New British history books for 2008
Discover the best new British history books of 2008! Explore a curated list of must-read titles covering key events, figures, and eras in UK history. Perfect for history buffs and scholars alike.
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The First Queen of England
by Linda Porter
Porter offers this groundbreaking new biography of Mary Tudor, a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked. 16-page b&w photo insert.
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Jane Boleyn
by Julia Fox
Provides an account of the turbulent court of England's King Henry VIII and his queens, as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard, who served as a lady-in-waiting for five of the king's wives.
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The Lady Penelope
by Sally Varlow
Penelope Devereux was the brightest star who ever shone in the court of Queen Elizabeth I in sixteenth-century England. She was the most beautiful woman of her generation and muse to countless poets and musicians, yet her story ended in tragedy: she died in disgrace on 7 July 1607, a widow, outcast from court, and stripped of all her titles.
