Categorie archieven: Engelse geschiedenis

Engelse geschiedenis, Geschiedenisboeken, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Britse geschiedenis boeken

20 augustus 2025 Redactie

Britse geschiedenis boeken recensie, review en informatie nieuwe geschiedenisboeken over het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Welke nieuwe boeken over de geschiedenis van Engeland, Schotland en Wales verschijnen er? Waarover gaan de inhoud van de boeken? Wat zijn de beste Britse geschiedenisboeken?

Britse geschiedenis boeken

De geschiedenis van het Verenigd Koninkrijk is voor velen boeiend en interessant. Niet vreemd dus dat er veel boeken over de Britse geschiedenis verschijnen.

Nieuwsbrief boekentips en recensies

Wat zijn goede nieuwe Britse geschiedenis boeken?

Hieronder is een overzicht samengesteld van nieuwe geschiedenisboeken over Groot-Brittannië. De indeling is op de datum van publicatie. Zowel Nederlandstalige als Engelse boeken zijn opgenomen.

Scotland’s Stone of Destiny

Auteur: Nick Aitchison (Schotland)
Soort boek: Schotse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Verschijnt: 27 november 2025
Uitgave: paperback
Prijs: £ 14,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Scotland’s ‘Stone of Destiny’ is the most famous symbol of both Scottish nationhood and the British monarchy. Nick Aitchison has produced the first fully researched and illustrated study of its history, mythology and cultural significance. Having first traced the origin, evolution and function of myths surrounding the Stone and the ancient prophecy that gives the Stone its name, he examines the stone itself and for the first time reveals the Stone’s original function and the origins of its symbolic sanctity…lees verder >

Richard the Lionheart

In Life and in Legend

Auteur: Heather Blurton
Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, Middeleeuwse geschiedenis
Uitgever: Reaktion Books
Reeks: Medieval Lives
Verschijnt: 1 november 2025
Omvang: 200 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek
Prijs: £ 16,95
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English chivalry? This book examines the life of Richard I (1157–1199) through the captivating stories told about him, from accounts of his deeds in medieval sources to his portrayals in modern literature and media. Tales of Richard’s exploits were as colourful as they were varied…lees verder >

The Book of Bradford

A City in Short Fiction

Redactie: Saima Mir (Engeland)
Soort boek: verhalen over de stad Bradford
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Comma Press
Verschijnt: 2 oktober 2025
Omvang:
Uitgave: paperback
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon
Inhoud boek: A city built on proud northern values, but one which also boasts one of the UK’s youngest and most diverse populations, Bradford is nothing if not a place of immense contrasts. Bringing together fiction from some of the city’s most celebrated writers, The Book of Bradford reflects this intriguing juxtaposition, celebrating the city’s infinite potential while robustly challenging the sometimes unwelcome stereotypes. From the family affected by the Bradford City Stadium fire, to the Pakistan immigrant who forms a close bond with her next-door neighbour…lees verder >

Locomotion No. 1

The True Story of the World’s First Public Service Steam Locomotive

Auteurs: Michael R. Bailey, Peter H. Davidson (Engeland)
Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Verschijnt: 18 september 2025
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
Prijs: £ 25,00 / £ 14,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud: In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations as the world’s first public railway to be operated by steam. The first train, that opened the railway on the 27th September, was drawn by the locomotive that became known as Locomotion No.1, and from this origin all public railways the world over developed to become the driving force behind economic progress…lees verder >

Red Duchess

Kitty Atholl, A Rebel in Westminster

Auteur: Amy Gray (Schotland)
Soort boek: biografie
Taal; Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Verschijnt: 18 september 2025
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
Prijs: £ 22,00 / £ 12,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Born into an ancient Scottish family and married to a philandering duke, Kitty rose above the constraints of class and convention to become a tireless advocate for women and children. By her election as the first Scottish female MP in 1923, she was one of the most prominent women in Scotland – and that was well before she shocked Westminster with outspoken rebellions against her own government…lees verder >

