Linda Porter (historian)

Linda Porter (historian)

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Linda 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 at Walthamstow Hall School in Sevenoaks and at the University 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 at Fordham University and the City 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 978-0-312-36837-1

External links

* [http://www.lindaporter.net] Linda Porter Home Page

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