History Book Reviews

Read History Book Reviews' newest review of the Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII! This book makes Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Katheryn, and Katherine come alive as never before, seen through sympathetic, sarcastic, and very modern eyes.

History Book Reviews | The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII - Jillianne Hamilton The Lazy Historian's Guide to the Wives of Henry VIII is a fun, sassy romp through Tudor royal history, an introduction to the six women who said 'I do' to King Henry VIII.

Read History Book Reviews' newest review on a biography of six princesses of England, the daughters of George III. There is no syphilis involved (curiously enough) as you might expect in Georgian England, but plenty of scandal, heartbreak, and madness. Also there are a lot more accidental fires set than you might originally think.

History Book Reviews | Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III - Flora Fraser Read Princesses to learn the truth of what it meant to be a Georgian princess of England in the late 18th century, especially those with 14 siblings and a dangerously (mentally?) ill father, King George III.