C. S. Burrough

The Left Bank, and Other Stories by  Jean  Rhys My rating:  5 out of 5 stars A must for all Jean Rhys aficionados. This was her first ever p...

Arbella, England's Lost Queen by Sarah Gristwood  My rating:  4 out of 5 star Arbella is an excellent reading adjunct to mainstream Tudo...

The Young Elizabeth: The First Twenty-Five Years of Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden My rating:  4 out of 5 stars So many greats have come alon...

Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen by Joanna Denny My rating: 3  out of 5 stars I was drawn to this by the rumble of diff...

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir My rating:  4 out of 5 stars Some biographers are blessed with a voice that resonates, and Weir i...

Elizabeth and Essex by Lytton Strachey My rating:  4 out of 5 stars Though not everyone's favourite book of this period, this retains it...

Catherine of Aragon by Garrett Mattingly My rating:  4 out of 5 stars A great biography of a great royal consort, England's beloved Quee...

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir My rating:  4 out of 5 stars Alison Weir is a supreme historian and writer on ...

Jane Seymour: Henry VIII's True Love by Elizabeth Norton My rating:  4 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this take on Henry VIII's male-heir-...

Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride  by Elizabeth Norton My rating:  4 out of 5 stars The style of this follows a pattern acros...

Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy  by Joanna Denny My rating:  4 out of 5 stars Joanna Denny has brought dynamism to this erstwhile two d...

Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr  by Linda Porter My rating:  4 out of 5 stars The  Firebrand  (2023) movie’s medi...

18 Months of One Night Stands by Dolores Dunbar My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Long ago in Far North Queensland, a tiny exotic girl named Dolor...

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford My rating:  4 out of 5 stars For some years this modern classic was on my 'to read' list, while...

Marlene Dietrich by Maria Riva My rating:  4 out of 5 stars I had to read this account of the woman seen through her daughter's eyes. I ...

Women I've Undressed: A Memoir by Orry-Kelly My rating:  4 out of 5 stars Orry-Kelly was synonymous, in old Hollywood, with Oscar winnin...

The Blue Hour: A Life of Jean Rhys by Lilian Pizzichini My rating:  4 out of 5 stars A thoughtful friend overseas bought and posted this boo...

Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford by Laura Thompson My rating:  4 out of 5 stars I sought out this biography after reading Laura Thompso...