Tudor History Lovers discussion

What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to have as our Group Read in March 2019?

If it's in a series, can it be easily read as a stand-alone? If not, you might want to nominate the first book in the series, or the most recent book in it the group has not read together.

Can't remember what we've already read as a group? (Sometimes I can't, either.) There's a "group-reads" shelf on the group's Bookshelf.

Two nominations to a person, please.

I will nominate C J Sansom 'Sovereign' my favourite book in the Shardlake series and also his most recent book 'Tombland'. C J Sansom is a must read for anyone who enjoys well researched Tudor crime novels full of court intrigue and drama.

I will nominate and .

Sovereign is fine (we've read the first two), but that series is a 'real' series (not one in name only), so I think I'll have to rule out Tombland. So you have another nomination if you want to make one, Sue.

I will nominate " the Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory and " Woolsey" by John Matusiak

I would like to nominate 'To hold a crown' or 'Uneasy lies the head' by Jean Plaidy. Same book, different title! I also want to nominate 'The taming of the Queen' by Philippa Gregory. Thanks.

I would like: and

I have them both on my shelf, but haven't read them. :)

How about "The King's Curse," by Philppa Gregory...the story of Margaret York Pole.

Alison, we read The Taming of the Queen in September 2015 (the thread is still open) - so you still have another nomination if you wish to make one.

Mindy, we read The King's Curse in November 2014 (that thread is still open, too).

Nominating Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery and Edward VI: The Lost King of England

I'll nominate and

Silvia, we read Crown of Blood in December 2017, so you still have a nomination if you want to make one.

I nominate .

THE LOCKSMITH'S DAUGHTER
Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London's most ingenious locksmith. She has apprenticed with her father since childhood, and there is no lock too elaborate for her to crack. After scandal destroys her reputation, Mallory has returned to her father's home and lives almost as a recluse, ignoring the whispers and gossip of their neighbors. But Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster and a frequent client of Mallory's father, draws her into his world of danger and deception. For the locksmith's daughter is not only good at cracking locks, she also has a talent for codes, spycraft, and intrigue. With Mallory by Sir Francis’s side, no scheme in England or abroad is safe from discovery.

But Mallory's loyalty wavers when she witnesses the brutal and bloody public execution of three Jesuit priests and realizes the human cost of her espionage. And later, when she discovers the identity of a Catholic spy and a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom, she is forced to choose between her country and her heart.

I'd like to nominate Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was, by Sean Cunningham.

Id like to nominate Katherine of Aragón: The True Queen

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Silvia, we read Crown of Blood in December 2017, so you still have a nomination if you want to make one."
Oooops, sorry. I'll go for , then.

Fiona, we read Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, in July 2016. So you still have two nominations.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Alison, we read The Taming of the Queen in September 2015 (the thread is still open) - so you still have another nomination if you wish to make one.

Mindy, we read [book:The King's..."

Susanna, can you post the link for "The King's Curse?" I can't find it in the discussions.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Fiona, we read Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, in July 2016. So you still have two nominations." Sorry Im a new member didnt know!!

Sure - the discussion thread for The King's Curse is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .

No problem, Fiona. The list of stuff we've read is getting pretty long, which is why I usually have to check the bookshelf myself.

If anyone has any nominations they'd like to make, now would be a good time - I'll probably be opening the poll later today.

Alright, I will nominate How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain by Ruth Goodman, and The White Rose Murders by Paul Doherty.

And with that I close nominations, and will go open the poll.

The poll is now open. It is at the bottom of the group's Home page, at the top of its Polls page, or here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... .

@Susanna: I'm probably going to sit out the discussion again next month regardless of the book that is chosen.

The winner was The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory. We'll be discussing it here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... .