by Mary Hooper
simples – medicines made from herbs
spinet – a type of small harpischord
taffety tart – a dish made with cream (the cream said to resemble the sheen of silk taffeta)
trencher – wooden or pewter plate for serving or cutting food
Bibliography
Brown, Maisie, Barnes and Mortlake Past
Historical Publications Limited, 1997
Fell Smith, Charlotte, John Dee 1527 – 1608
Constable and Company, 1909
Jenkins, Elizabeth, Elizabeth the Great
Phoenix Press, 1958
Picard, Liza, Elizabeth’s London
Phoenix, 2003
Reed, Nicholas, Frost Fairs on the Frozen Thames
Lilburne Press, 2002
Weir, Alison, Elizabeth the Queen
Pimlico, 1999
Williams, Neville, The Life and Times of Elizabeth
Book Club Associates, 1972
Woolley, Hannah, The Gentlewoman’s Companion
(1675) Prospect Books, 2001
Also by Mary Hooper
Historical fiction
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
Petals in the Ashes
The Fever and the Flame
(a special omnibus edition of the two books above)
The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose
At the House of the Magician
The Betrayal
Contemporary fiction
Megan
Megan 2
Megan 3
Holly
Amy
Chelsea and Astra: Two Sides of the Story
Zara
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, Berlin and New York
First published in Great Britain in February 2008 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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First published in the USA in October 2010 by Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
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