Julia Fox is an author and historical researcher, and a former teacher. She lives in

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with her husband, the Tudor historian, John Guy. Her first book was '' Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford'', a study of the

lady-in-waiting A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank than the woman to whom ...

at the court of

Henry VIII of England Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disag ...

and the sister-in-law of

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key f ...

. Her second book, ''Sister Queens'', is a biography of sisters

Katherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, ; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until their annulment on 23 May 1533. She was previously P ...

, who was

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagr ...

's first wife, and

Joanna of Castile Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to ...

, who was the mother of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Works

*''Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007); published in the U.S. as ''Jane Boleyn: The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford'' (Ballantine Books, 2007). *''Sister Queens: Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile'' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011); published in the U.S. as ''Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile'' (Ballantine Books, 2011).

References

External links

Julia Fox's official website
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