Verdeeld koninkrijk

Op reis door het Groot-Brittannië van Charles

Auteur: Niels Posthumus (Nederland)
Soort boek: journalistiek reisverslag
Uitgever: Balans
Verschijnt: 4 september 2025
Omvang: 320 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback / ebook
Prijs: € 23,99
Boek bestellen bij: Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Journalist Niels Posthumus reisde kriskras door het Groot-Brittannië en sprak onderweg met mensen uit alle lagen van de bevolking. Hoe ziet de nieuwe vorst de toekomst, en hoe vinden de overige 68 miljoen Britten dat hun land ervoor staat? Het resultaat is een fascinerend portret van een land op zoek naar zichzelf…lees verder >

Stoke Field 1487

The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses

Auteur: Dickon Whitewood (Engeland)
Soort boek: Engelse oorlogsgeschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Osprey Publishing
Verschijnt: 28 augustus 2025
Omvang: 98 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback
Prijs: £ 16,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: The Battle of Stoke is popularly considered to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Less than two years previously, King Henry VII had been crowned on the battlefield following his victory over Richard III at Bosworth. Henry soon took steps to secure his crown, and made certain to keep control of any potential rivals. Despite these efforts, a plot soon emerged against his rule, which culminated in the crowning of a rival king in Ireland. Launching an invasion of England…lees verder >

A Short History of Cambridge

Auteur: Richard Tames (Engeland)
Soort boek: geschiedenis van de stad Cambridge
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Haus Publishing
Verschijnt: 19 augustus 2025
Omvang: 300 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback / ebook
Prijs: £ 10,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: The splendour of Cambridge – to which more than eight million visitors are attracted every year – and its famous university have ensured that the town has long enjoyed international renown. Digging deep into its emergence and evolution, A Short History of Cambridge sheds light on the origins of academia in the area and the fascinating history of one of England’s most famous towns…lees verder >

Quirky Brighton

Auteur: Christopher Horlock (Engeland)
Soort boek: geschiedenis van de stad Brighton
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
Omvang: 96 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback
Prijs: £ 15,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Brighton and Hove is one of England’s most recent cities and also one of its most colourful and eccentric. It developed as a fashionable resort in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, becoming inextricably linked with the extravagant behaviour of George IV and his fantastical Pavilion. In this book author Christopher Horlock delves into lesser-known but fascinating tales from Brighton’s past…lees verder >

Magic in Roman Britain

Auteur: Adam Parker (Engeland)
Soort boek: Romeinen boek, Britse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
Omvang: 96 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback
Prijs: £ 15,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: In Roman Britain people used magic to protect themselves, to gain better health, to fall in love, and to curse wrongdoers. They used arcane words, strange and uncanny materials, and called upon supernatural creatures to make the magic work. This book introduces the subject of magical practices in the ancient world and explores the many incredible ways that this presented itself in Britain in the first four centuries ad. Many different types of magic are featured…lees verder >

Henry’s Roses

The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France

Auteur: Amanda Harvey Purse (Engeland)
Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
Omvang: 288 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek
Prijs: £ 22,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Henry VIII’s relationships with women in his adult life were not plain sailing. He was the Tudor king who had six wives, two of whom he murdered. But what of the three powerful Tudor women who surrounded Henry VIII in his early life? The ones who knew him before the marriages, before the beheadings, before the tyranny? One was Queen of England, one was Queen of Scotland and the other was Queen of France – but for Henry VIII these women were his mother and sisters…lees verder >

Entitled

The Rise and Fall of the House of York

Auteur: Andrew Lownie (Engeland_
Soort boek: biografie van Prins Andrew
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: William Collins
Verschijnt: 14 augustus 2025
Omvang: 448 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback / gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities. Still living in the same house, they claim to be ‘the happiest divorced couple in the world’. The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives…lees verder >

