Elizabeth Fremantle Interview, plus links to author biography, book summaries, excerpts and reviews

Elizabeth Fremantle
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Elizabeth Fremantle

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An interview with Elizabeth Fremantle

A Q&A with Elizabeth Fremantle about her historical fiction debut, Queen's Gambit, which takes you into the heart of the Tudor court and the life and loves of the clever, charismatic Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and last wife.

In September 2013 BookBrowse hosted a discussion of Elizabeth Fremantle's excellent first novel, Queen's Gambit, about Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's clever, charismatic and last wife. Elizabeth joined us to answer questions about her book and her research. Click to read the Q&A.

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