Tudor History Lovers discussion

What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to have as our group read this July?

Two nominations to a person.

The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his six wives through the writings of Eustace Chapuys by Lauren Mackay.

The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court

Murder Most Royal: The Story of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard or To Shield the Queen

I nominate the latest release by Barbara Kyle, The Queen's Exiles.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Cryssa,
That is funny you mention that because I have an email from her newsletter about the new release. I just need to know if it's a part of her series. As for nominations I can not say because there are too many good ones that I have read as well as haven't read so it's so hard to choose.

Krystal, it did come out this week so it is timely. The book is part of the Thornleigh series but all the books can be read as stand alone. It's on my reading list.

If it's the sixth book in the series, do we need to have read the others to make sense of it?

ETA: OK, I see it can stand alone; thanks!

I've read most of the books by philippa gregory. So any take on the events of the tudors besides her books would be great ! Would be glad for some recommedations.

I nominate Elizabeth I by Margaret George

I nominate The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir.

for what it's worth, I've read Pleasure Palace, and it was a real clunker- lol

Tiffany wrote: "for what it's worth, I've read Pleasure Palace, and it was a real clunker- lol"

Interesting. Goodreads has been recommending the book for months now... figured I would finally read it. It has good reviews, so we shall see.

The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, by Margaret George.

Venus in Winter The tale of Bess of Hardwick—the formidable four-time widowed Tudor dynast who became one of the most powerful women in the history of England.

As I've read most of the ones already suggested (except for Elizabeth I by Margaret George but that sucker is HUGE), might I instead suggest The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell? It's a short read, making it great for summertime reading, especially for those on vacay? Maybe? Perhaps?

Sumerford's Autumn - Barbara Gaskell Denvil

Alright, that looks like a nice number of nominees, so I'll close nominations and open a poll.

And here's a link to the poll: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... . It is also featured on the bottom of the home page of the group, right over the "Photos" section.

And the winner: The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, by Margaret George.

Great news. I bought this last week when visiting the Tower of London. It may take more than a month to read - its a big read :)

Yeah, if we're still reading it at the end of the month, it may be August's read as well.

Maybe if people are still actively reading in August I will join. My pile of library books is up to eight for the month. Between my summer reading and my daughter's summer reading, I just don't know if I can tackle the July read. :(