Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Janet Wertman’s newly released novel, What Love E’er Meant, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb A new queen must prove she deserves the throne God gave her, while the path everyone insists will secure it might cost her … Continue reading Excerpt ~ What Love E’er Meant by Janet Wertman
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Excerpt: Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Janet Wertman’s newly released novel Nothing Proved as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Nothing Proved is the first book in Janet's Regina series explores Elizabeth Tudor’s journey from bastard to queen. Blurb Danger lined her path, but destiny led … Continue reading Excerpt: Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman
Book Review – Murder at Westminster Abbey by Amanda Carmack
Londoners are crowding into the streets, celebrating, watching the river procession as Elizabeth Tudor makes her way by barge to the Tower of London in preparation for her coronation. Meanwhile, in the backstreets of Southwark, a kindhearted prostitute with pale skin and red hair is brutally murdered. Nineteen-year-old Kate Haywood is the daughter of a … Continue reading Book Review – Murder at Westminster Abbey by Amanda Carmack
9 August 1588 – Elizabeth I’s Speech to her Troops at Tilbury
Armada Portrait On 9 August 1588, Elizabeth I delivered a speech at Tilbury, Essex to troops drawn from all over England in expectation of an immanent Spanish invasion. Elizabeth appeared before the troops dressed in white wearing a silver cuirass and riding on a grey gelding. Other descriptions have her wearing a plumed helmet and … Continue reading 9 August 1588 – Elizabeth I’s Speech to her Troops at Tilbury
