When one of the ladies in residence at Hampton Court Palace fails to answer her maid’s call in the morning, Mrs Lydia Bramble, palace housekeeper, is called in to investigate. What Mrs Bramble finds sends shockwaves through the whole palace: Miss Philomena Franklin, slumped over her desk, a knife in her back. With the police […]
Murder at the Palace by NR Daws
When one of the ladies in residence at Hampton Court Palace fails to answer her maid’s call in the morning, Mrs Lydia Bramble, palace housekeeper, is called in to investigate. What Mrs Bramble finds sends shockwaves through the whole palace: Miss Philomena Franklin, slumped over her desk, a knife in her back. With the police […]
Grace and Favour at Hampton Court Palace
When Neil Daws was asked to work with Historic Royal Palaces on a cosy crime historical novel set in Hampton Court Palace he agreed enthusiastically – well, who wouldn’t? He tells us about some of the unusual places and characters he came across while researching Murder at the Palace, which is set in Hampton Court‘s […]
Win Tickets to Alison’s Weir’s Book Launch!
Win a pair of tickets to the launch of the stunning third book in Alison Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series, Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen publishes on 3rd May 2018. The third book in the Six Tudor Queens series, it draws a finely detailed and enthralling portrait of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third queen. […]