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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 4.17 avg rating — 1,194 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 — 1,083 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) 4.35 avg rating — 826 ratings — 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 Winchester Goose: at the Court of Henry VIII 4.12 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 2012 — 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 King's Mother: Book Three of The Beaufort Chronicle (The Beaufort Chronicles 3) 4.40 avg rating — 673 ratings — 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
	A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck 4.18 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2015 — 8 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 — 573 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 Matter of Conscience: the Aragon Years 4.27 avg rating — 390 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 4.12 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Peaceweaver 4.18 avg rating — 230 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 Blog Tour is pleased to host Daughter of Mercia by Julia Ibbotson

Name: Julia Ibbotson

Book Title: Daughter of Mercia

Series: Dr Anna Petersen Mysteries, book #1

Publication Date: June 6th, 2025

Publisher: Archbury Books

Pages: 301 ebk, 392 pbk

Genre: medieval dual-time mystery romance

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Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog-tour-daughter-of-mercia-by-julia-ibbotson.html

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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 books about the Tudors or the Tudor world would you like for our Group Read in February 2021?

Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth, 1527-1608 by Mary S. Lovell

8 votes, 17.8%

Henry VIII's Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors by David Baldwin

8 votes, 17.8%

Intractable Heart: A story of Katheryn Parr by Judith Arnopp

7 votes, 15.6%

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

6 votes, 13.3%

The King's Pleasure by Norah Lofts

4 votes, 8.9%

Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World by Eric Metaxas

4 votes, 8.9%

Mistress of Mourning by Karen Harper

3 votes, 6.7%

The Tournament by Matthew Reilly

2 votes, 4.4%

Murder by Misrule by Anna Castle

2 votes, 4.4%

Nest of Ashes by G. Lawrence

1 vote, 2.2%

45 total votes

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