- Joanna Hickson

The House of Seymour - The House of Seymour (The House of Seymour, Book 1)

By Joanna Hickson

Will one family’s ambition be their destiny … or their downfall?

From their seat at Wolf Hall in the Savernake Forest, the Seymour family plotted their rise. Taking them from Agincourt, through the War of the Roses and beyond, their thirst for power leaves devastation in its wake. Will it also be their undoing?

Praise for Joanna Hickson:

‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times

‘Rich and warm’ Sunday Express

The Seymour family – landed gentry since the time of the Normans: they forged alliances and built their power base with cold-eyed ambition. The Seymour’s court royal favour, but not without a cost to those they love, and to those that serve them. Commoners Adhelm Miller and his cousin Adela find themselves caught up in the slipstream of the family’s fortune. Encompassing love, murder and betrayal, the two families will find themselves inextricably linked, but which one will thrive, and which one will fail…?

Author: Joanna Hickson
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 22 May 2025
Pages: 400
ISBN: 978-0-00-854466-9
Joanna spent twenty-five years at the BBC writing and presenting for radio and television. Gripped by Shakespeare’s historical plays, Joanna originally began researching King Henry V’s ‘fair Kate’ as a schoolgirl and the story of Catherine de Valois and the birth of the Tudor dynasty went on to become her first historical novel, The Agincourt Bride. Joanna is now an internationally bestselling novelist with a legion of fans around the globe. The House of Seymour is her eighth novel. She is married with a large family and lives in Wiltshire, England.

Praise for Joanna Hickson: -

”'A great tale… the golden thread that led to the crown of England” - Conn Iggulden

”'An intriguing tale, told with confidence” - The Times

”'Rich and warm” - Sunday Express

'Colourful and vivid' Elizabeth Chadwick -

”'A big-hearted and engrossing novel.” - Elizabeth Freemantle

”'Thoroughly engrossing” - The Lady

”A gripping and emotional story” - Woman

”'A bewitching first novel…alive with historical detail” - Good Housekeeping

”Bewitching … the characters and the narrative work seamlessly together.” - Woman & Home

”'Evocative … well-researched” - Woman’s Weekly

”'Excellent” - Carol McGrath author of The Handfasted Wife

”'A great book… loving it!” - Joanna Courtney, author of The Chosen Queen

”'I couldn’t have been more riveted” - For Winter Nights blog