I found that a lot of online reviewers give away books! I didn't know this till now.WOOHOOI must direct you over to Chery's Book Nook, she is having an AWESOME Contest that ends in March for 5 books in one Giveaway!! Find this Contest Giveaway HERE.Also check out Book Blogs. There are Forums and Groups to join which get...

When I began my obsession on collecting titles by Jean Plaidy aka Victoria Holt etc., (born Eleanor Hibbert) I really did not realize the following that she has currently. Which is always awesome to find others online who share the passion.Today I was clicking around and found a fairly new Blog site to be devoted to Jean...

As I come across a new link I would like to go back to over and over when I get the chance to, I have been putting it in the left column under Link List and if it is a Blog that relates in some way to the Historical Fiction/British History category I have been listing it in the Recommended Blogs list.The link I found today...

This book is the first of a series by Sandra Worth, published in 2003 about the Wars of the Roses. For those who do not know, The Wars of the Roses was a period in England of civil wars from about 1450-1485. Its origins began before 1450 with much civil unrest. The term 'Roses' signify the white rose of the Yorks, the...

I read this awesome little snippet of news from the Seattle Times:"BELLEVUE, Wash. – A man in Washington state made sure a pair of burglars didn't get away with his three flat-screen televisions — he moved their getaway car.Patrick Rosario was in the basement of his Bellevue home on Tuesday when he heard the burglars upstairs.The...

I found this portrait on All Posters.com. It is an interpretation of Mary Queen of Scots, and her son, James VI/I.This depicts the beauty that has always been described of her. Obviously Mary and James were not together for very long so this scene is just from someones' imagination. Also in my 'Images of Mary' endeavor,...

A little meandering away from the ordinary review:I was jumping around Tudor websites today and found a report on a recent Alison Weir event where she discussed Elizabeth I and Henry VIII at the Smithsonian. Alison is a British author of several non-fiction and fiction books. She is not always taken as credible historian...

The Murder in The Tower by Jean Plaidy (pseudonym used by Eleanor Hibbert, aka Victoria Holt) (It's been listed as the first book in the Stuart Saga series, but it seems to stand alone as a James I novel; 1964) Also reprinted and available as a reissue. Personal copy Burton Book Review Rating: "The drama is...

If this is the first time coming to read the Mary Stuart Reviews then I would suggest starting a few posts down with the Fotheringay post and then upwards to the recent Captive Queen Post so that you get the chronological order of my musings. It is pretty tough to keep up with me even that way, but it's worth a shot. Jean...

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.. Found this photo of 'her' at the Reader's Advisor. One can never tell what is factual but this has got to be the most flattering portrait I have seen of her. The books go on and on about how beautiful she was, and perhaps it was also due to her supposed charismatic nature, so this one does her justice...

This weekend I finished The Royal Road to Fotheringay by Jean Plaidy. It is the story of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots as she is brought up in the French Courts as she is betrothed to young Francois. (As an infant she was made Queen of Scotland when her father James V died.) It then goes on to her travels to Scotland...