Recently, I read Hilary Mantel’s novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies (which I finished on Jan. 7th). I enjoyed these so much that I decided to next read a book my sister recommended, The Six Wives of Henry VII, by Alison Weir. 
This book is nonfiction, but written in such a way that I found it nearly every bit as enjoyable as the fiction I’d read on the subject. And this book, as a genuine historical account, contained a lot more information. I finished this book on the 17th of January. And because English history has been a favorite subject of my sister’s, she loaned me two more books that follow this one:
The Children of Henry VIII, which I am currently reading, and The 
Life of Elizabeth I – both by Alison Weir.
I expect to be finished with the first one in a day or two and then on to the next. I tend to get interested in a subject and proceed to read everything about it I can get my hands on!
Interestingly enough, one evening I was browsing the TV listings and came across a series called “The Tudors.” Rather interesting to see this right after reading about it!
Who knows if my fascination with Tudor England will continue; I would also like to read about the Plantagenets, among other things. Funny – I hated History class when I was in school; I had absolutely no interest in it. But I have since come to find that History is completely fascinating. Is it the teachers that fail to instil this fascination in their students? Or is it just that it takes maturity to gain an interest in the subject? Perhaps it is a bit of both. But thank goodness for books!