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Five Favourites: Tudor Histories

Five Favourites: Tudor Histories

The Tudor historian picks his five favourite history books of the period.

What a difficult decision - to pick my five favourite of Tudor histories! I am not an avid reader but have decided to concentrate on the more modern books which have had a significant influence on my own efforts, covering the period of Mary Queen of Scots and...

Elizabeth I’s Final Years

Elizabeth I’s Final Years

The Tudor Queen's last years of her reign saw much jostling for power among her favourites.

Elizabeth I's Final Years outlines the interwoven relationships and rivalries between politicians and courtiers surrounding England’s omnipotent queen in the years following the death in 1588 of the Earl of Leicester, whose life has been explored in Elizabeth I’s...

Robert Stedall

Robert Stedall

The Tudor historian chats Elizabethan history

What first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? It began with genealogy and my wife’s connection to the Erskine’s of Mar. In researching them I was drawn into the story of Mary Queen of Scots but wanted to approach it from the point of view of the...

Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary, by Robert Stedall

Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary, by Robert Stedall

The personal reign of Mary Queen of Scots is an endless source of fascination to historians and fans of historical mystery alike. The reasons why are obvious: her relatively brief period of rule offers romance, political drama, murder mystery, and high tragedy. I am...