Wednesday 7 October 2009

History Picks of the Week

Book of the Week


This weeks book pick belongs to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales. A new collection of essays edited by Steven Gunn and Linda Monckton


http://historytodaymagazine.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-if-arthur-prince-of-wales-had-been.html


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arthur-Tudor-Prince-Wales-Commemoration/dp/1843834804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254919749&sr=8-1


http://www.boydellandbrewer.com/43834804.HTM


Articles


Is historical fiction back in fashion?


http://historytodaymagazine.blogspot.com/2009/10/historical-novels-are-back-in-fashion.html


16th Century ship holds a fortune:


http://izismile.com/2009/10/05/the_diamond_shipwreck_-_a_16th-century_vessel_carrying_a_fortune_in_gold_16_pics.html



Prize Winner is a Historical Novelist


Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall wins Booker Prize, but David Starkey thinks its ‘Historical Tosh’


http://historytodayeditor.blogspot.com/2009/10/hilary-mantel-has-won-this-years-man.html


http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/07/hilary-mantel-booker-dan-brown


http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2009/oct/06/digested-read-wolf-hall-hilary-mantel


http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/thisyear/winner


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