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
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)
Royals, Rebels and Romantics Podcast
8 January 2025 - Interview with Carol Ann Lloyd. Listen here or watch on YouTube
Battleground Podcast
Jessie joins Saul David, Roger Moorhouse and Richard Foreman to discuss their Military History Books of the Year 2024 in the Battleground Christmas Special
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