Way late to the party here, but I have to recommend The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman. It's not technically a Tudor novel as it's about Richard III. It's an incredible novel and quite accurate. Penman humanizes Richard in a beautiful way. Would highly recommend. Another novel that I need to give a shout out too is The Nine Days Queen by Kathleen Bradford. It's a YA novel about Lady Jane Grey that I picked up in middle school back in the mid 2000s. It was my first introduction to Tudor history. This novel is so underrated. It is a beautiful, age-appropriate telling of Jane's story to pre-teens. I cried at the end every single time I devoured it which was quite a few times over the years.
Yay! I am such a fan of Tudortember! I have a bunch of Jean Plaidy, but have only read a few so far. I do like them and I agree, I think she does write accurate historical fiction. In the Shadow of Lady Jane sounds great! I have a number of the Alison Weir series and I am very excited to get into those! The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn is at our library! I put it on hold. I have the paperback version of The Lady Elizabeth - but that hardcover is gorgeous! Innocent Traitor is now on hold at my library as well. A tudor series that I love is the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. They are set during the reign of Henry VIII and are just fantastic! Great video! Thanks for the recommendations!
Oh yay glad you have managed to get some of these books at the library. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thank you for the recommendation I will check it out 😊
I second the CJ Sansom books. They are fabulous. I have all the Alison Weir ones mentioned and love them too. I managed to get a bundle of 10 Jean Plaidy for £10 - sadly I couldn’t get through them - so dry and boring. She wrote one on Thomas More (can’t recall the title) I couldn’t finish it. Ended up donating them to charity shop having read 2.5 of the 10. It’s so funny how some books work for some people but not for others.
I love the Anne of kleves one so far I did read another fiction book about Katherine Howard it was called the unfaithful queen it was so good and sad too . Jean plaidy is a great author for sure too
Innocent Traitor was my first Alison Weir and is wonderful! We are very lucky to live near Bradgate Park and I love to visit and soak up the history and beauty of the place.
I’m finally, finally getting out of a severe reading slump 😄😄📚📚. I’ve always been fascinated ❤️❤️by the Tudor era🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 and I can’t wait to start reading all my Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory books!! Thank you for all your Tudor book 📚 recommendations👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Hi Lil. Hello from Romania.... First I got to say that I love your channel... it sends such cozy vibes :) the light, the way that you talk, the bookshelves behind you, the garden vlogs, the books that you read, I like also Agatha Christie... love them :). Also thank you for the recommendations. I'm also a fan of the Tudor History, so I'm watching your Tudortember series this month very enthusiastic. I have to say I was surprised you did not mention any Philippa Gregory books. In fact my love for historical fiction from that period started with the The Other Boleyn Girl written by her. Loved her style. And actually your videos made me nostalgic about that period, and yesterday I started reading Three Sisters, Three Queens, the book that starts with Margaret, Henry 8's sister., written by her. So now that I've learned about Alison, I'm on the World of books site, looking for books written by her. Wish you all the best with your channel :) Alex
Thank you so much! so glad you enjoy my channel. I did not mention Phillipa Gregory as I am not really a fan of her work. I read her books a lot when I was younger but the more I looked into the facts the less I liked her works. Big historical inaccuracies annoy me haha! sorry!!
@@lilsvintageworld It' s ok :))) at least she opened my love and taste for Tudor historical fiction. For sure I will try to see how Alison's books are :) you made me so curious. Have an amazing week!!!!! Can't wait to see you next videos. >:D
Alison Weir is an amazing author! I loved "The Lady Elizabeth". This month I am hoping to read "Elizabeth of York". What a great idea to celebrate Tudortember.
This video made me so happy. I love all the Alison Weir you mentioned 😊. Looking for more Tudor books to read. Currently reading the Boleyn King and I’m not sure how I feel about it yet 😅
I have just started on Alison Weir's series with Katherine of Aragon. And so far it looks wonderful. I too have always been fascinated by Lady Jane Grey....she seemed an incredibly strong person for one so young. Have you ever read The Autobiography of Henry VII by Margaret George? She writes so well that Henry seems just a little more human! I devour anything I can on Tudor history and very much appreciate your reviews. Another favorite is Child of the Morning by Pauline Hedge. Not Tudor history but Egyptian actually...and one if the best fiction books I have ever read. One I have read many times. It is about Queen Hatshepsut who proclaimed herself Pharoah when her husband died. Another strong independent royal woman...she and Elizabeth would have understood each other well! One I would recommend after Tudortember is over!