Measuring Monarchy

The Most Overrated and Underrated British Kings and Queens

Auteur: Tim Hames (Engeland)
Soort boek: Britse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Verschijnt: 24 juli 2025
Omvang: 256 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
Prijs: £ 16,99 / £ 9,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Measuring Monarchy provides a completely original outlook as to how to analyse British kings and queens and throws a revisionist Molotov cocktail into our historical thinking. It puts forward and explains the case for five comparative metrics for all UK monarchs: their professional standing, their popular standing with the public, their impact on public finances, how they conducted foreign policy and their preparations for succession…lees verder >

North Sea Oil

A History – Sixty Years of Triumph and Tragedy

Auteur: Victor Gibson (Engeland)
Soort boek: Britse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
Verschijnt: 15 juli 2025
Omvang: 288 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek
Prijs: £ 22,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Charting the development of the North Sea Oil business from the early days, when oil companies hired seismic ships to go out and use dynamite to try to determine whether there was any oil out there, to the modern day, this is a fascinating history of oil and gas exploration, development and production in the North Sea. This was a drama enacted out of sight of land, in the freezing waters of one of the world’s most hostile seas…lees verder >

The Story of Stonehenge

Auteur: Patricia Southern (Engeland)
Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, prehistorie
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
Verschijnt: 15 juli 2025
Omvang: 160 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
Prijs: £ 16,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
Inhoud boek: Patricia Southern’s new history considers the conflicting theories around how it was built with such precision and why. Did the stones arrive at Stonehenge by humans, or were they transported there by glaciers long before the first monument was built? Was it a religious centre for unknown rites and ceremonies? Did it function as an observatory for the sun and the moon, a sort of stone calendar to mark the seasons and the appropriate festivals? One thing it never was, a Druid temple…lees verder >

The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall

Auteur: Mike O’Connor (Engeland)
Soort boek: boek met verhalen over Cornwall
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Reeks: The Little History
Verschijnt: 3 juli 2025
Uitgave: paperback / ebook
Prijs: £ 12,99 / £ 6,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: Cornwall’s storytelling tradition stretches back a thousand years. Before TV and radio, stories were told among the flickering shadows at the fireside. They whiled away the travellers’ miles, long hours in the fields, and days at sea. They gladdened brief moments of relaxation for miners and bal-maidens. Travelling storytellers wandered from village to village swapping words for supper, and a rich local dialect brought the tales to life. Classic Cornish tales such as the Mermaid of Zennor and Jan Tregeagle are wonderfully entertaining, and collectively tell us much about Cornwall, its people, and its history…lees verder >

Hendrik V

Het leven van Engelands grootste koning, 1386-1422

Auteur: Dan Jones (Engeland)
Soort boek: biografie, Engelse geschiedenis
Origineel: Henry V (2024)
Uitgever: Omniboek
Verschijnt: 23 januari 2025
Omvang: 320 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
Prijs: € 29,99 / € 9,99
Boek bestellen bij: Boekenwereld / Bol / Libris
Inhoud boek: In Hendrik V vertelt Dan Jones het levensverhaal van Hendrik V (1386-1422). Hoewel hij slechts negen jaar en vier maanden koning van Engeland was, wordt hij gezien als de imposantste en invloedrijkste koning uit de Engelse geschiedenis. Hij was een geharde, soms brute krijger, maar ook een intellectueel, creatief en artistiek. Een leider die veel fouten maakte, maar altijd leek te zegevieren wanneer het er echt op aankwam…lees verder >

Bijpassende boeken en informatie

Nieuwe Engelse romans

Afbeelding bovenzijde: Big Ben, Londen, Engeland (T. Athawes, Unsplash)

