#PenelopeTudorBaroness

It’s been a few years since today’s guest has visited us here on The Write Stuff, so I’m very happy to welcome Tony back again to share a bit about his latest release, Penelope- Tudor Baroness, Book 4 of The Elizabethan Series. This one sounds every bit as fascinating as Tony’s earlier Elizabethan books, and I know many of you will want to check it out.

Book cover

Lady Penelope is one of the most beautiful and sought-after
women in Elizabethan England. The daughter of the queen’s
nemesis, Lady LeAce Knollys, Countess of Essex, she
becomes the stepdaughter of Robert Dudley when he
marries her mother in secret.

Penelope’s life is full of love and scandal. The inspiration for
Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet Astrophel and Stella, she is
inevitably caught up in her brother Robert’s fateful rebellion.
A complex and fascinating woman, her life is a story of love,
betrayal, and tragedy. Discover how Penelope charms her
way out of serious charges of treason, adultery, and forgery,
and becomes one of the last truly great ladies of the Tudor
court.

A maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth, Penelope outlives the end of the Tudors with the death of the old queen and the arrival of King James, becoming a favourite lady-in-waiting to the new queen, Anne of Denmark.

“This is the story of a woman who lived life on her own terms, and one that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.”

Author Tony Riches

Tony Riches is a full-time UK author of Tudor historical fiction. He
lives with his wife in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and is a specialist
in the lives of the early Tudors. As well as his new Elizabethan series,
Tony’s historical fiction novels include the best-selling Tudor trilogy
and his Brandon trilogy, (about Charles Brandon and his wives). For
more information about Tony’s books please visit his website
tonyriches.com and his blog, The Writing Desk and find him on
Facebook and Twitter @tonyriches