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Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, by Charlie Higson
A lively survey of English and British monarchs that combines humour with a broadly informative narrative of the nation’s past.
Whether you are interested in being introduced to British history, or you are familiar with it, Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, will prove to be a find. Borne out of a successful podcast of the same name, Charlie Higson has written a book which entertains and educates in...
‘Monarchs Actually Did Something Back Then!’: Richard Foreman Interviews Charlie Higson
The author and podcaster shares his reflections on a thought-provoking journey through a thousand years of British kings and queens that mixes personal curiosity with expert insight.
Can you first tell us about the genesis of the podcast and book – Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee? It all started for me at an old-fashioned, very minor, prep school in the 1960s. I’m probably from the last generation of British children who was taught a straightforward,...
In Conversation with Mickey Mayhew
The author discusses Tudor and royal mysteries, his research process, and his current biography of Ed Gein.
What first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? The mystery. Was Mary Queen of Scots really guilty? Come to think of it, was Anne Boleyn? (because, let’s face it, you don’t make the pathologically egotistical Henry VIII look like a complete and utter...
Mickey Mayhew
Mickey Mayhew is a disabled author and historian from London, working mainly on Mary Queen of Scots, Anne Boleyn, and the Romanovs; his PhD covered the contentious online ‘cults’ surrounding both Mary and Anne. He wrote The Little Book of Mary Queen of Scots (The History Press) in 2014 and then I Love The Tudors (Pitkin Publishing) in 2016. House of Tudor – A Grisly History and Imprisoning Mary Queen of Scots – The Men Who Kept the Stuart Queen were released by Pen & Sword Books in 2022. Rasputin and his Russian Queen – The True Story of Grigory and Alexandra was released in March 2023, with the highly controversial The Anne Boleyn Bible following in November, both again courtesy of Pen & Sword Books.
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Boleyn Traitor, by Philippa Gregory
A gripping Tudor court drama that imaginatively fills the gaps of history, re-casting Jane Boleyn as a sharp-eyed, tragic survivor in Henry VIII’s lethal court.
The great boon of historical fiction is its ability to explore the historical record’s blank spaces: those gaps in our knowledge where sources are silent or non-existent. It might be that we know what happened – we know outcomes – but emotions, motivations and...
Hugh O’Neill and The History Behind City of the Damned
A new short story, City of the Damned, follows Ireland’s most formidable rebel from the battlefield to Rome, tracing the life of a man who came close to breaking English rule.
My short story City of the Damned traces the years of Hugh O’Neill's life from his defeat at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601 to his exile in Rome surrounded by spies, plots, and the threat of poison. This is the man who came closest to ending English rule in Ireland and...
Tudors, Tyrants and Writing Jane Boleyn Afresh: An Interview with Philippa Gregory
The bestselling historical novelist marks her return to the Tudor court in The Boleyn Traitor with a re-investigation into the life and motivations of the notorious lady-in-waiting and Henry VIII’s descent into despotism.
Welcome to Aspects of History, Philippa. Thanks so much for agreeing to this interview. I thoroughly enjoyed The Boleyn Traitor! Firstly, I’m curious as to your thoughts on why the Tudors, unlike other dynasties – the Stuarts or the Georgians – seem to have such a big...
A Very Tudor Christmas
From fasting and feasting to masked revelry and the singing of carols, the festive season was one of devotion and indulgence alike – a glimpse into how the early Tudors “kept their Christmas full honourably.”
A Very Tudor Christmas Have you ever wondered how the early Tudors marked Christmas? Well, I hope you have because that is exactly what this article will explore! Now, Christmas traditions in the UK (and indeed, the rest of the world) may appear set in stone – for...
Nathen Amin
The author and historian considers the 15th century and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.
Nathen Amin, what first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? I was raised in West Wales, where history and the past is very vivid in the form of mythology, legends and, of course, castles. So an appreciation of the magic of the world that once was has...