Engelse geschiedenis, Ierland, Kelten, Mythologie, Schotland, Wales

Sorcha & Aron Hegarty – Celtic Mythology

19 augustus 2025 Redactie

Sorcha & Aron Hegarty Celtic Mythology review, recensie en informatie boek over de goden, godinnen en helden van de Kelten. Op 19 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Adams Media het Engelstalige boek over de Keltische mythologie, geschreven door Sorcha & Aron Hegarty en met illustraties van Anna Stead. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Sorcha & Aron Hegarty Celtic Mythology review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Celtic Mythology, het boek van Sorcha en Aron Hegarty, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Celtic Mythology

The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook

Auteurs: Sorcha Hegarty, Aron Hegarty (Verenigde Staten)
Illustraties: Anna Stead
Soort boek: Keltische mythologie
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Adams Media
Reeks: World Mythology and Folklore Series
Verschijnt: 19 augustus 2025
Omvang: 256 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
Prijs: $ 16,99 / $ 10,99 / $ 19,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over Keltische mythologie van Sorcha & Aron Hegarty

Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.

Prepare to be entertained as you learn about the many myths and legends of the Celtic people. From the storytelling duo behind the Candlelit Tales, this collection weaves together the stories of those heroes, deities, and monsters that make up the mythology.

Drawing together the mythology and tales of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, this book is a comprehensive collection of the fascinating gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters that make up the compendium of Celtic myths and legends. Celtic Mythology offers an accessible exploration of the rich tapestry of stories and characters that define Celtic culture and have fascinated people for centuries.

Sorcha Hegarty and Aron Hegarty are storytelling siblings with a deep love of Celtic myths and a passion for sharing stories. Based in Ireland, they created Candlelit Tales in 2014 and have grown their storytelling business to include a short tour in North America. With a decade of research and storytelling under their belts, Aron and Sorcha are content experts with an ongoing drive to learn more about the tales they tell. As their fanbase grows, they become even more passionate about sharing their stories with the world.

Bijpassende boeken

Kelten boeken over de Keltische geschiedenis

Engeland, Engelse geschiedenis, Engelse historicus

Richard Tames – A Short History of Cambridge

19 augustus 2025 Redactie

Richard Tames A Short History of Cambridge review, recensie en informatie boek over de geschiedenis van de Engelse universiteitsstad. Op 19 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Haus Publishing het boek van Richard Tames, de Britse historicus, over de geschiedenis van de stad Cambridge. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Richard Tames A Short History of Cambridge review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van A Short History of Cambridge, het boek van Richard Tames dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

A Short History of Cambridge

Auteur: Richard Tames (Engeland)
Soort boek: geschiedenis van de stad Cambridge
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Haus Publishing
Verschijnt: 19 augustus 2025
Omvang: 300 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback / ebook
Prijs: £ 10,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de geschiedenis van Cambridge

The splendour of Cambridge – to which more than eight million visitors are attracted every year – and its famous university have ensured that the town has long enjoyed international renown. Digging deep into its emergence and evolution, A Short History of Cambridge sheds light on the origins of academia in the area and the fascinating history of one of England’s most famous towns.

From the Middle Ages to the present day, Richard Tames’ digestible and comprehensive history traces Cambridge through the Reformation, the Civil War, the age of Empire, the Great Wars and beyond. Exploring the world-renowned colleges and research facilities of the University, its students and scholars, and their interactions with the townsfolk over the generations, Tames tracks the town’s vast cultural output, from art and literature to theatre and comedy.

This joyful history will delight, in equal measure, readers familiar with the cobbles of Cambridge and those who have seen no further than the stained-glass windows of King’s Chapel.

Richard Tames read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and has taught for Syracuse University in London. He is the author of An Armchair Traveller’s History of Oxford and An Armchair Traveller’s History of London and coauthor of An Armchair Traveller’s History of Bath.

