Grantwriter by day, historical fiction author by night. Always happy to talk Tudors, books, and writing! https://linktr.ee/janetwertman https://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3mhomt6mius2bThrilled to have my review of Lauren Johnson's Margaret Beaufort published in Open Letters Review! https://openlettersreview.com/posts/margaret-beaufort-by-lauren-johnson22 Mar 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhomt6mius2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3mgntx4bm2c2jNew post on the blog, about a woman who does not get enough attention! https://janetwertman.com/2026/03/09/march-9-1578-death-of-margart-douglas-countess-of-lennox/09 Mar 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgntx4bm2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3mci4geozes2eNew post on the blog, about Elizabeth's cousin on the Boleyn side and likely half-sister on the Tudor side... https://janetwertman.com/2026/01/15/january-15-1569-death-of-catherine-carey-knollys/15 Jan 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci4geozes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3mcb4xik3422uhttps://janetwertman.com/2018/01/12/january-12-1547-norfolk-throws-surrey-bus/12 Jan 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcb4xik3422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3m5yhyucezc2jThrilled to have my review of Borman's The Stolen Crown published in Open Letters Review! https://openlettersreview.com/posts/the-stolen-crown-by-tracy-borman19 Nov 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yhyucezc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3m57oq37rcs2mNew post on the blog - a fascinating guest article about jewelry at the Tudor court! https://janetwertman.com/2025/11/09/what-henrys-wives-jewellery-tells-us-about-the-tudor-court/09 Nov 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57oq37rcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lwzn3tumak2rGreat review in Open Letters of Joanne Paul's new book https://openlettersreview.com/posts/thomas-more-by-joanne-paul22 Aug 2025 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzn3tumak2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lw3fcv2tik2dFor those of you who never got around to asking me for a copy! ;) https://janetwertman.com/2025/08/10/robert-dudleys-brush-off-letter-to-douglas-howard/10 Aug 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw3fcv2tik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lvtz6zlljc2rNew post on the blog! https://janetwertman.com/2025/08/07/august-7-1574-douglas-sheffield-gives-birth-to-a-son/08 Aug 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtz6zlljc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3loyxole4nc2yThrilled to see my review of The Queen's Musician published by Open Letters Review! https://openlettersreview.com/posts/the-queens-musician-by-martha-jean-johnson12 May 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyxole4nc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lotpa5qdsc2bI sat down with Tony Riches to discuss his latest release, Bess: Tudor Gentlewoman. Watch the interview on my YouTube channel (Too Much Tudor) or read the transcript on my blog! https://janetwertman.com/2025/05/10/author-interview-tony-riches-discusses-bess-tudor-gentlewoman-and-lots-more/10 May 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotpa5qdsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lo52czprnc2v"For those drawn to Tudor history, Nothing Proved offers a gripping, unvarnished look at the making of a queen, one who must first endure captivity before she can claim a throne. Highly recommended." https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/nothing-proved/01 May 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo52czprnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lnt6kye3522hLitFest in the Dena is back and I am thrilled to be moderating a panel! Though we lost our traditional venue (it was spared from the fires but the Army Corps is using it), the organizers found another place to hold this wonderful community literary festival. Hope to see you there! #litfestinthedena27 Apr 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnt6kye3522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lmko6zoll22iChuffed to see Nothing Proved in such great company! https://readingthepast.blogspot.com/2025/04/are-you-missing-tudor-era-check-out.html11 Apr 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmko6zoll22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lltp4cig2s2nhttps://janetwertman.com/2025/03/31/tudor-tidbit-friar-petos-dangerous-easter-sermon/02 Apr 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltp4cig2s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3ll5b2jgtqc26RIP Gloriana https://janetwertman.com/2018/03/24/march-24-1603-death-of-elizabeth-i/24 Mar 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5b2jgtqc26https://bsky.app/profile/janetwertman.bsky.social/post/3lkbtys3dvc2p"AAHHHHHH!! "Thinking this has been done before? If so, I don't blame you; Gloriana has inspired novelists for ages, but the comparisons end there. Wertman's subtly nuanced portrait of Anne's daughter is unlike any I've read before." https://historicalfictionreader.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-nothing-proved-by-janet.html13 Mar 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:ap3dgvliuy5tngf5vsn4fwq2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbtys3dvc2p