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Judith Arnopp

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Historical Fiction, Biography, History

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.A lifelong history enthusiast and avid reader, Judith holds a BA in English/Creative writing and an MA in Medieval Studies.
She lives on the coast of West Wales where she writes both fiction and non-fiction based in the Medieval and Tudor period. Her main focus is on the perspective of historical women but she is currently writing a novel from a male perspective, that of Henry VIII himself.
Her novels include:
A Matter of Conscience: Henry VIII, the Aragon Years
A Matter of Faith: Henry VIII, the Days of the Phoenix
The Heretic Wind: the life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England
Sisters of Arden: on the Pilgrimage of Grace
The Beaufort Bride: Book one of The Beaufort Chronicle
The Beaufort Woman: Book two of The Beaufort Chronicle
The King’s Mother: Bo ...more

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	The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII 4.15 avg rating — 1,150 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beaufort Bride: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty 4.09 avg rating — 1,032 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beaufort Woman (Beaufort Chronicles #2) 4.34 avg rating — 772 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winchester Goose: at the Court of Henry VIII 4.11 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King's Mother: Book Three of The Beaufort Chronicle (The Beaufort Chronicles 3) 4.39 avg rating — 617 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck 4.17 avg rating — 574 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heretic Wind: The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England 4.22 avg rating — 541 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intractable Heart: The Story of Katheryn Parr and Henry VIII 4.09 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Matter of Conscience: the Aragon Years 4.26 avg rating — 323 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peaceweaver 4.17 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Coffee Pot Book Club presents: Courage of the Conquered by Anna Chant

Book Title: Courage of the Conquered

Series: Quest for New England

Author: Anna Chant

Publication Date: December 28th, 2019

Publisher: Independently published

Pages: 431

Genre: Historical Fiction

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Courage of the Conquered

By Anna Chant

All the wonders of the Mediterranean have not prepared the English for the splendours of Constantinople. As Siward of Gloucester

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“How things change,’ I say, ‘how strange that, even when all is lost, we can still find beauty in simple things.”
― Judith Arnopp, Peaceweaver

tags: beauty, change, historical-fiction, inspirational, loss, nature

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“They were happy times, although we did not know it then. We never know happiness until it is gone.”
― Judith Arnopp, The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII

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“Tyrants aren't born, they evolve, just as saints do, their characters slowly shaped over time, just as ours are.”
― Judith Arnopp, The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII

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What book about the Tudors or the Tudor world would you like to have as our Group Read for January 2021?

The Heretic Wind: The Life of Mary Tudor, Queen of England by Judith Arnopp

8 votes, 18.2%

A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck by Judith Arnopp

7 votes, 15.9%

Murder by Misrule by Anna Castle

7 votes, 15.9%

The Queen's Conjurer: The Science and Magic of Dr. John Dee, Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I by Benjamin Woolley

6 votes, 13.6%

Henry VII by S.B. Chrimes

5 votes, 11.4%

Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII by Giles Tremlett

5 votes, 11.4%

Fatal Throne by Candace Fleming

5 votes, 11.4%

A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess

1 vote, 2.3%

Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair by John Bossy

0 votes, 0.0%

44 total votes

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