The Siege of Loyalty House
By jessie Childs
The Siege of Loyalty House
By jessie Childs
‘Extraordinary, thrilling, immersive… at times almost Tolstoyan in its emotional intelligence and literary power’
Simon Schama
Jessie Childs
Award-winning author, historian and broadcaster
Welcome to the website of the award-winning writer and historian Jessie Childs, author of Henry VIII’s Last Victim and God’s Traitors.
LATEST NEWS
Sealed Knot Platinum Jubilee weekend at Basing House
Jessie will be signing books at Basing House as the Sealed Knot reenact the sieges of Basing House on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June. Click here for more info
History Hit
What would have happened if the Gunpowder Plot had succeeded? Jessie considers this counterfactual question with Suzannah Lipscomb, Anna Whitelock and Gareth Russell. Also available as a podcast on Not Just the Tudors
History Hit
Discussing screen portrayals of Henry VIII with Suzannah Lipscomb, Alex von Tunzelmann and Joanne Paul. Also available as a podcast on Not Just the Tudors
Parallel Lives by Iain Pears
For the Sunday Times (27 April 2025)
The Writer’s Bookshelf
Interview about books with Mathew Lyons on his Substack The Broken Compass
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad by Simon Parkin
For the LRB (6 February 2025)
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