The Historical Novel Society UK 2024 conference

Elizabeth Fremantle is the critically acclaimed author of four Tudor historical novels: Queen’s Gambit, Sisters of Treason, Watch the Lady and The Girl in the Glass Tower. As E.C. Fremantle she has written two gripping historical thrillers: The Poison Bed and The Honey and the Sting.  Her novel, Disobedient, about the artist Artemisia Gentileschi, was published in 2023.  Her Sunday Times bestseller Queen’s Gambit  was turned into a feature film this year, renamed Firebrand. Alicia Vikander starred as Catherine Parr and Jude Law played Henry VIII – it received a standing ovation at Cannes and rave reviews in the press. The film goes on general release in June 2024. She lives in London.