworld and the characters, was a long time ago But can't remember who it was, if you're still around and recognise yourself in this sentence, sorry )

Oh I hate the Gregory

Cat by Freya North. It was a re read as I really enjoyed it a few years ago. Also very informative about the Tour de France for a fiction book.

For all the Tudor obsessives on the forum, who are also on FB....there are several groups you may be interested in. One of them posts a link to letters written by the various leading characters during the period.

The reason that I read Jean Plaidy before Norah Lofts is because I feel Norah Lofts does such great research that I am 'getting it from the horse's mouth' so to speak. It is a fascinating time and I did feel that Jean Plaidy's Henry was fairly spot on, little piggy eyes, prim little mouth and able to believe the truth as he wanted to when it suited him to do so. I shall see what Norah Lofts' version of him is like.

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
For all the Tudor obsessives on the forum, who are also on FB....there are several groups you may be interested in. One of them posts a link to letters written by the various leading characters during the period.

Interesting, what's that group called please?

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Oh I hate the Gregory

I can understand that Angelica, because the facts do get mangled. However, I find them entertaining, but not in the same class as Alison Weir

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Originally posted by Gel:
And not one of you have mentioned Prachett's Discworld yet

So I shall!! YAY!


(I recall I used to talk to someone on the BB forums about discworld and the characters, was a long time ago But can't remember who it was, if you're still around and recognise yourself in this sentence, sorry )

Oh the Colour of Magic I loved that book. I was so reluctant to read them until I was talked into them, silly nonsense I thought, but I just loved that book.

Can't remember the last one i read but currently reading Martina Coles latest book and its the exact same as the others

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by Gel:
And not one of you have mentioned Prachett's Discworld yet

So I shall!! YAY!


(I recall I used to talk to someone on the BB forums about discworld and the characters, was a long time ago But can't remember who it was, if you're still around and recognise yourself in this sentence, sorry )

Oh the Colour of Magic I loved that book. I was so reluctant to read them until I was talked into them, silly nonsense I thought, but I just loved that book.

yes they are all varying forms of brilliance

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
For all the Tudor obsessives on the forum, who are also on FB....there are several groups you may be interested in. One of them posts a link to letters written by the various leading characters during the period.

Interesting, what's that group called please?

I think there are four groups....I'd have to go to FB to check the names (lol), but if you search Anne Boleyn, or Henry V111 you'll get straight there.

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by squiggle:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
For all the Tudor obsessives on the forum, who are also on FB....there are several groups you may be interested in. One of them posts a link to letters written by the various leading characters during the period.

Interesting, what's that group called please?

I think there are four groups....I'd have to go to FB to check the names (lol), but if you search Anne Boleyn, or Henry V111 you'll get straight there.

Thanks Kaytee, I struggle a bit with Facebook, feel like a traveller without a map

SQUIGGLE;...I'll get them for you and post the names in this thread. Don't take everything as gospel though. My daughter (Anne Boleyn encyclopaedia), has had some major,heated debates on there

For those who are interested, and SQUIGGLE. I appear only to be a member of two of them ( I thought I'd joined them all)

1) I *heart* Tudor History
2) If only I was born in 1530 (this one has the letters)

Search...Tudor History or the people you are interested in...you should get plenty of choices

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
Just finished CJ Sanson's 'Revelation'

Ooh they are fabulous

Aren't they just? I hope there's another one. Can't wait for the TV series either

oooh TV seies i didn't know, whens it start am so excited

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
Just finished CJ Sanson's 'Revelation'

Ooh they are fabulous

Aren't they just? I hope there's another one. Can't wait for the TV series either

oooh TV seies i didn't know, whens it start am so excited

I think they've finished shooting Dissolution with Kenneth Branagh as Shardlake. I think it's due to be broadcast this Autumn/Winter season

Just finished Netherland by Joseph O'Neill on my way into the asylum. All about a Dutch bloke living in New York and watching his marriage disintegrate in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Critically acclaimed.

