Welcome to my Exclusive with Tony Riches, International Best Selling Author of the Tudor Trilogy, the Brandon Trilogy, and the Elizabethan Series. He has also written other books.
Tony Riches was born in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, UK, and spent part of his childhood in Kenya. He gained a BA degree in Psychology and an MBA from Cardiff University.
After careers in the Royal Air Force, the NHS and Local Government, he is a full-time author of historical fiction.
His Tudor Trilogy has become an international best-seller and he is in regular demand as a guest speaker about the lives of the early Tudors. (click for FULL bio)
Below is a Clip of the full interview, and the full interview below this one.
Tune in to my Exclusive with Tony Riches below and listen while you check out the rest of the blog.
As Tony stated he will be coming back after he finishes his next Trilogy.
Until then, grab a book and find out what makes him one of the International Best Selling Authors! Available in Audible too took listen to on the go.
Tony also has a blog that has reach 2 million visitors now called The Writing Desk, he reviews and talks about others books, and it is a great way to find your next best read.
HISTORICAL FICTION
BY TONY RICHES
England 1422: Owen, a Welsh servant, waits in Windsor Castle to meet his new mistress, the beautiful and lonely Queen Catherine of Valois, widow of the warrior king, Henry V.
Her infant son is crowned King of England and France, and while the country simmers on the brink of civil war, Owen becomes her protector. To read more visit Tony’s official site, or purchase his book by clicking the book itself.
(Visit Tony’s website for full descriptions after the interview)
England 1461: Sir Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke, flees the massacre of his Welsh army at the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross and plans a rebellion to return his half-brother King Henry to the throne.
When King Henry is imprisoned by Edward IV in the Tower of London and murdered, Jasper escapes to Brittany with his young nephew, Henry Tudor.
Bosworth 1485: Henry Tudor becomes King of England and hopes to unite Lancaster and York through marriage to the beautiful Elizabeth of York.
With help from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, he learns to keep a fragile peace. He chooses a Spanish Princess, Catherine of Aragon, as a wife for his son Prince Arthur.
Tony is also a podcast host and has a podcast on the Tudors with a very fitting title called…
“Stories of the Tudors Podcast”
The Brandon Trilogy
Please feel free to click on any of the photos too take you to learn more about the fascinating history of The Tudors told by Tony and the lives of those surrounding them. He has said he has a way of being able to tell the story from a different perspective than most authors which makes his books very interesting to read. and he recently published a new book, here is the information on it below.
NEW ON AMAZON – now available in Audiobook
Bess Throckmorton defies her notorious background and lack of education to become Queen Elizabeth’s Gentlewoman and trusted confidante.
Forced to choose between loyalty and love, duty and desire, will she risk her queen’s anger by marrying adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh without permission?
Entangled in a web of intrigue, from the glittering Palace of Whitehall to the cells of the Tower of London, Bess endures tragedy and injustice, becoming a resilient, determined woman, who takes nothing for granted.
Can she outwit her enemies, protect her family, and claim her destiny in a world where women are pawns and survival is a game of deadly consequences?
This is the true story of the last of the Elizabethans, which ends the story of the Tudor dynasty – and introduces their successors, the Stuarts. (via tonyriches.com)
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-Dawn Piercy, PhD
Tdr Now & The Heritage Hunters Podcast 
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