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James I: The Wisest Fool

James I: The Wisest Fool

The nickname for James VI of Scotland & I of England was a harsh one.

James I: The Wisest Fool What makes a good king? What, for that matter, makes a good leader? Nowadays, we might identify qualities such as charisma, presence, and – one would hope – intelligence in decision-making and genuine care for the wellbeing of the people...

The Pirate Menace, by Angus Konstam

The Pirate Menace, by Angus Konstam

Good, bloody, myth-busting history packed with colourful personalities.

Few other outlaw groups in history have left such an enduring legacy as the seafaring pirates of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In The Pirate Menace, Angus Konstam explores how, when, why, and where the world’s most infamous (and many lesser known) pirates...

Of Judgement Fallen, by Steven Veerapen

Of Judgement Fallen, by Steven Veerapen

In Steven Veerapen’s second Anthony Blanke mystery, we re-enter the murky world of plotting and foul play surrounding the court of Henry VIII.
Michael Ward

Our hapless hero, son of the king’s late black trumpeter John Blanke, is once again pressed into service as a spy by Cardinal Wolsey, the second most powerful figure in the land. Wolsey is pre-occupied with preparations for the forthcoming opening of Parliament at...

Great & Horrible News, by Blessin Adams

Great & Horrible News, by Blessin Adams

Brutal, bloody killings are enacted in all their heart-stopping, gory glory in this compulsively readable title.

As a former policewoman, Blessin Adams is well aware of the human cost of murder. In Great and Horrible News, this moving nonfiction study, she investigates the crimes that shook Tudor and Stuart England. In doing so, she approaches her cases forensically: and what a...

Episode 139

Fiction Book of the Month: Steven Veerapen on The Queen’s Fire

The author talks about his latest Christopher Marlowe thriller.

The Queen’s Fire is the third instalment in the Christopher Marlowe series, how does this novel differ from the first two in the collection? The difference between this book and the previous ones is two-fold, I think. For one, Christopher Marlowe is, for once, dragged...

The Royal Secret, by Andrew Taylor

The Royal Secret, by Andrew Taylor

James Marwood and Cat Lovett-Hakesby continue their investigations.

The Stuart era is currently undergoing something of a rebirth in historical fiction, with authors turning their keystrokes to the long-reviled and much-decried Stuarts. Andrew Taylor has been amongst the vanguard in reassessing and promoting this era as the...

Episode 83

Episode 83

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