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The Tudor Heresy The Tudor Mystery Trials A medieval Historical Fiction Novel Tudor Mystery Trials Series edition by Sam Burnell Literature Fiction eBooks

The Tudor Heresy is a short story introducing what I assume will be a series of fictionalised historical books set in 16th century Tudor England. The trick with this type of story is to make the fictional aspects sound legitimate. Samantha Burnell does a good job of this. The events, setting and characters all sit well in the period. It has sufficient authenticity to be a believable untold chapter of a well-trodden historical period.

As a story, it’s a flurry of activity: political machinations, mystery, murder, compromised relationships. It reads somewhat like a longer historical novel which has had the connecting bits taken out so you have a feast of the juicy bits all at once. This didn’t bother me, but I would have been equally happy with the connecting bits there too to flesh out the characters and story more.

As a stand alone work, the ending is somewhat blunt, requiring the reader to pick up the next book to find out what happens next, but I guess that’s what you get with a series. They ain’t over until the last page of the last book. There’s a lot of promise here and I guess I’ll have to take on the series as a whole to get the reward.


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The Tudor Heresy The Tudor Mystery Trials A medieval Historical Fiction Novel Tudor Mystery Trials Series edition by Sam Burnell Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

The Tudor Heresy The Tudor Mystery Trials was a different take on most Tudor stories. It begins with the truth of Seymore's attack on Princess Elizabeth and then goes into the author's track of what happened next. It did grab my attention and I liked it because the focus was not mostly on royalty though it concerned royalty. But, I'm not sure the cost of the next book is worth the read.
I feel the author meant this as an introduction to The Queens Spy. "Heresy" would have clearly explained Richard's role initially, and would have made the reading of The Queens Spy more propitious. Respect for the author is well deserved.
Enjoyed this very much, it could have been done previous to the first book, but is good to continue the series. There are a few editing problems with spelling and some typos which could be edited but it is a good short story and will lead in to the next novel.
This is a wonderfully written story, one that is actually based on historical events. I like the fact that, in addition to being a great story, what you read has such an amazing level of historical accuracy. This was an interesting time in history, and this story by Sam Burnell really brings things to life. Well worth reading!
An interesting introduction to the The Tudor Mystery Trials, where conflicts between brothers is taken to the max by Author and historical researcher, Sam Burnell. This novella wets the appetite for the intrigue to follow. 14-year old Elizabeth is causing havoc, in the true image of her father, in the Thomas Seymour and Katherine Parr, her stepmother, residence where deception, coercion, and manipulation to gain access to 'he who wears the crown' is the only motive for destroying and/or violently ending lives. Secrecy and cunning schemes abound; no one quite sure where loyalties lie, which changes like the wind over the Isle of Britain. The Seymour brothers conspire in direct conflict against young King Edward, resulting in the beheading of Thomas. A good parallel to the first scene of 'A Queen's Spy' which concludes this prequel. Some may wonder how the last scene connects to the tale told of Seymour's treachery, but laced in shadow is the Mystery to come. A good idea to purchase the prequel and first book in the series together to continue the intrigue set in place for generations by the historical conflicts of the true, infamous Tudor royal family.
Sub-titled The Tudor Mystery Trials, this is either a novella or a short story. Its purpose, however is to draw the reader into pursuing a fuller story in A Queen’s Spy, with the same sub-title. It works. There is just enough taste of the story that this reader at least went to to get the full story in the second work. Just when one would think the story has been told, it is obvious there is more to come. A Queen’s Spy is reviewed separately.
REVEW OF THE TUDOR HERESY

By Sam Burnell

Samantha Burnell is a writer with potential, and it is evident in her excellent command of language and grammar. After viewing the cover of her book, I began reading with great expectations because I like historical novels. After reading a few pages, I found myself going back to read paragraphs and trying to discover who the characters were and their relationship to each other. I even made a few notes which didn’t seem to help very much. There are strong emotions involved in the relationships between most of the characters, but I couldn’t figure out exactly what was driving each of them. It is simply not enough for the author to say that the character hates, envies, or is afraid of another character. I need to see and feel what he feels. I don’t think it is unfair to the author to say that this is not a book, but more like a detailed plot the author intends to flesh out on the second pass. There are a few typos in the book, and it is not formatted very well creating a distraction for the reader. I would like to see some serious effort made to correct the problems, especially things that would flesh out the story. I need to hear, see, and experience the raw emotions mentioned in the story. The climax is sudden and unexpected. This is never a good idea in any book. This story is evidently intended as the introduction to the other books in the series that will follow. With a little work the story could be improved immensely, but as it now stands, I cannot give it more than a 3-star rating.
The Tudor Heresy is a short story introducing what I assume will be a series of fictionalised historical books set in 16th century Tudor England. The trick with this type of story is to make the fictional aspects sound legitimate. Samantha Burnell does a good job of this. The events, setting and characters all sit well in the period. It has sufficient authenticity to be a believable untold chapter of a well-trodden historical period.

As a story, it’s a flurry of activity political machinations, mystery, murder, compromised relationships. It reads somewhat like a longer historical novel which has had the connecting bits taken out so you have a feast of the juicy bits all at once. This didn’t bother me, but I would have been equally happy with the connecting bits there too to flesh out the characters and story more.

As a stand alone work, the ending is somewhat blunt, requiring the reader to pick up the next book to find out what happens next, but I guess that’s what you get with a series. They ain’t over until the last page of the last book. There’s a lot of promise here and I guess I’ll have to take on the series as a whole to get the reward.