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The Other Queen: A Novel
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
Two women competing for a man's heart Two queens fighting to the death for dominance The untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the ...
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The Lady Elizabeth: A Novel
Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, 2008
So far so Good
I am in the middle of this book and I cannot put it down. I have a small problem, though. On page 9, she writes " Her big, magnificant father, King Harry the Eighth..." I thought her father was King Henry the Eighth and not Harry. I am surprised no one has caught this.
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The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2004
ANOTHER WINNER
WONDERFUL BOOK, COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE NEXT BOOK BY GREGORY.
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The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone Books, 2007
Trying times for women
This book definetly demonstrates the trials and tribulations that woman in medieval England had to face. This book basically picks up where The Other Boleyn Girl left off, with the exception of pretty much skipping Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour. My only complaint ...
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The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn
Eric Ives
Wiley-Blackwell, 2005
Indispensable
Anne Boleyn was undoubtedly one history's most fascinating woman. She was not conventionally beautiful, she had a sharp-tongued, acidic personality, and she engendered both obsessive love and implacable hatred in the people around her. She also was caught in the middle ...
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The Constant Princess (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2006
Great into a character lost in history
The Constant Princess explored from childhood Katherine of Aragon's life. Most of us I think just know her as the queen Henry VIII first put aside trying to get a legitimate male heir to his throne. But I had no idea the history she went through from her parents to the ...
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The Children of Henry VIII
Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, 1997
Better than I thought!
From the moment I picked up this book, I got glued. I have never read anything about Henry or his children in the past. I had been wanting to read about Elizabeth but it took awhile for me to find the right book. I read many reviews on the books written about her and ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Wonderful piece of historical fiction!
I simply couldn't put this book down! Just read one bit at the bookstore and I promise you won't be disappointed!
It is well written, creative, and NEVER a dull moment in the life of the court! I loved how the author revived the Boleyn family and created such ...
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The Virgin's Lover (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2005
Great Read!
I have read several of Philippa Gregory's books and this is one of my favorites (the first one being The Other Boleyn Girl). It continues with the same themes of love and greed that appears in the other books but they are presented from the perspective of a man. ...
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Alison Weir
Grove Press, 1991
Henry the World-class Glutton
Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an outstanding work of history about England in the 1500s, Henry's six wives, and the role they play in English politics and international relations with Spain, France and Germany. ...
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The Last Queen: A Novel
C.W. Gortner
Ballantine Books, 2008
Review by Mirella Patzer - Historical Fiction Author
In 15th century Spain, Juana 1 of Castile is born the second daughter of Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon whose marriage united the two kingdoms, but it was her mother who possessed the most power and greatest influence.
Beneath the intensity ...
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Vengeance Is Mine: A Novel of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, and Lady Rochford--the woman who helped destroy ...
Brandy Purdy
iUniverse, Inc., 2007
Obsessive Love
This historical novel tells the tale of Anne Boleyn's rise and fall as well of that of silly Catherine Howard from the point of view of the woman responsible for both of their deaths: Lady Jane Rochford, Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law. It is her obsessive love for ...
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Henry VIII: The King and His Court
Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, 2002
Estimable essay on the era of Henry VIII
In one sense, I am at a disadvantage in assessing this volume. I am not an historian of this era, so I cannot confidently judge well the accuracy of Alison Weir's rendering of events and people. I have, of course, read other works dealing with this period, and I'm not ...
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The Wives of Henry VIII
Antonia Fraser
Vintage, 1993
Of all the books on Henry VIII's wives, this is the best
A few years ago David Starkey wrote a book on Henry VIII's three wives which received much publicity. It was even turned into a PBS documentary. I read that book and while I found some of his research compelling, his arrogant style and dubious conclusions irritated me. ...
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Devil Water
Anya Seton
Chicago Review Press, 2007
Another great Seton novel..
Anya Seton's books never fail to impress me. She weaves stories that are intricate and beautifully written. Also, the research she has done to produce these novels is astonishing. This book is perhaps one of her best.
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