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"A scholarly but wonderfully entertaining book.

It proves beyond any doubt that the reality of Tudor history is far more interesting and exciting than the fictions." Jonathan Wright reviews Our Man in Rome in the Herald.

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The Divorce of Henry VIII. The US edition of Our Man in Rome will be published on June 19 by Palgrave Macmillan.

New appointment. I'm looking forward to joining the University of Sheffield as Lecturer in Public History from September 2012.

Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, on Our Man in Rome. "An eye-opening book, an intricate and fascinating story of an elusive man with an impossible job. A brilliant and impressive feat of original research, and necessary reading for anyone fascinated by the story of Henry’s divorce..."

"A glittering debut. Fletcher's book is at its best in her account of precisely what it meant to be an ambassador in those treacherous times." Miranda Seymour reviews Our Man in Rome in The Sunday Times.

"A scholarly but wonderfully entertaining book. It proves beyond any doubt that the reality of Tudor history is far more interesting and exciting than the fictions." Jonathan Wright reviews Our Man in Rome in the Herald.

"A marvel of close-up detective work". Duncan Fallowell reviews Our Man in Rome in the Daily Express, Friday 3 February 2012.

"Reclaims a period of history all too often simplified... a cracking story". Sarah Vine reviews Our Man in Rome in The Times, Saturday 4 February 2012.