I LOVED Part One - it was a wonderful reexamination of the facts and rightfully questions what "everybody knows". I think Molloy made some excellent points and a solid case for questioning the parts of the historical record that smack of pure political propaganda.

However, urgh, Part Two was a farce on every level. Molly decided to write the script for a Monty Python-esque play instead of just continuing her awesome analyses of the historical record.

I really enjoyed the research behind this book, it was interesting to read about the people that tried to claim the Tudor Throne. I thought Kieran Molloy wrote this well and had that historical element that I was looking for.

Firstly thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy of this book in return for my honest review .

This period in our history is something that’s interests me a lot however I found the second half of the book - the bit in trial form really hard to keep up with and therefore I did not manage to finish the book . DNF at 50% - it was a good idea however it just didn’t work for me