Profile: Judith Arnopp

About This Author

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 more recently is writing from the perspective of Henry VIII himself. Her novels include: A Matter of Conscience: Henry VIII: the Aragon Years Book One 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: Book three of The Beaufort Chronicle The Winchester Goose: at the Court of Henry VIII A Song of Sixpence: the story of Elizabeth of York Intractable Heart: the story of Katheryn Parr The Kiss of the Concubine: a story of Anne Boleyn The Song of Heledd The Forest Dwellers Peaceweaver Judith is also a founder member of a re-enactment group called The Fyne Companye of Cambria and makes historical garments both for the group and others. She is not professionally trained but through trial, error and determination has learned how to make authentic looking, if not strictly HA, clothing. You can find her group Tudor Handmaid on Facebook. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram. Webpage: www.judithmarnopp.com Author page: author.to/juditharnoppbooks Blog: http://juditharnoppnovelist.blogspot.co.uk/

This Author's Books

A matter of Conscience Henry VIII: the Aragon YearsJudith Arnopp‘A king must have sons: strong, healthy sons to rule after him.’When Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales dies unexpectedly, his brother, Henry, becomes heir to the throne of England. The intensive ....
ISBN: 9781839458293
Published: 9 March 2021
A Matter of FaithThe Days of the PhoenixBook Two of The Henrician ChronicleFinally free of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII is now married to Anne Boleyn, and eagerly awaits the birth of his son. In a court still reeling from the royal divorce and amid gro....
ISBN: 9781803027647
Published: 1 March 2023
With youth now far behind him, King Henry VIII has only produced one infant son and two bastard daughters. More sons are essential to secure the Tudor line and with his third wife, Jane Seymour dead, Henry hunts for a suitable replacement.After the break ....
ISBN: 9781835970379
Published: 2 February 2024
In the years after Bosworth, a small boy is ripped from his rightful place as future king of England.Years later when he reappears to take back his throne, his sister Elizabeth, now Queen to the invading King, Henry Tudor, is torn between family loyalty a....
ISBN: 9781785105883
Published: 11 October 2019
Henry VIII of England is the most intriguing monarch of them all. Everyone knows of his struggle for a male heir, his divorces, the beheadings, his battle with the holy church.The motives for his actions have been examined and reexamined, and his wives th....
ISBN: 9781781763261
Published: 10 May 2012
Eadgyth Ælfgarsottir's story begins when she is sold into marriage to Gruffydd ap Llewellyn, King of the Welsh; a man old enough to be her grandfather. At Rhuddlan she discovers both friendship and romance, but from a man who is not her husband. Ultimatel....
ISBN: 9781849234771
Published: 18 April 2018
Arden Priory has remained unchanged for almost four hundred years. When a nameless child is abandoned at the gatehouse door, the nuns take her in and raise her as one of their own.As Henry VIII’s second queen dies on the scaffold, the embittered King stri....
ISBN: 9781788766432
Published: 11 December 2018
As King Henry VI slips into insanity and the realm of England teeters on the brink of civil war, a child is married to the mad king’s brother. Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, takes his child bride into Wales where she discovers a land of strife and strang....
ISBN: 9781786108203
Published: 17 April 2019
As King Henry VI slips into insanity and the realm of England teeters on the brink of civil war, a child is married to the mad king’s brother. Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, takes his child bride into Wales where she discovers a land of strife and strang....
ISBN: 9781786108203
Published: 27 July 2017
A Special hardback edition of Judith Arnopp's acclaimed trilogy tracing the life of Lady Margaret Beaufort. As Henry VI slips into insanity, twelve year old Margaret is married to the mad king's brother. Soon afterwards, the widowed child gives birth to a....
ISBN: 9781803024790
Published: 19 April 2022
Margaret Beaufort's story continues in The Beaufort Woman.As the struggle between York and Lancaster continues, Margaret Beaufort fights for admittance to the court of the victorious Edward IV of York and his unpopular queen, Elizabeth Woodville.The old k....
ISBN: 9781786975478
Published: 17 April 2019
Margaret Beaufort's story continues in The Beaufort Woman. As the struggle between York and Lancaster continues, Margaret Beaufort fights for admittance to the court of the victorious Edward IV of York and his unpopular queen, Elizabeth Woodville. The old....
ISBN: 9781786975478
Published: 27 July 2017
Ytene, England 1078 - twelve years after the Norman Conquest. When Ælf and Leo encounter a trio of Normans molesting Alys, a forest girl fairer than any they have ever seen, they stop the attack in the only way they can ... violently. The resulting social....
ISBN: 9781908603630
Published: 10 August 2018
Adored by her parents and pampered by the court, the infant Princess Mary’s life changes suddenly and drastically when her father’s eye is taken by the enigmatic Anne Boleyn.Throughout her formative years, Mary stands firm against her father’s determinati....
ISBN: 9781839451713
Published: 17 January 2020
October 1485 With the English crown finally in his possession, Henry Tudor’s endeavours to restore order to the realm are hindered by continuing unrest. While the king is plagued with uprisings and pretenders to his throne, Margaret in her capacity as The....
ISBN: 9781788761659
Published: 15 December 2017
October 1485With the English crown finally in his possession, Henry Tudor’s endeavours to restore order to the realm are hindered by continuing unrest. While the king is plagued with uprisings and pretenders to his throne, Margaret in her capacity as The ....
ISBN: 9781788761659
Published: 17 April 2019
28th January 1547. It is almost midnight and the cream of English nobility hold their breath as King Henry VIII prepares to face his God. As the royal physicians wring their hands and Archbishop Cranmer gallops through the frigid night, two dispossessed p....
ISBN: 9781784071615
Published: 11 November 2013
28th January 1547. It is almost midnight and the cream of English nobility hold their breath as King Henry VIII prepares to face his God. As the royal physicians wring their hands and Archbishop Cranmer gallops through the frigid night, two dispossessed p....
ISBN: 9781784071615
Published: 17 April 2019
28th January 1547. It is almost midnight and the cream of English nobility hold their breath as King Henry VIII prepares to face his God. As the royal physicians wring their hands and Archbishop Cranmer gallops through the frigid night, two dispossessed p....
ISBN: 9781784071615
Published: 25 February 2016
In seventh century Powys at the hall of King Cynddylan of Pengwern, the princesses, Heledd and Ffreur attend a celebratory feast where fifteen-year-old Heledd develops an infatuation for a travelling minstrel. Their illicit liaison triggers a chain of eve....
ISBN: 9781781761557
Published: 18 April 2018
Tudor London: 1540. Each night, after dark, men flock to Bankside seeking girls of easy virtue; prostitutes known as The Winchester Geese. Joanie Toogood has worked the streets of Southwark since childhood but her path is changed forever by an encounter w....
ISBN: 9781782990192
Published: 11 October 2019
Tudor London: 1540. Each night, after dark, men flock to Bankside seeking girls of easy virtue; prostitutes known as The Winchester Geese. Joanie Toogood has worked the streets of Southwark since childhood but her path is changed forever by an encounter w....
ISBN: 9781782990192
Published: 7 December 2012
Time is like a train, dashing past a railway station, sometimes it passes so quickly we almost miss it. Growing up in the 1960's the poet celebrates life as it was then, and the precious memories of those who shared it with her.With additional poems.
ISBN: 9781786108548
Published: 8 April 2016