Bijpassende boeken

Britse geschiedenis boeken

Biografie, Engeland, Engelse geschiedenis, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Andrew Lownie – Entitled

14 augustus 2025 Redactie

Andrew Lownie Entitled review, recensie en informatie boek en biografie over de opkomst en ondergang van Prins Andrew en Sarah Ferguson. Op 14 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij William Collins het boek van Andrew Lownie, de Engelse biograaf, over de opkomst en ondergang van het huis York. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Andrew Lownie Entitled review en recensie

“The Rise and Fall of the House of York is the most devastating royal biography ever written.” (Daily Mail)
“This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page. The author’s best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures… Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn’t so much cemented Prince Andrew’s reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this.” (BBC News)
“Explosive … Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained.” (Sunday Times)
“Entitled, Andrew Lownie’s biography of the Duke and Duchess of York, is a 400-page character assassination.” (The Times)
“Schandaalprins Andrew is nog walgelijker dan iedereen al dacht.” (Libelle)

Entitled

The Rise and Fall of the House of York

Auteur: Andrew Lownie (Engeland_
Soort boek: biografie van Prins Andrew
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: William Collins
Verschijnt: 14 augustus 2025
Omvang: 448 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback / gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van Prins Andrew geschreven door Andrew Lownie

Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities.

Still living in the same house, they claim to be ‘the happiest divorced couple in the world’. The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives. It charts Andrew’s record in the Falklands, his business activities and reveals details of how the couple have been able financially to sustain their extravagant lifestyles. It also recounts the full story of the Yorks’ links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Chronicling their lives in parallel, the picture that emerges is of a spoilt prince unable to connect and a duchess pushed by her insecurities into a desperate need to maintain the attention her ‘royal’ status brought. Rigorously researched and packed full of revelations, this is eye-watering biography at its best.

Andrew Lownie was born in december 1961. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Union, before taking his master’s and doctorate at Edinburgh University. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he later returned to Cambridge as a visiting fellow at Churchill College. He has been a bookseller, publisher, journalist writing for The Times, Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, Spectator, Guardian and since 1988 has run his own literary agency. He is President of the Biographers Club, sits on the board of Biographers International Organisation and is a Trustee of the Campaign for Freedom of Information. His books include the prize-winning Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess (2015) and the top ten Sunday Times bestsellers The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves (2019) and Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (2021).

Bijpassende boeken

Beste Romans, Engeland, Engelse geschiedenis, Engelse romans, Engelse schrijvers, Historische Roman

Hilary Mantel – Wolf Hall

11 augustus 2025 Redactie

Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall review, recensie en informatie over de inhoud van de historische roman over Thomas Cromwell die de Booker Prize 2009 won. Op deze pagina lees je uitgebreide informatie over de Engelse historische roman Wolf Hall. Het boek is geschreven door Hilary Mantel de uit Engeland afkomstige schrijfster die in 2022 is overleden. De Nederlandse vertaling van de roman heeft ook als titel Wolf Hall.

Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall recensie en review

“As soon as I opened the book I was gripped. I read it almost non-stop. When I did have to put it down, I was full of regret that the story was over, a regret I still feel. This is a wonderful and intelligently imagined retelling of a familiar tale from an unfamiliar angle.” (The Times)
“This is a beautiful and profoundly human book, a dark mirror held up to our own world. And the fact that its conclusion takes place after the curtain has fallen only proves that Hilary Mantel is one of our bravest as well as our most brilliant writers.” (Olivia Laing, Observer)
“Terrifying. It is a world of marvels. But it is also a world of horrors, where screams are commonplace. A feast.” (Daily Telegraph)
“Het zindert en dendert van begin tot einde, het sleurt je mee, of je wilt of niet.” (Trouw)

Wolf Hall

Auteur: Hilary Mantel (Engeland)
Soort boek: Engelse historische roman uit 2009
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Fourth Estate
Verschenen: 30 april 2009
Omvang: 672 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback / ebook
Winnaar Booker Prize 2009
Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitmuntend)
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de roman van Hilary Mantel en deel 1 van de Thomas Cromwell trilogie

