Fiction

Under the pen name Fiona Buckley she writes the series of historical mysteries, set in the reign of Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...

, featuring "Ursula Blanchard" (whose full name is Ursula Faldene Blanchard de la Roche Stannard). Under her own name she writes historical fiction based on the royalty of England and the Bridges over Time series which follows a family from the eleventh century through the nineteenth century.

Ursula Blanchard mysteries

• To Shield the Queen (©1997) ISBN 0-671-01531-1
• The Doublet Affair (©1998) ISBN 0-671-01532-X
• Queen's Ransom (©2000) ISBN 0-671-03293-3
• To Ruin a Queen (©2000) ISBN 0-671-03294-1
• Queen of Ambition (©2002) ISBN 0-7434-1030-0
• A Pawn for a Queen (©2002) ISBN 0-7432-0265-1
• The Fugitive Queen (2004) ISBN 0-7434-5748-X
• The Siren Queen (2004) ISBN 0-7432-3752-8

Bridges Over Time Series

• The Proud Villeins (©1992)ISBN 0-312-08282-7
• The Ruthless Yeomen (©1991) ISBN 0-312-08884-1
• The Women of Ashdon (©1993) ISBN 0-312-09417-5
• The Faithful Lovers (©1993) ISBN 0-312-10979-2
• The Cherished Wives (©1996) ISBN 0-312-13943-8
• The Dowerless Sisters (©1995) ISBN 0-7472-1267-8

Norman Series

• Gildenford (©1977) ISBN 0-684-14896-X
• The Norman Pretender (©1982) ISBN 0-684-16099-4
• The Disputed Crown (©1982) ISBN 0-684-17629-7

Other Historical novels

• King of the Wood (©1984) ISBN 0-312-02939-X
  • based on King William Rufus
• Crown of Roses (©1989) ISBN 0-312-03315-X
  • based on the end of the Wars of the Roses
• The House of Lanyon - The Exmoor Saga (©2007) ISBN 978-0-7783-2502-4
  • Story of Richard Lanyon, his descendents, and his landlords the Sweetwaters
• The House Of Allerbrook - The Exmoor Saga (©2008) ISBN 978-1741166767
  • Story of Jane Sweetwater (Allerbrook)

The Innocence of King Richard III

Valerie Anand is a believer in the innocence of King Richard III in the matter of the Princes in the Tower

Princes in the Tower

The Princes in the Tower is a term which refers to Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York. The two brothers were the only sons of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville alive at the time of their father's death...

. She presents this view in Crown of Roses. See John Alcock (bishop)

John Alcock (bishop)

-Biography:Alcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire, son of Sir William Alcock, Burgess of Kingston upon Hull and educated at Cambridge. In 1461 he was made dean of Westminster, and his subsequent promotion was rapid in both church and state. In the following year he was made Master of the Rolls,...

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External links

• Interview with Valerie Anand