Tony Riches

Katherine – Tudor Duchess (Guest Post)

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Attractive, wealthy and influential, Katherine Willoughby is one of the most unusual ladies of the Tudor court. A favourite of King Henry VIII, Katherine knows all his six wives, his daughters Mary and Elizabeth, and his son Edward, as well as being related by marriage to Lady Jane Grey. She marries Tudor knight, Sir Charles Brandon, and becomes Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen. Her Spanish mother, Maria de Salinas, is Queen Catherine of Aragon's lady in waiting, [More]

Book Review: “Mary Tudor” by Tony Riches

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Last year I read all three books in the trilogy by author Tony Riches about the Tudor dynasty. Book One was about a Owen Tudor, second husband of Catherine of Valois and stepfather to King Henry VI. Book Two was about Jasper Tudor, half-brother of King Henry VI and uncle of the future Henry VII. The final book, Book Three was about Henry Tudor and his struggle to become King of England. After finishing the trilogy on the Tudor dynasty Riches decided to try his hand at Mary [More]

Book Review: Henry – Book Three of theTudor Trilogy

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King Henry VII - a miser, a usurper, a man with many enemies...but he was so much more than those things. Author Tony Riches delves deeper into a side of Henry VII that we usually don't hear about. In this book we get a glimpse at the softer side of Henry VII, a side of him that held regret, a side of him that showed his fealty. This was book three in the Tudor Trilogy and may have been my favorite which says a lot because I REALLY enjoyed the first book, "Owen". To me, [More]

Researching the Tudors (Guest Post)

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Today we welcome best-selling author, Tony Riches, whose newest book, "Henry" (from his Tudor Trilogy) has reached #1 on Amazon. Congratulations to Tony! Researching the Tudor Trilogy – Tony Riches The idea for the Tudor Trilogy came to me when I began looking into the life of Owen Tudor, the Welsh servant who married a queen, and was surprised to find there were no books offering a full picture of his amazing story.  I soon found out why, as the known facts of Ow [More]

My Book Review: Owen – Book One of the Tudor Trilogy

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In recent years I've recognized that my favorite books are ones that are written in the first person. It allows me to imagine that I'm that character meandering through the story. This book does not disappoint. Until reading "Owen" by Tony Riches I previously only read Tudor period historical fiction books written by women. The ones I enjoyed the most were all written in the first person style, including this one. Reading a book written by a man gave me a different insight [More]