his story, her story

Amy Licence: historian of the lives of Medieval, Tudor and early modern women; nineteenth and early twentieth century art, history, literature and culture; writer of literary ficton.

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Capturing the King's Face: An Interview with Laurie Harris, the artist behind a new portrait of Richard III.

›
 My new book, "Richard III: The Road to Leicester," features a fascinating new interpretation of the King by an exciting young art...
1 comment:
Thursday, 2 January 2014

Are DaVinci's Demons Really Demons?

›
Popular belief vs. reality or science,   a study of beliefs in the Middle Ages A guest post by Andy Mcmillin   “ ‘Let the churches...
Monday, 9 December 2013

Holbein and a Tudor World in Miniature: A Marriage Made in Heaven.

›
  Holbein, miniature painting, identity and wealth: a guest post by L B Hathaway I was lucky enough recently to find myself quit...
1 comment:
Thursday, 21 November 2013

Aspiring Historians: Be a Guest Blogger.

›
 This coming December, I'm going to be offering a few guest slots on my blog. If you are an unpublished, aspiring historian or simply ha...
10 comments:
Monday, 18 November 2013

A Modernist Voice from the Warsaw Ghetto

›
Everyday Jews: Scenes from a Vanished Life Yehoshue Perle The New Yiddish Library, October 15 2013       Hailed as a mod...
Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Virginia Woolf missed a trick with Shakespeare's Mother: Juggling Babies and Books

›
A shorter edition of this piece was published in the New Statesman on 5/10/13   http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/10/juggling-b...
3 comments:
Sunday, 6 October 2013

"Tudor", a new Family Saga.

›
“Tudor: The Family Story.” Leanda de Lisle Chatto and Windus 29 August 2013 978 0701185886 Having read de Lisle’s “The Sisters...
2 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Amy Licence
Writing about medieval and Tudor history, with a particular interest in women's lives and experiences. I'm the author of twenty-eight books and have also written for The Guardian, TLS, BBC History website, The New Statesman, The Huffington Post, The English Review and The London Magazine. I've appeared in TV documentaries and have been interviewed numerous times live on radio. I've been shortlisted twice for the Asham Award for women's short fiction and my historical novels have met with acclaim. @PrufrocksPeach
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.