OH my so many memories with some of the books and authors you've mentioned. I would have to check my old book journals to see which were my favorites, but one of Henry VIII, (whom I'd always despised) was The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by Margaret George and that put him in a new perspective.
My face when you said you’ve only cried once reading a fiction book: 😲 Im planning on reading Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir :) P.S. I have added some of these to the cart 🛒😅
I love Alison Weir so much. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the latest in the Six Tudor Queens series! I, too, found it to be one of the better books in the series.
I have all the Six Wives (5 so far) lined up on my shelf in the same way you have, Lil! I agree about some being better than others, which is inevitable I suppose but what did you think about the Anne Boleyn one? Agree with you about Edward having the potential to be a lot worse than Henry but then, as a Catholic, I guess I would say that! :)
I didn’t mind the Anne Boleyn one, Alison Weir is very clear that Katherine of Aragon is her favourite of the wives to write about so she struggled a bit with Anne Boleyn but I thought it was good.
Just read the Boleyn King series by Laura Andersen. It take a different timeline approach. What if Anne and Henry's son had survived. If she hadn't miscarried. It's a fascinating trilogy of books. Was a little disappointed in the last book but still a great read. Anyone have any suggestions along these lines?
I started Alison Weir's "Six Tudor Queens" series a while ago, and while I got on fairly well with the first book, I absolutely HATED the second! I thought it quite biased against Anne (especially when compared with book 1) and it put me off the entire series. Do you think I should give it another go and pick up book 3?
Yes, book 3 on Jane is really good and a really strong book in the series in my opinion. And if you can make your way to Katheryn Howard that is just 5 stars!!
Way late to the party here, but I have to recommend The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman. It's not technically a Tudor novel as it's about Richard III. It's an incredible novel and quite accurate. Penman humanizes Richard in a beautiful way. Would highly recommend. Another novel that I need to give a shout out too is The Nine Days Queen by Kathleen Bradford. It's a YA novel about Lady Jane Grey that I picked up in middle school back in the mid 2000s. It was my first introduction to Tudor history. This novel is so underrated. It is a beautiful, age-appropriate telling of Jane's story to pre-teens. I cried at the end every single time I devoured it which was quite a few times over the years.
Yay! I am such a fan of Tudortember! I have a bunch of Jean Plaidy, but have only read a few so far. I do like them and I agree, I think she does write accurate historical fiction.
In the Shadow of Lady Jane sounds great! I have a number of the Alison Weir series and I am very excited to get into those!
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn is at our library! I put it on hold.
I have the paperback version of The Lady Elizabeth - but that hardcover is gorgeous!
Innocent Traitor is now on hold at my library as well.
A tudor series that I love is the Shardlake series by C.J. Sansom. They are set during the reign of Henry VIII and are just fantastic!
Great video! Thanks for the recommendations!
Oh yay glad you have managed to get some of these books at the library. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thank you for the recommendation I will check it out 😊
I second the CJ Sansom books. They are fabulous. I have all the Alison Weir ones mentioned and love them too.
I managed to get a bundle of 10 Jean Plaidy for £10 - sadly I couldn’t get through them - so dry and boring. She wrote one on Thomas More (can’t recall the title) I couldn’t finish it. Ended up donating them to charity shop having read 2.5 of the 10. It’s so funny how some books work for some people but not for others.
I love the Anne of kleves one so far I did read another fiction book about Katherine Howard it was called the unfaithful queen it was so good and sad too . Jean plaidy is a great author for sure too
Innocent Traitor was my first Alison Weir and is wonderful! We are very lucky to live near Bradgate Park and I love to visit and soak up the history and beauty of the place.
oo lovely
I’m finally, finally getting out of a severe reading slump 😄😄📚📚. I’ve always been fascinated ❤️❤️by the Tudor era🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 and I can’t wait to start reading all my Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory books!! Thank you for all your Tudor book 📚 recommendations👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Glad you enjoyed the video
Love Elizabeth Chadwick's books such as Lady of the English and the Eleanor of Aquitaine series etc.
Hi Lil. Hello from Romania.... First I got to say that I love your channel... it sends such cozy vibes :) the light, the way that you talk, the bookshelves behind you, the garden vlogs, the books that you read, I like also Agatha Christie... love them :).
