Penelope - Tudor Baroness
(The Elizabethan Series Book 4)
By Tony Riches
(The Elizabethan Series Book 4)
By Tony Riches
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Publication Date: 5th June 2023
Publisher: Preseli Press
Page Length: 338 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
A Life of Love and Scandal
Lady Penelope is one of the most beautiful and sought-after women in Elizabethan England. Daughter of the queen's nemesis, Lady Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex, she becomes the stepdaughter of Robert Dudley when he marries her mother in secret.
Penelope's life is full of love and scandal. The inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet Astrophel and Stella, she is inevitably caught up in her brother Robert's fateful rebellion.
A complex and fascinating woman, her life is a story of love, betrayal, and tragedy. Discover how Penelope charms her way out of serious charges of treason, adultery, and forgery, and becomes one of the last truly great ladies of the Tudor court.
A maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth, Penelope outlives the end of the Tudors with the death of the old queen and the arrival of King James, becoming a favourite lady-in-waiting to the new queen, Anne of Denmark.
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]Tony Riches
Tony Riches is a full-time UK author of best-selling Tudor historical fiction. He lives in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and is a specialist in the history of the Wars of the Roses and the lives of the Tudors. For more information about Tony’s books please visit his website and his blog, The Writing Desk and find him on Facebook, Twitter and Bluesky You can find out more about his research on his popular podcast series, ‘Stories of the Tudors’
I highly recommend Tony's novel, he is the my must read go to when I want a Tudor fix!
ReplyDeleteThat is so kind of you to say. Tony is a fabulous author.
DeleteI think the Tudor era is quite unique in the sense that the you can follow the women's history, thanks to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. But there are always historical figures that one never hears about. I have never heard of Lady Penelope before, so I will be looking forward to reading this book and hopefully finding out more about who she was and what she did.
ReplyDeleteI read Drake - Tudor Corsair by Tony Riches many years ago and was utterly enthralled by Sir Francis Drake's story. I shall add Penelope - Tudor Baroness to my to-read list. If I may ask Tony, I think all of your books are set in the Tudor era. What inspired you to write about this period in history?
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to see this book is on audio. I shall look forward to listening to it!
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