Sex, lies and lucky escapes

That threatened thrones

The posthumous reputation of James VI and I

The story that’s consumed my life for much of the past few years has it all: family dysfunction, political intrigue, royalty, the rewriting of our national history. A secret hidden for generations. Th

Strange murder mysterie s from times gone by

Without England’s most notorious Tudor king, the country’s religious and political history would’ve looked very different

Mistress: A History of Women and their Country ...