English Historical Fiction Authors

by Judith Arnopp Most of us are familiar with the portraits of Margaret Beaufort. Invariably she is depicted toward the end of her life, ...

by Janet Wertman Despite his enormous promise, Edward VI was a tragic figure, on so many levels. The first level involves the wrongs ...

by Judith Arnopp Anthonis Mor ,  Museo del Prado ,  Madrid , 1554 - Public Domain Mary was the eldest of Henry VIII’s children. In her...

by K.M. Pohlkamp My character hears approaching footsteps, and she knows she mustn’t be discovered with the poison in her hand. Rushing to...

I have come to loathe the phrase ‘Tudor propaganda’ which is trotted out so regularly – especially online – that it has become a joke. It...

By Samantha Wilcoxson Queen Mary I Portrait by Eworth Queen Mary I does not enjoy the popularity of her sister or the entertainment ...

By Deborah Swift The rose is a symbolic figure so rich in meaning that by now it hardly has any meaning left: Dante's mystic rose, a...