A compelling novel of the Tudors from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride.
The thrilling story of the first Tudor king, Henry VII and his fight for England’s crown.
Henry Tudor’s rise to the throne of England is one of the most eventful and thrilling episodes from England’s royal history. Joanna Hickson weaves a compelling tale of Henry’s grueling bid for kingship; encompassing exile, betrayal and intrigue, Henry faced obstacles at every turn. With her superb storytelling abilities, the author gets at the man behind the crown and delivers a dramatic and fascinating historical narrative.
About the author
Joanna Hickson became fascinated with history when she studied Shakespeare's history plays at school. However, having taken a degree in Politics and English she took up a career in broadcast journalism with the BBC, presenting and producing news, current affairs and arts programmes on both television and radio. Now she writes full time and has a contract with Harper Collins for three historical novels. The Agincourt Bride is the first. She lives in Scotland in a 200 year old farmhouse and is married with a large extended family and a wayward Irish terrier.
Joanna likes people to join her on Twitter (@joannahickson) or Facebook (Joanna Hickson)and says if you can't find her she'll be in the fifteenth century!
My Review
I find Henry VII's story fascinating; in part because he was the father of the Tudor dynasty and also because of his formidable mother, Mary Beaufort. I think that without her relentless determination to see her son on the throne, despite the fact that others had just as much of a legitimate claim to it, the course of British history might have been completely different. Although other authors also deal with the same period, Joanna Hickson allows us to see into the mind of young Henry Tudor. It is not easy to bring history alive yet somehow the author does so in a seemingly effortless way. I learnt more about Henry Tudor from this book than I ever did at school.
