**This was originally posted on my other website (historical-fiction.com) on 2/6/2013.** Just days after the announcement that confirmed Richard III’s …
Jean Plaidy
review: The Prince and the Quakeress
The Prince and the Quakeress Fourth Book in the Georgian Saga by Jean Plaidy This is the story of the …
Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord
First published in 1957, Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord is the third in Jean Plaidy’s Charles II trilogy, which can …
The Italian Woman, Author’s Note
The middle book of Jean Plaidy’s Catherine de’ Medici trilogy, The Italian Woman was first published in 1953. Below is …
A Triptych of Poisoners
A Triptych of Poisoners by Jean Plaidy What makes men and women commit murder? Is it environment and upbringing? Or …
review: The King’s Confidante
The King’s Confidante by Jean Plaidy St. Thomas’s Eve, republished as The King’s Confidante, is a story of the life …
review: The Queen of Diamonds
The Queen of Diamonds By Jean Plaidy The affair of the diamond necklace rocked the monarchy of France and precipitated …
review: Indiscretions of the Queen
Indiscretions of the Queen by Jean Plaidy I began this book slightly biased against Caroline of Brunswick, as I’ve read …
review: The Goldsmith’s Wife
The Goldsmith’s Wife by Jean Plaidy Jane Shore, notorious mistress of King Edward IV, is a refreshingly honest person. She …
review: The Plantagenet Prelude
The Plantagenet Prelude by Jean Plaidy The Plantagenet Prelude was published 11 years before her autobiographical novel on Eleanor of …