Moonlight Missions

Overall rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 out of 5 stars) Introduction When you hear about Charles II, you hear about his mistresses, and about the Restoration court. You might hear about his father, or even his mother. You’ll eventually get to his brother, who succeeded him but was overthrown by his own daughters. Yet Charles II also…

My Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2.5 out of 5 stars) After several engaging non-fiction reads I had the chance to enjoy this year, I approached Stephen Budiansky’s Her Majesty’s Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage with a sense of anticipation. The premise – learning about the life of Queen Elizabeth I’s…

In this biography, Linda Porter explores the life of Margaret Tudor—daughter of Henry VII and sister to Henry VIII—highlighting her roles as Queen Consort and Regent of Scotland, and her influence on the eventual unification of the English and Scottish crowns.

Written by Sarah J. Hodder, this book is the narrative of the sisters of Richard III and Edward IV: Anne, Elizabeth and Margaret Plantagenet. They were daughters of the Duke of York, Richard, and his wife, Cecily Neville and rose to be royals by a series of events that led to their father’s death and…