Book 7 finds us with Margaret Pole in the countryside, hiding her Plantagenet name. Also, this marks the time Henry VII finally kicks the bucket and pBook 7 finds us with Margaret Pole in the countryside, hiding her Plantagenet name. Also, this marks the time Henry VII finally kicks the bucket and probably ends up in hell. Which of course brings Henry VIII to the throne. Henry becomes a one-man wrecking ball, destroys his own country and beheads a few wives. The curse lives on. No male child survives yet to become an heir. Poor Margaret has spent the last few books in utter ruin, I was happy to see her prosper. Then Henry of course just like his raggedy father becomes a tyrant that ends with Margaret's head on the block. Sis couldn't catch a break. Excellent read....more
Daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine has come to England to wed Arthur Tudor. They are to be the next King and Queen of EDaughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Katherine has come to England to wed Arthur Tudor. They are to be the next King and Queen of England. Alas, Arthur dies five months into the marriage, leaving Katherine adrift in the English court. Unable to return home but now a widow, she has to find a way to marry second son Henry, who will now be King.
This was a rough read. I didn't care for the format at all. The story didn't flow as easily as it did in the previous books. At least I didn't have to deal with King Henry being an ass too much in this book. Though, the fact, he wanted to marry his widowed daughter-in-law was gross. So now we are on to King Henry the VIII and his many wives....more
1483, Westminster Princess Cecily York, daughter of the dead King Edmund York, has to learn how to survive as her rivals take the throne. King Edward 1483, Westminster Princess Cecily York, daughter of the dead King Edmund York, has to learn how to survive as her rivals take the throne. King Edward Tudor VII marries her sister Elizabeth York to combine the two houses. Sister to the Queen of England, surrounded by enemies, she has to learn to keep her distaste in check. I really enjoyed seeing things from Cecily's point of view. You have to wonder how it was being the sister to the Queen and was going to be used as a spare if the Queen was barren. Cecily led an interesting but dishearten life. Recommend!...more
This was a rough one. I enjoyed the Princess Charlotte diary entries. The Princess Diana parts were horrible. More than once the phrase, "thick as twoThis was a rough one. I enjoyed the Princess Charlotte diary entries. The Princess Diana parts were horrible. More than once the phrase, "thick as two planks of wood" were used. Inferring Princess Diana was not smart really made me mad. Then the constant implication that Princess Diana was some shrinking violet that spent most of her time purging was disgusting. This author tried to make Diana look vapid. If I could, I would demand a refund for the money I spent on this book.
I am so glad we are done with this time period in the series. It was getting kind of repetitive. So in this installment we are still in the same yearsI am so glad we are done with this time period in the series. It was getting kind of repetitive. So in this installment we are still in the same years as Book 2 and 3. This time we are following Anne Neville, Richard Neville's youngest daughter. Richard Neville, nickname is "The Kingmaker" for being the backbone of Edmund York uprising and placement on the throne. I felt sadness reading how these men used their daughters as pawns. They didn't one damn about them, only what fortune or placement could the girl bring the family name. Don't get me started on the we need a boy heir madness. Just gross. Good read and ties up loose strings from the other 2 books....more
Margaret Beaufort, cousin to the King, is just 12 years old when she marries the King's brother Edmund Tutor. By the marriage a son is born who will oMargaret Beaufort, cousin to the King, is just 12 years old when she marries the King's brother Edmund Tutor. By the marriage a son is born who will one day be King Henry VII. However, a York still sits on the throne and to unseat him will be a bloody battle. We are following Margaret's life and ambitions to claim her son's inheritance while being confined as a woman. She sees herself as a Joan of Arc and believes God has given her a calling to put the true king her son on the throne.
This is the same time period as The White Queen, however it is being told from the other side. I really disliked Margaret. Her obsession to have her son be King at any cost was gross. Maybe her son didn't want to be King. Possibly he wanted to be a goat herder, living a quiet life with a wife of his choosing. Excellent reading!...more
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