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Carolly Erickson

Author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette

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Carolly Erickson (born 1943) is an author of historical fiction and non-fiction. She lives in Hawaii. She is a historian and the author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette, The First Elizabeth, Great Catherine, Alexandra and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. She earned show more her doctorate in history from Columbia University. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Carolly Erickson

The Last Wife of Henry VIII (2006) 722 copies
The First Elizabeth (1983) 702 copies
Alexandra: The Last Tsarina (2001) 404 copies
The Tsarina's Daughter (2008) 349 copies

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Canonical name
Erickson, Carolly
Birthdate
1943-04-12
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Places of residence
Hawaii, USA
Education
University of Washington (B.A., 1963)
Columbia University (Ph.D, History, 1969)
Occupations
historian
novelist
professor (history)
Organizations
University of California Santa Barbara
Mediaeval Academy of America
American Historical Association
Medieval Association of the Pacific
West Coast Association of Women Historians
Phi Beta Kappa
Short biography
Carolly Erickson is a distinguished biographer and historian as well as an historical novelist. She writes primarily about famous women in European history. "I have found the past compelling since the age of fourteen or so," she once remarked. Even before she began her undergraduate work in history at the University of Washington, she had "a feeling I might some day write history for the general reader." To support herself, she has played the piano in cocktail lounges in New York City. She currently spends part of her year in Hawaii and part in the Lake Chelan Valley in Washington State.

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This book serves as a readable and interesting history of Regency England. Erickson explores a range of topics from the political and military to Luddite risings and social happenings. I learned new things about the period and was fascinated by the presentation of a much darker era than what is often reflected in popular fiction.
 
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wagner.sarah35 | 6 other reviews | Oct 19, 2023 |
Here's what I wrote in 2008 about this read: "OK, a quick read that taught some good history regarding the final wife of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr. She was scholarly and a good stepmother to his children, and risked losing her life in his court, too."
 
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MGADMJK | 29 other reviews | Jul 28, 2023 |
Awesome book...I couldn't put it down.
 
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mtngrl85 | 15 other reviews | Jan 22, 2023 |
This was an interesting read, and Erickson worked with information she had access to (I’m speculating here, and I am giving Erickson the benefit of the doubt here). I did a bit of research on Alexandra after reading this, and there are some things that are left out; whether it’s due to Erickson’s deliberate ignoring of the information or if the information hadn’t been found/realized in 2001 when it was published. This is mainly why I gave it 3 stars. I think Alexandra’s life was interesting, and I hope to find more books on her.… (more)
 
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