Derek Wilson
Derek Wilson, one of our leading biographers and novelists, came to prominence thirty years ago, after graduating from Cambridge, with A Tudor Tapestry: Men, Women and Society in Reformation England. This was followed by several critically acclaimed and bestselling books such as Rothschild:A Story of Wealth and Power, Sweet Robin: Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, The King And The Gentleman: Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell 1599-1649, In the Lion's Court:Power, Ambition and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII, All the King's Women: Love, Sex and Politics in the Life of Charles II and Hans Holbein. He has also written and presented numerous radio and television programmes.
In 2003, he launched the annual Cambridge festival, which provides a forum for readers, authors and media presenters to share their enthusiasm for historical fact and fiction. More details can be found on his website: www.derekwilson.com
Books by Derek Wilson
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Charlemagne: Barbarian and Emperor
by Derek WilsonPublished: 15/11/2010
I cannot praise too highly Derek Wilson's prose style, which is both masterful and lively. He writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading.' Alison Weir
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Peter the Great
by Derek WilsonPublished: 15/02/2009
A revelatory biography of the man who changed Russia, and Europe, for ever.
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Out Of The Storm: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther
by Derek WilsonPublished: 02/06/2008
A revelatory biography of a remarkable Renaissance man whose rationalist convictions changed not only the post-Reformation Church in Europe but also the individual’s relationship to society.
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Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man
by Derek WilsonPublished: 01/11/2006
The first full biography of this incredible artist in over 85 years, published to coincide with a major Holbein exhibition in 2006 at Tate Britain.
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All The King's Women
by Derek WilsonPublished: 02/08/2004
Full of incident and anecdote, this popular narrative history focuses on the crucial involvement in politics and pleasure of a group of women in the Stuart Court.
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In The Lion's Court: Power, Ambition and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII
by Derek WilsonPublished: 01/02/2002
Power, Ambition and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII Derek Wilson
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The King And The Gentleman: Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell 1599-1649
by Derek WilsonPublished: 05/05/2000
'A highly fascinating and detailed book which any Civil War buff will want to add to his collection. ' Amanda Foreman, Sunday Express