Zoon van een brute smid, mannetjesputter, familieman, charmeur en een politiek genie: Thomas Cromwell. De vele regels van de rigide klassenmaatschappij van de zestiende eeuw lijken voor hem niet te gelden en behendig vindt hij zijn weg naar en door het koninklijk hof, waar ‘man is wolf to man’. Hij moet opstaan uit de puinhopen van persoonlijke rampspoed – het verlies van zijn jonge gezin en van kardinaal Wolsey, zijn geliefde leermeester – maar hij is tegen alles en iedereen in bereid Engeland te hervormen naar de wensen van Henry VIII. Een superieure roman waarin Cromwell en zijn tijdgenoten worden geportretteerd op een manier die de tijd waarin het zich afspeelt volledig ontstijgt

Flaptekst van de Engelse editie van de roman

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

De Nederlandse vertaling van de roman heeft trouwens ook als titel Wolf Hall.

Hilary Mantel was born 6 July 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire, Engeland. She is the author of the bestselling novel Wolf Hall and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies, which both won the Booker Prize. The final novel of the Wolf Hall trilogy, The Mirror & the Light, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and won world-wide critical acclaim. Mantel wrote seventeen celebrated books, including the memoir Giving Up the Ghost, and she was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, the Walter Scott Prize, the Costa Book Award, the Hawthornden Prize, and many other accolades. In 2014, Mantel was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She died at age seventy 22 September 2022 in Exeter, Devon, England.

Bijpassende boeken en informatie

Beste Engelse romans

Engelse geschiedenis, Engelse historicus, Oorlog

Dickon Whitewood – Stoke Field 1487

27 juli 2025 Redactie

Dickon Whitewood Stoke Field 1487 review, recensie en informatie boek over de laatste slag van de War of the Roses in Engeland. Op 28 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Osprey Publishing het boek van de Britse historicus Dickon Whitewood over de laatste slag tijdens de Rozenoorlogen. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Dickon Whitewood Stoke Field 1487 review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Stoke Field 1487, The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses, geschreven door Dickon Whitewood, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Stoke Field 1487

The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses

Auteur: Dickon Whitewood (Engeland)
Soort boek: Engelse oorlogsgeschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Osprey Publishing
Verschijnt: 28 augustus 2025
Omvang: 98 pagina’s
Uitgave: paperback
Prijs: £ 16,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de laatste War of the Roses

An in-depth look at a critical battle of the Wars of the Roses, which decisively ended the Yorkist cause and ensured the Tudor dominance that followed.

The Battle of Stoke is popularly considered to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Less than two years previously, King Henry VII had been crowned on the battlefield following his victory over Richard III at Bosworth. Henry soon took steps to secure his crown, and made certain to keep control of any potential rivals. Despite these efforts, a plot soon emerged against his rule, which culminated in the crowning of a rival king in Ireland. Launching an invasion of England, the rebels had a number of early successes but failed to secure widespread support for their cause. Moving south, they met the hastily assembled but more numerous army of Henry VII outside the village of East Stoke, four miles south of Newark.

With stunning artwork and detailed maps, this expertly written title offers in-depth coverage of the battle that secured the new Tudor dynasty’s hold on the throne. It is one of the least well documented conflicts of the period, but remains highly interesting and significant, not only as the final decisive action in the bloody Wars of the Roses, but also due to the nature of the soldiers present on the battlefield. This book explores the role these various factions played and how that contributed to the final victory.

Dickon Whitewood has long held a passion for medieval history and the practice of warfare and has an MA in Medieval & Renaissance Studies from University College London. He is currently employed as a Research Assistant on the Norwich Castle: Gateway to Medieval England project and has previously worked at the British Museum, English Heritage and the Museum of the Order of St John.

