The dangerous thing about writing historical fiction is that you are confined by the events that took place during the time period you have chosen. Sure, the author can make choices as to the personal stories of her characters (depending on how well known they were) but they are often forced to des...
After seemingly endless starts and stops when it came to reading this book I have finally finished it! Still unsure of how to voice my feeling towards Margaret Beaufort though.After reading several books written in third person I was taken aback by the first person narrative of this book. This was s...
Loved this book from start to finish. A ruthless ambitious woman who startles and entertains. History, treachery, barbery, vanity. Wonderful, wonderful tale.
I found it incredibly impressive that the author could spend years thinking and writing from the point of view of Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King Edward during the York/Lancaster wars and then completely change her point of view to Margaret's on the opposite side. Reading about King Henry VIII's g...
I finished this book last night, which is good because it is due back at the library today. I FLEW through this book. While I acknowledge that Philippa Gregory isn't the greatest for historical accuracy, she sure can give historical figures a character, and she sure can tell a story. She herself ...
2.5 starsMargaret Beaufort wants to devote her life to church but is instead maried off to Edmund Tudor when she is 12. He dies soon after that but manages to get her pregnant before that. After her son Henry is born, Margaret devotes her life to get him on the throne.I don’t think I’ve ever hated a...
I am so into this time period. The War of the Roses and the Tudor period are so interesting. I suggest you read The White Queen before reading this one. There are mentions of that book in this book. It was very hard to find the chronological order of these books.
Margaret Beaufort was probably my least favorite in all of Philippa Gregory's heroines. I normally love reading about the English monarchs, but I don't know if this queen is at all royal. I guess for what she accomplished as a women in her time was to say the least, incredible and for that reason ...
This was surprisingly good. I didn't realize it was the second in a series, but I don't think I lost too much by not having read The White Queen first.
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