Janet Wertman's upcoming 'The Path to Somerset'

Janet Wertman, a fellow Tudorphile and author will be releasing her second book in 'The Seymour Saga' trilogy later this August.

Entitled The Path to Somerset, it looks to be a worthy sequel to Janet's earlier novel, the excellent Jane the Quene, which  I enjoyed immensely and highly recommend.

For more information, visit Janet's site at: https://janetwertman.com/

All in the Family

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970): Anne Stallybrass as Jane Seymour, Keith Michell as Henry VIII, Dorothy Tutin as Anne Boleyn, and Annette Crosby as Catherine of Aragon

 Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972): From bottom left clockwise - Jane Asher (Jane Seymour), Jenny Bos (Anne of Cleves), Frances Cuka (Catherine of Aragon), Charlotte Rampling (Anne Boleyn), Barbara Leigh-Hunt (Catherine Parr),  Lynne Frederick (Catherine Howard), and Keith Michell (Henry VIII)

The Prince and the Pauper (1996): Virginia Beare as Princess Mary, Philip Sarson as Prince Edward and Tom Canty, Keith Michell as Henry VIII, and Elizabeth Ann O'Brien as Princess Elizabeth

An Exquisite Miniature of an Unknown Gentleman

From the Royal Collection.

'The Turbulent Crown' on Goodreads

Thanks to the kind people at Goodreads for reviewing my book 'The Turbulent Crown'!

For more information about it or to purchase, click here.

Queen Bette

Actress Bette Davis (1908-1989) was evidently fond of Queen Elizabeth I as seen in this Christmas season photo taken in her Hollywood home in the early 1980's. Framed portraits of Elizabeth can be seen on the left.

Photo taken from the collection of Bette Davis' former personal assistant Kathryn Sermak. 

Davis played Elizabeth I twice on screen: 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' (1939) and 'The Virgin Queen' (1955).