Henry VIII's Last Victim: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey - Hardcover

Jessie Childs was born in 1976 and educated at West Heath and Stowe School. She took a first in history at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1999 and has worked in television as a researcher for historical documentaries. Henry VIII's Last Victim is her first book. Her second book will tell the story of the persecuted Catholics in the reign of Elizabeth I. She lives in London.

"Rarely have I felt so utterly captivated by a history book. It is stunning! Jessie Childs is a major new talent. She brings her characters to life so vividly, and the narrative just flows, packed with amazing detail. This, for me, is a surprisingly fresh view on a period with which I am very familiar." -- Alison Weir "A truly superb biography." -- A. N Wilson "Clatters along like an epic gangster movie... gripping." -- Roger Lewis * Daily Express * "Jessie Childs is a rising star among historians. Just when we thought everything had been said about Henry VIII she makes us see him from a completely new angle - through the eyes of a poet aristocrat." -- Desmond Seward "Childs's description of these complex manoeuvrings [at Henry's court], as of the French wars, is excellent...this book opens a fascinating window on the mid-Tudor world." * Guardian *