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Britse geschiedenis boeken

Engelse geschiedenis, Geschiedenisboeken, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Tim Hames – Measuring Monarchy

24 juli 2025 Redactie

Tim Hames Measuring Monarchy review, recensie en informatie boek over de meest overschatte en onderschatte Britse koningen en koninginnen. Op 24 juli 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek van Tim Hames, de Britse journalist en schrijver. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Tim Hames Measuring Monarchy review en recensie

“Measuring Monarchy provides a completely original outlook as to how to analyse British Kings and Queens and throws a revisionist Molotov Cocktail into our historical thinking.” (Andrew Lownie)

Measuring Monarchy

The Most Overrated and Underrated British Kings and Queens

Auteur: Tim Hames (Engeland)
Soort boek: Britse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Verschijnt: 24 juli 2025
Omvang: 256 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
Prijs: £ 16,99 / £ 9,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst boek van Tim Hames over de geschiedenis van het Britse koningshuis

Since 1066, there have been more than forty kings and queens of Britain (give or take a Cromwell, Scotland not included). They are a dazzling cast of characters, and we routinely debate over who deserves the title of greatest ruler in our long history. From William the Conqueror to Henry V, Elizabeth I, Victoria and latterly Elizabeth II – their lives tell the story of our nation.

But how exactly do you measure a monarch?

Measuring Monarchy provides a completely original outlook as to how to analyse British kings and queens and throws a revisionist Molotov cocktail into our historical thinking. It puts forward and explains the case for five comparative metrics for all UK monarchs: their professional standing, their popular standing with the public, their impact on public finances, how they conducted foreign policy and their preparations for succession.

Tim Hames casts a forensic eye over fifteen key kings and queens, determining whether their status has been overrated or underrated. What is revealed may surprise you, and some overlooked monarchs are returned to their rightful standing.

Tim Hames began his career as an academic, lecturing in Politics at Oxford University, before moving into journalism as an Assistant Editor and political columnist for The Times. He has published widely. More recently, he has been the co-author (with Dame Kate Bingham) of the Sunday Times Business Bestseller The Long Shot: The Inside Story of the Race to Vaccinate Britain. He is the co-founder of Acuti Associates, a geopolitical consulting firm, and in that light he is the author of Trump II: Why He Won. What It Means For The World.

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Britse geschiedenis boeken

Engeland, Engelse geschiedenis

Mike O’Connor – The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall

3 juli 2025 Redactie

Mike O’Connor The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall review, recensie en informatie over de inhoud van het boek met verhalen uit het Engelse graafschap. Op 3 juli 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall. Het boek is geschreven door Mike O’Connor.

Mike O’Connor The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall, het boek van Mike O’Connor, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall

Auteur: Mike O’Connor (Engeland)
Soort boek: boek met verhalen over Cornwall
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Reeks: The Little History
Verschijnt: 3 juli 2025
Uitgave: paperback / ebook
Prijs: £ 12,99 / £ 6,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over verhalen vertellen in Cornwall

Cornwall’s storytelling tradition stretches back a thousand years. Before TV and radio, stories were told among the flickering shadows at the fireside. They whiled away the travellers’ miles, long hours in the fields, and days at sea. They gladdened brief moments of relaxation for miners and bal-maidens. Travelling storytellers wandered from village to village swapping words for supper, and a rich local dialect brought the tales to life. Classic Cornish tales such as the Mermaid of Zennor and Jan Tregeagle are wonderfully entertaining, and collectively tell us much about Cornwall, its people, and its history.

Join accomplished storyteller, scholar and writer Mike O’Connor as he explores the ‘when, where, and why’ of Cornish folk tales and celebrates the rich traditions and cultural legacy of hwedhlow.

Mike O’Connor is a powerful and engaging storyteller who performs at many events across the country. An important researcher into Cornish music and folklore, he has been awarded the OBE and made a bard of the Gorsedh of Kernow.