I thought it a pile of solipsistic over-analytical bobbins.

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by jujubedoo:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
Just finished CJ Sanson's 'Revelation'

Ooh they are fabulous

Aren't they just? I hope there's another one. Can't wait for the TV series either

oooh TV seies i didn't know, whens it start am so excited

I think they've finished shooting Dissolution with Kenneth Branagh as Shardlake. I think it's due to be broadcast this Autumn/Winter season

Thanks Kaytee

I see someone mentioned the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. I particularly like the ones with Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax in them.

As a fellow Tudor enthusiast, I am off to amazon to have a look at the books mentioned here! I've just finished 'The Other Queen' by the afore mentioned Phillipa Greogory and am just about to re-read some Jean Plaidy that I rediscovered the other day whilst having a manic cleaning session!

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Originally posted by MrsB:
As a fellow Tudor enthusiast, I am off to amazon to have a look at the books mentioned here! I've just finished 'The Other Queen' by the afore mentioned Phillipa Greogory and am just about to re-read some Jean Plaidy that I rediscovered the other day whilst having a manic cleaning session!

I just found the Catherine de Medici trilogy in an old suitcase

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by MrsB:
As a fellow Tudor enthusiast, I am off to amazon to have a look at the books mentioned here! I've just finished 'The Other Queen' by the afore mentioned Phillipa Greogory and am just about to re-read some Jean Plaidy that I rediscovered the other day whilst having a manic cleaning session!

I just found the Catherine de Medici trilogy in an old suitcase

Dontcha just love it when that happens?! Can't wait to settle on sofa later with chocolate, drink and books....bliss...all I have to do is decide which one to read!!!!!

'Amara' by Richard Laymon.

..from the blurb it appeared to be just a 'horror' type book....half way through it all got rather rude!

It was damn good read though imo - if you like horror books.

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Originally posted by MrsB:

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by MrsB:
As a fellow Tudor enthusiast, I am off to amazon to have a look at the books mentioned here! I've just finished 'The Other Queen' by the afore mentioned Phillipa Greogory and am just about to re-read some Jean Plaidy that I rediscovered the other day whilst having a manic cleaning session!

I just found the Catherine de Medici trilogy in an old suitcase

Dontcha just love it when that happens?! Can't wait to settle on sofa later with chocolate, drink and books....bliss...all I have to do is decide which one to read!!!!!

I have books stashed all over the place, from my various house moves...I may have a look in the garage later...or the shed.

Oh now you have to love the Catherine De Medici trilogy by Plaidy Kaytee!!!

Good taste

Are Victoria Holt and Jean Palidy the same person? Never read any of their stuff but my grandmother had piles of them.

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Originally posted by angelicarwen:
Oh now you have to love the Catherine De Medici trilogy by Plaidy Kaytee!!!

Good taste

I know I have the Borgia ones and the Marie Antoinette ones somewhere too Angelica

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Originally posted by Lady P:
I see someone mentioned the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. I particularly like the ones with Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax in them.

One of my favourites! Was it Witches Abroad? So funny

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Originally posted by Teddy Bleads:
Are Victoria Holt and Jean Palidy the same person? Never read any of their stuff but my grandmother had piles of them.

Yes Teddy. The same person, but while Plaidy deals with historical personages, Holt doesn't, but places the stories in an historical context

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Originally posted by Kaytee:
For those who are interested, and SQUIGGLE. I appear only to be a member of two of them ( I thought I'd joined them all)

1) I *heart* Tudor History
2) If only I was born in 1530 (this one has the letters)

Search...Tudor History or the people you are interested in...you should get plenty of choices

Thanks Kaytee, I will go look.

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Originally posted by Kaytee:

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Originally posted by Teddy Bleads:
Are Victoria Holt and Jean Palidy the same person? Never read any of their stuff but my grandmother had piles of them.

Yes Teddy. The same person, but while Plaidy deals with historical personages, Holt doesn't, but places the stories in an historical context

I've always wondered..thanks for clearing that up.