- Linda Porter (historian)
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website = http://www.lindaporter.netLinda Porter was born in Exeter, Devon. Her family have long-standing connections to the
West Country , but moved to the London area when she was a small child. She was educated atWalthamstow Hall School inSevenoaks and at theUniversity of York , from which she has a doctorate in History. On completing her postgraduate work she moved to New York, where she lived for almost a decade, lecturing atFordham University and theCity University of New York .Since returning to England, Linda has had a varied career. She has worked as a journalist and been a senior adviser on international public relations to a major telecommunications company. But she has always stayed close to her roots as an historian. In 2004 she was the winner of the Biographers Club/"Daily Mail" prize which launched her on a new career as an author. Her first book, "Mary Tudor: The First Queen" was published in 2007. She is currently working on her next book, a biography of Henry VIII’s last wife,
Katherine Parr .Linda is married with one daughter. She lives in
Kent .Bibliography
* "Mary Tudor: The First Queen" (2007) ISBN 978-0-7499-5144-3
* "The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" "(2008) ISBN 978-0-312-36837-1External links
* [http://www.lindaporter.net] Linda Porter Home Page
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