Also thank you for the recommendations. I'm also a fan of the Tudor History, so I'm watching your Tudortember series this month very enthusiastic. I have to say I was surprised you did not mention any Philippa Gregory books. In fact my love for historical fiction from that period started with the The Other Boleyn Girl written by her. Loved her style. And actually your videos made me nostalgic about that period, and yesterday I started reading Three Sisters, Three Queens, the book that starts with Margaret, Henry 8's sister., written by her. So now that I've learned about Alison, I'm on the World of books site, looking for books written by her.
Wish you all the best with your channel :) Alex
Thank you so much! so glad you enjoy my channel. I did not mention Phillipa Gregory as I am not really a fan of her work. I read her books a lot when I was younger but the more I looked into the facts the less I liked her works. Big historical inaccuracies annoy me haha! sorry!!
@@lilsvintageworld It' s ok :))) at least she opened my love and taste for Tudor historical fiction. For sure I will try to see how Alison's books are :) you made me so curious. Have an amazing week!!!!! Can't wait to see you next videos. >:D
Alison Weir is an amazing author! I loved "The Lady Elizabeth". This month I am hoping to read "Elizabeth of York". What a great idea to celebrate Tudortember.
This video made me so happy. I love all the Alison Weir you mentioned 😊. Looking for more Tudor books to read. Currently reading the Boleyn King and I’m not sure how I feel about it yet 😅
I have just started on Alison Weir's series with Katherine of Aragon. And so far it looks wonderful. I too have always been fascinated by Lady Jane Grey....she seemed an incredibly strong person for one so young. Have you ever read The Autobiography of Henry VII by Margaret George? She writes so well that Henry seems just a little more human! I devour anything I can on Tudor history and very much appreciate your reviews.
Another favorite is Child of the Morning by Pauline Hedge. Not Tudor history but Egyptian actually...and one if the best fiction books I have ever read. One I have read many times. It is about Queen Hatshepsut who proclaimed herself Pharoah when her husband died. Another strong independent royal woman...she and Elizabeth would have understood each other well! One I would recommend after Tudortember is over!
I haven’t read that one by Margret George but I will check it out. Thank you for the other book recommendation too, sounds really interesting
I loved The Lady Elizabeth and need to get to Innocent Traitor. Alison Weir really knows how to write fiction as well as non-fiction.
OH my so many memories with some of the books and authors you've mentioned. I would have to check my old book journals to see which were my favorites, but one of Henry VIII, (whom I'd always despised) was The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
by Margaret George and that put him in a new perspective.
I will have to check that one out!
My face when you said you’ve only cried once reading a fiction book: 😲
Im planning on reading Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir :)
P.S. I have added some of these to the cart 🛒😅
Haha yes! I am not a big cryer at books!! I would love to know what you think of these books once you have read them!! 😊📖
I love Alison Weir so much. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the latest in the Six Tudor Queens series! I, too, found it to be one of the better books in the series.
yes same, the Katheryn Howard book is my favourite so far!
I have all the Six Wives (5 so far) lined up on my shelf in the same way you have, Lil! I agree about some being better than others, which is inevitable I suppose but what did you think about the Anne Boleyn one? Agree with you about Edward having the potential to be a lot worse than Henry but then, as a Catholic, I guess I would say that! :)
I didn’t mind the Anne Boleyn one, Alison Weir is very clear that Katherine of Aragon is her favourite of the wives to write about so she struggled a bit with Anne Boleyn but I thought it was good.
Just read the Boleyn King series by Laura Andersen. It take a different timeline approach. What if Anne and Henry's son had survived. If she hadn't miscarried. It's a fascinating trilogy of books. Was a little disappointed in the last book but still a great read. Anyone have any suggestions along these lines?
I think Lil is a bit of a Jane Grey fan as well as an Elizabeth 1st fan 🤔
I started Alison Weir's "Six Tudor Queens" series a while ago, and while I got on fairly well with the first book, I absolutely HATED the second! I thought it quite biased against Anne (especially when compared with book 1) and it put me off the entire series. Do you think I should give it another go and pick up book 3?
Yes, book 3 on Jane is really good and a really strong book in the series in my opinion. And if you can make your way to Katheryn Howard that is just 5 stars!!
I went on a Tudor book buying binge imma just take 2 weeks to read them
Where did you get those Henry VIII and wives figurines? I love them!
eBay :)