Litsy

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII | Karen Lindsey

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Scholarly but very readable. I enjoyed this look at Tudor women, focusing on the wives, yes, but also others of the era. There are a lot of characters to keep straight in Henry VIII‘s court, but it gets easier with each book I read.

Melismatic Reminds me of the musical ‘Six‘! 💜 1mo

Lcsmcat @Melismatic I read somewhere that this was the inspiration for that musical. 1mo

Melismatic Oh I love that!! 🥳 1mo

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Lcsmcat

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII | Karen Lindsey

Not ready to stop reading about the Tudors after The Mirror and the Light, so I‘m hoping these 3, plus the tagged book not pictured, will scratch that itch. #bookhaul

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Born.A.Reader

The Favored Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII's Third Wife | Carolly Erickson

📚 Several, but all just a sense of peace and joy and adventure of new finds.
📚 📚 Thriftbooks mostly, or used bookstores/library sales.
📚 📚 📚 tagged. The Favored Queen
#WondrousWednesday
@Eggs

Eggs Thanks for joining in 📚🩷🥰 6mo

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LibraryCin

King's Fool | Margaret Campbell Barnes

so-so

There was a short author‘s note at the start that explained that the romance was fictional, though much of the rest of the story is true. I actually found Will‘s life more interesting initially when he worked for the merchant, but then my interest waxed and waned through the rest of it. It seemed like Henry went through his last 5 wives very quickly in this book (and I suppose he really did, but this book seemed to speed that up). Ok for me.

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perfectsinner

The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII | Alison Weir

An almost 600 pager? Count me in

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kspenmoll

And Then There Were Nuns: Adventures in a cloistered life | Jane Christmas

My #weekendreads

Read 213/604 pages of Wolf Hall on the train to & from NYC today. #bookedintime #Cromwell #HenryVIII
Plan to finish section of Messy Lives #sundaybuddyread
Plan to Finish Nuns on 215/292 #nunlit
Continue reading A Life on 59/259 #ninewomenwritersbeginagain
Start to peruse To See Takes Time #MOMA #GeorgiaOKeefe
Read chapters for A Room #pemberlittens #achapteraday

BarkingMadRead, Cuilin, TheBookHippie, rachelsbrittain, jlhammar

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Birdsong28

Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown: Tudor Rose Novel 2 | Alison Weir

#UKKindleDailyDeal

@Andrew65 @Cathythoughts @rockpools @Oryx @squirrelbrain @TrishB @RebelReader @julesG

squirrelbrain Thanks! 🙏 1y

TrishB 👍🏻 1y

Crazeedi Yes to this author!! 1y

Andrew65 Thanks for the tag, I enjoy her books. 1y

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VanessaCW

Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown: Tudor Rose Novel 2 | Alison Weir

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This is a fascinating and vivid interpretation of Henry VIII‘s life. It‘s well researched and really brought him to life for me. Henry was a wily old fox but quite a grim and complex character, too. It makes for compelling reading and is an excellent piece of historical fiction. At over 600 pages it‘s not short, but it‘s very entertaining and quite the page turner. I‘m now looking forward to reading the last three Six Tudor Queens. #Pigeonhole

Birdsong28 Have you seen that she is doing e shorts again to go along with this series? 2y

VanessaCW @Birdsong28 yes, I‘ve noticed the novella type books. I haven‘t bought or read any, though. Have you? I‘ve read the Six Tudor Queens series up to Jane Seymour. Alison Weir really brings them to life. 1y

Birdsong28 @VanessaCW The novellas do add something to the series so I would give them a try. With the six queens series I am on the last one Catherine Parr. I have started this series yet but it does look good. I met Alison Weir 4 years ago and she was talking about the Anna of Kleve book. It was so good. 1y

VanessaCW @Birdsong28 I will do, thank you. How lovely to meet Alison Weir. Yes, Anna of Kleve was one of the luckier wives! 😄. I‘m looking forward to reading it. 1y

Birdsong28 @VanessaCW If you buy the book that has got all the novella in it you get an extra one that was only published in America in a magazine!! I bought the book version even though I had them all digitally as I thought it was nice to have them all complied together but didn't realise that until I read the introduction to it! 1y

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