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Why write a Tudor-esque fantasy where women rule?

Why set a fantasy novel in the Tudor era? I think most people will agree the Tudor period holds a strange fascination. The antics of Henry VIII with his many wives, and the absolute refusal of Elizabeth I to marry, and indeed, Mary I’s determination to marry, make us focus on what should, by rights,…
The Throne of Ash wins gold

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I’m excited to share the first chapter of The Throne of Ash with readers Chapter 1 The clothing’s far too tight and restrictive. I wonder how my sister, Queen Cecily, can even sit on the Throne of Ash in such rigid fabric. Her waist is cinched so tightly, my hands, covered in gloves but roughened…

Why write a Tudor-esque fantasy where women rule?