A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England
Today marks the release of Suzannah Lipscomb’s new book, A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England. I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my copy – hurry postman!
A little something to whet your appetite…
For the armchair traveller or those looking for inspiration for a day out, The Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England takes you to palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories behind Tudor England. Susannah Lipscomb visits over fifty Tudor places, from the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous court intrigue was rife, to less well-known houses, such as Anne Boleyn’s childhood home at Hever Castle or Tutbury Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
In the corridors of power and the courtyards of country houses we meet the passionate but tragic Kateryn Parr, Henry VIII’s last wife, Lady Jane Grey the nine-day queen, and hear how Sir Walter Raleigh planned his trip to the New World. Through the places that defined them, this lively and engaging book reveals the rich history of the Tudors and paints a vivid and captivating picture of what it would have been like to live in Tudor England.
Hilary Mantel calls it, “A genuinely useful and discriminating guide for all Tudor fans. Full of fascinating true stories… it helps us see the world as the Tudors must have seen it.”
I will be tucking this book firmly under my arm on my next trip to England!
Watch my interview with Suzannah (I am not exactly in it but my questions are!) and keep an eye out for a guest article from this wonderful historian coming soon…
Visit Suzannah Lipscomb’s official website here.
Available from Amazon UK here. Kindle edition here.
Kindle edition available for pre-order from Amazon US here.
Hardback edition on Amazon US will be released on April 24.
Hooray! I have been waiting for this book to come out for a long time. Cant wait to delve in :0)
I received my copy yesterday and I had to force myself to put it down so that I did not read too much in one go, I want to savour it! I was delighted to see your name mentioned Natalie along with your thought provoking quote.
I am eagerly awaiting my copy! That is lovely of Suzannah to mention me, looking forward to reading it. Natalie
This sounds like a ‘must have’ book if you want to be in the midst of Tudor life, I have visited the 3 mentioned above, and a few more too, and because I am limited in visiting the ones I didn’t manage to get to because of where I now live, so it will be great to be able to read about them. Enjoyed Suzannah’s interview, and will also be purchasing her book on Henry 1536 the year that changed his life, because I completely agree that his psyche changed dramatically over this time, an accummulation of things at that present time backed by some from the past. Good luck with the books Suzannah…
Wow, sounds like I should be adding this to my Tudor collection.