An examination of the life of the ambitious mother of Henry VII who strove to see her son achieve great things. She played an important role at court throughout his reign.

Brilliant biography on Henry VIII’s second wife. Examines fully her time as queen and the faction that surrounded her and promoted her cause. Also fantastic at looking at her religious preferences.

A biography on Henry VIII’s younger sister, Mary Tudor, who was married to the elderly king of France and upon his death, secretly married her brother’s close friend, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.

A biography on Jane Boleyn, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn which is coming out sometime autumn 2007. She is often accused of being the one that condemned her husband and his sister to their bloody end

Focuses upon Katherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, who was used as a pawn by the conservative faction to exert influence over the king. Later her past caught up with her with dire consequences.

Brilliant account of the lives of Henry’s six queens. Starkey proposes several new theories and provides credible evidence to support these assertions.

A biography on Jane Grey’s two sisters who are often overlooked, although they both were included in the succession. Both evoked Elizabeth I’s anger by their secret marriages.

Brilliant biography on the ambitious woman who eventually under Elizabeth I, amassed great wealth and prestige.

A biography on Elizabeth Raleigh, an Elizabethan courtier who was one of the Queen’s ladies in waiting. Her secret marriage to Sir Walter Raleigh prompted anger from the Queen.

The legendary Scottish Queen who, although she did not reside in the English court, nevertheless played an important role in her cousin Elizabeth I’s reign.