My mother and I had one thing in common,
we ADORED British history, especially the monarches from
pre-Norman Invasion (god bless the long bow) right up to Prince William being a cutie patootie.
There was a saying that Elizabeth was the greatest King England ever had. ;)
You've read Sharon Kay Penman's big ole historicals, yes? And Philippa Gregory (who frankly I don't care for as much as Penman)?
I concentrated on Tudor for the longest time, and only fairly recently branched out on either side chronologically. Eleanor of Aquitaine fascinates me, as does Marie Antoinette - and let's not even get into those wacky Plantagenets!