Nicola Tallis

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Nicola Tallis
FRHistS
Born
Nicola Louise Tallis

1985 (age 40–41)
Cardiff, Wales
Alma mater
Website nicolatallis.com/biography/

Nicola Louise Tallis FRHistS (born 1985) is a British historian and author whose work centres on the politics and material culture of the Tudor and Stuart courts.

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Early life and education

Tallis was born in Cardiff and grew up in Wiltshire. She initially qualified as beautician before deciding to study history. [1] Tallis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Bath Spa University in 2011 and a Master of Arts (MA) from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2013. She completed a PhD at the University of Winchester in 2019. [2]

Career

Tallis began her career working as a curator and guide at Sudeley Castle. In 2013, she featured in the BBC series Countryfile . [2]

In 2016, Michael O'Mara Books acquired the rights to publish Tallis' debut book Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey. [3] [4] Michael O'Mara Books would publish Tallis' second and third books Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester in 2017 and Uncrowned Queen: The Fateful Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch in 2019. [5] [6]

Tallis contributed to a 2021 installment of the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are about the Boleyn family. [7] She published her PhD All The Queen's Jewels, 1445–1548: Power, Majesty and Display in 2023. [8] She featured in the 2023 Channel 4 special Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy . [9] Also in 2023, [10] Tallis reunited with Michael O'Mara Books for the publication of her next book Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen in 2024. [11] Young Elizabeth was named a Book of the Week by Katherine Harvey of The Sunday Times . [12]

Tallis is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. [13] [14]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Nicola's royal engagement". Wiltshire Living. April 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "Crown Jewels, 1445 – 1548". Henley Archaeological & Historical Group. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Cowdrey, Katherine (18 May 2016). "Debut Lady Grey biography to Michael O'Mara". The Bookseller. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Zimmerman, Jean (23 December 2016). "Dynasty: Three New Books About England's Tudors". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Mansfield, Katie (21 May 2019). "Michael O'Mara to publish Margaret Beaufort biography". The Bookseller. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Russell, Gareth (1 February 2020). "Uncrowned Queen by Nicola Tallis review — infanticidal zealot? No, just a pious wife". The Times. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Boleyns in Who Do You Think You Are?". The Anne Boleyn Files. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Courtney Herber, "Review: All The Queen's Jewels", Renaissance Quarterly, 78:4 (Winter 2025), pp. 1324–1325. doi : 10.1017/rqx.2025.65
  9. ↑ "Nicola Tallis". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Michael O'Mara to publish new biography of Elizabeth I". The Bookseller. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Johanna Strong, "Review: Young Elizabeth", Royal Studies Journal, 11:2 (2024) doi : 10.21039/rsj.474
  12. ↑ Harvey, Katherine (14 February 2024). "Young Elizabeth by Nicola Tallis review — the perilous early years of Gloriana". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Royal Historical Society elects 337 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members, 16 May 2025
  14. ↑ "Young Elizabeth: Dr Nicola Tallis in conversation with Jo Durrant". Museum in the Park. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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