Book Reviews
Review of Captive Queen; The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots
A new examination of the captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots drawing on the recent discovery and decryption of over 50 previously unknown letters.
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Review of Nicola Tallis, Young Elizabeth (Michael O'Mara, 2025)
An in-depth analysis of Elizabeth’s youth, contributing a great deal to our understanding of how her character was formed, and the influences that informed her queenship.
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Review of Dr Nicola Clark, The Waiting Game (W&N, 2024)
A comprehensive look at the women who served Henry VIII’s queens, describing them both at work and at play.
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BBC Lucy Worsley Investigates Bloody Mary, Featuring Melita Thomas
Does England’s first crowned queen, 'Bloody Mary' deserve her reputation? Pioneer or tyrant? Lucy Worsley investigates. Airing on Friday 24 January 2025, enjoy this episode on…
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Melita Thomas on Blue Sky Social
Join the Tudor discussion on Blue Sky Social, where you'll find me at melitat.bsky.social
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1000 Tudor People Nominated as Book of the Year
Steven Veerapen in Aspects of History
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Book Talk and Signing and Guildford Book Festival
It was a pleasure to host a talk on 1000 Tudor People at this year's Guildford Book Festival, my thanks to all that attended.
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Review of Natalie Grueninger, The Final Year of Anne Boleyn (Pen and Sword, 2022)
This book focuses entirely on Anne’s last year. It tries to answer the question of how a woman who, in the Spring of 1535 if she was not entirely secure in her position as she had…