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Engelse geschiedenis, Geschiedenisboeken, Middeleeuwen

Heather Blurton – Richard the Lionheart

1 juli 2025 Redactie

Heather Blurton Richard the Lionheart review, recensie en informatie boek over Middeleeuwse koning van Engeland in het leven en in de legende. Op 1 november 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek over koning Richard Leeuwenhart, geschreven door historicus Heather Blurton. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Heather Blurton Richard the Lionheart review en recensie

“Heather Blurton takes her reader on an enthralling journey through Richard the Lionheart’s many lives. She is a lyrical and sure-footed guide to this most mercurial of medieval figures whose image and reputation, as Blurton incisively shows, were being crafted even in his own short lifetime.” (Anthony Bale, Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature, University of Cambridge)
“Richard the Lionheart’s legendary legacies have never been explored more lucidly than in Heather Blurton’s account of England’s most absent and most mythic monarch. Blurton deftly weaves together a history of fact-framing and fiction-making from medieval chronicles to contemporary Robin Hood films. This book is compelling, insightful, deeply researched, and lively with instances of history stranger than fiction, and fiction imbued with history, making medieval lives matter in ever-evolving ways to those that read them.” (Christine Chism, Professor of English, UCLA)

Richard the Lionheart

In Life and in Legend

Auteur: Heather Blurton
Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, Middeleeuwse geschiedenis
Uitgever: Reaktion Books
Reeks: Medieval Lives
Verschijnt: 1 november 2025
Omvang: 200 pagina’s
Uitgave: gebonden boek
Prijs: £ 16,95
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over koning Richard I Leeuwenhart

The life of Richard I through the captivating stories told about him.

How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English chivalry? This book examines the life of Richard I (1157–1199) through the captivating stories told about him, from accounts of his deeds in medieval sources to his portrayals in modern literature and media. Tales of Richard’s exploits were as colourful as they were varied, ranging from him wielding King Arthur’s sword to being a son of the Devil or even a cannibal. Instead of separating fact from fiction, this book explores how these tales shaped his legacy in both his time and ours.

Heather Blurton is Professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her books include Inventing William of Norwich: Thomas of Monmouth, Antisemitism, and Literary Culture, 1150–1200 (2022).

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Engelse geschiedenis, Geschiedenisboeken, Schotland, Schotse schrijver

Nick Aitchison – Scotland’s Stone of Destiny

27 juni 2025 Redactie

Nick Aitchison Scotland’s Stone of Destiny review, recensie en informatie boek over de steen waarop van de 9e tot de 13e eeuw alle Schotse koningen werden gekroond. Op 27 november 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek van Nick Aitchinson over het beroemdste symbool van zowel de Schotse nationaliteit als de Britse monarchie, Stone of Destiny ook wel Stone of Scone genoemd. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Nick Aitchison Scotland’s Stone of Destiny review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Scotland’s Stone of Destiny, het boek van de Schotse historicus Nick Aitchison, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Scotland’s Stone of Destiny

Auteur: Nick Aitchison (Schotland)
Soort boek: Schotse geschiedenis
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: The History Press
Verschijnt: 27 november 2025
Uitgave: paperback
Prijs: £ 14,99
Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de geschiedenis van The Stone of Destiny

Scotland’s ‘Stone of Destiny’ is the most famous symbol of both Scottish nationhood and the British monarchy.

Nick Aitchison has produced the first fully researched and illustrated study of its history, mythology and cultural significance. Having first traced the origin, evolution and function of myths surrounding the Stone and the ancient prophecy that gives the Stone its name, he examines the stone itself and for the first time reveals the Stone’s original function and the origins of its symbolic sanctity.

The Stone’s historic contexts and its role in royal inauguration and coronation rituals are also discussed, including an analysis of the rich symbolism surrounding the Stone and its changing nature over time. The book concludes with a discussion of the Stone’s symbolic significance with the creation of the Scottish parliament.

Nick Aitchison took his degree (in Archaeology and Scottish History) at the University of Glasgow, where he also gained his PhD. His research interests focus on kingship and royal and religious centres in early medieval Scotland. His previous publications include Forteviot: a Pictish and Scottish Royal Centre and the critically-acclaimed Macbeth: Man and Myth. Dr Aitchison is currently conducting research on early medieval Scone, its environs and associated royal centres.