March Book Reccomendation: Courting Scandal by Dr James Taffe

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                Courting Scandal by Dr James Taffe

 
Hello, my fellow history nerds, I hope you are doing well! Spring is upon us!

So this month I recommend this fabulous book by Dr James Taffe, Courting Scandal, The rise and fall of Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford. This book focuses on one lady in waiting, Jane Boleyn, James goes into depth on the lives of people in court, and how they lived, serving their master/mistress on a daily basis. 

We start with Jane's early years at possibly Hallingbury Place, Great Hallingbury, Essex. The thing about Jane Boleyn is we actually have few surviving documents on Jane's life, and James wonderfully highlights that. He fills the gaps in Jane's life very well, Jane marries Anne Boleyn's brother George, and considering how high the family rose, little survives in their marriage, so we don't know if it was successful, happy or if it was toxic.

Jane served five of Henry's Queens, starting with Catherine of Aragon and finishing with Catherine Howard. Jane has managed to become the scapegoat in history and has earned a terrible reputation. James tries to see life from Jane's perspective, however, he does not sugarcoat her mistakes either. Jane made some vital mistakes when serving Katherine Howard, again James covers this as well.


This is a really fabulous book, and I shall be rereading this again, soon I will be doing an interview with Dr James where we discuss his book.
Watch this space!

Until next time,
               Unholytudor 💫









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