Today I’m joined on my blog and Substack by Tony Riches, a historical novelist, who has now ventured out of the Tudor period and into the Stuarts, with the first book in his Stuart Queens trilogy, …

I am thrilled to reveal the cover for What Love E’er Meant, the second book in my Regina series. The first book, Nothing Proved, is…

A new novel about one of the most infamous families in Tudor history

Giovanni Michiel served as Venetian Ambassador to England during almost all of Mary’s reign. When he left England in 1557, about six months before Mary…

A new biography of the mother of the Tudor dynasty

This is a wild woman we don’t hear about enough. Talk about a woman who stirred up drama! Margaret Douglas was the daughter of Margaret…

Catherine Carey was the daughter of Mary Boleyn and therefore first cousin to Elizabeth I – but we don’t have quite as much certainty about…

Yes, yes, "under the bus" is a modern term...but what would you call it?

The story behind the legendary change of dynasties

Today, I am delighted to welcome Sam Mee to the blog. Sam is founder of the Antique Ring Boutique (https://antiqueringboutique.com/), based in London (hence the…

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. “A compelling period piece which brings to life the early days of one of history’s greatest monarchs”–Kirkus Reviews Danger lined her path, but destiny led ...

Talk about nine lives!! The third Duke of Norfolk was the highest peer in the land after the king (or queen), and managed to cheat…

Joanne Paul’s wonderful new biography of Thomas More

Earlier this week, I uploaded a post about the birth of Robert Dudley, Jr. that mentioned a letter that Leicester sent to a lady who…

Douglas Howard was the most famous woman you likely never heard of. As the daughter of William Howard, Baron Effingham, the fifteen-year-old Douglas was given…

This month truly assembled Mary Tudor’s finest hours. Let’s set the stage for a bit of context. Mary’s younger brother, Edward VI, had been King…

We have a wonderful new addition to the Tudorverse – Martha Jean Johnson has just released The Queen’s Musician, the story of Mark Smeaton (!).…

Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman Danger lined her path, but destiny led her to glory… Elizabeth Tudor learned resilience young. Declared illegitimate after the execution of her mother Anne Boleyn, she ...

Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US Danger lined her path, but destiny led her to glory…  Elizabeth Tudor learned resilience young. Decl...

I am thrilled to announce the first book in my Regina Trilogy, Nothing Proved, is out today, and available through all the usual suspects (sorry,…

A novel about the doomed musician caught up in the downfall of Anne Boleyn

By Janet Wertman

The wonderful Tony Riches has just released the final installment in his Elizabethan Series. He came onto my YouTube channel, Too Much Tudor, to talk…

After King Henry VIII’s death, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Tudor is left in a world where every decision could mean her downfall. Once the cherished daughter of a king, she is now a political liabilit...

A princess born to a king and his second wife lost her title and legitimacy when her father decided that her mother, Anne Boleyn, needed to die. Elizabeth Tudor knows the meaning of resilience as s…

Are you a historical fiction fan looking back fondly on the years of Tudormania, when novels set in 16th-century England (especially about t...

William Peto, detail from Fabrizio Boschi's 1642 Franciscan Personalities (public domain via Wikimedia Commons) First, I have neglected the blog for some time, and I

Death of Elizabeth I, by Paul Deroche (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons) After a reign that lasted more than 44 years, Elizabeth's death at the

About the Book:  Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman A compelling period piece which brings to life the early days of one of history’s greate...

Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman dives deep into Elizabeth Tudor’s turbulent early years, showing readers just how close she came to losing everything before she ever became queen. Her world is in tatt...

Insurance companies have just begun to aknowledge the concept of "social infertility." Despite the far-right crusade against IVF, activists have hope.

Henry VIII beheaded his fifth wife two months after he discovered her adulterous (pre-adulterous?) relationship with Thomas Culpeper, and two weeks after Parliament passed the…

Elizabeth Tudor was crowned Queen of England on January 15, 1559 – the day John Dee had determined was the most auspicious of the entire…

January 6, 1540 - Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Read Hall's description of the event on www.janetwertman.com