BridLit audiences are in for a treat with Tracy Borman at Bridport Electric Palace on Sunday 2 November at 4pm.

The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty is Borman’s fifth book on the Tudors. It focuses on the succession debates and the plots that dogged Elizabeth’s 44-year reign.

Historia Magazine writes: ‘In March, 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace.

‘The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor — something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign.

‘Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her.

‘Or so we’ve been led to believe.

‘But, as new research shows, this is not what happened. Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir.’

This startling revelation is the basis of Borman’s book, which tells a timeless story about iconic women, espionage, conspiracy and power.

BridLit regulars will know that Borman combines meticulous research with a lively, warm energy to produce the most incredible historical non-fiction.

Tracy Borman OBE has recently been named Chief Historian at the Historic Royal Palaces, a role she previously shared with Lucy Worsley.

She’s a regular broadcaster and public speaker, giving talks on her many books across the UK and abroad.

She was a key expert in the recent Channel 5 documentary, Princes in the Tower, which explored new discoveries relating to Richard III’s nephews and their uncertain fate.

Borman is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books including Crown & Sceptre, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him, The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain’s Greatest Dynasty, Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII’s Most Faithful Servant, Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England, Elizabeth’s Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen and Witches: A Tale of Sorcery, Scandal and Seduction.

Tickets for her BridLit appearance are from the Electric Palace website or from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, 01308 424901.