pickThis novelisation of her life follows Katheryn from the age of seven to her death aged around 20 or 21.
The trouble with reading novels about historical characters is that you know what has to happen however much you don't want it to. Many times I wished Katheryn would make different choices but often in this book she is portrayed as knowing what not to do and yet going ahead and doing it anyway. Sad.
#WhereareyouMonday
Tudor London (map from wikipedia)
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I just finished watching The Tudors for the first time. While Jonathan Rhys Meyers looks nothing like the real Henry VIII, I think he did an excellent job portraying this egomaniacal king. It‘s my first time exploring the other wives of H8 besides Anne Boleyn, and I have gone down the rabbit hole, downloaded about 60 books relating to it all. 😬
hair trigger temper,
piercing gaze — King of England
with a wife fetish. 👑
#haikuhive #tvhaiku
pickI‘m not surprised this took me over a year to get through - it is dense! But I really enjoyed how it put Mary and Elizabeth side-by-side to give more context for how and why their relationship was the way it was.
My fourth book finished in my #finishwhatyoustarted readathon
pickMy #doublespin for November was this biography of a woman who could have been Elizabeth I‘s heir, was raised to consider herself in that light, used as a pawn, and then, when she finally chose a husband for herself without James I‘s permission, was thrown in the Tower of London. A bit of a chatty style but obviously well researched. I enjoyed it. Portraits of her as a toddler, teenager (in white) and adult. @TheAromaofBooks
pickI‘m really enjoying this series, and The Red Queen was a strong read. I didn‘t like Margaret Beaufort—she often mistook devotion for ambition and would do anything for power. The constant fighting between cousins still amazes me, and the battle scenes were brutal. Overall, it was an amazing book and an easy 5-star read.
pick🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 I'm a little embarrassed to be enjoying such a cliche book series so much, but I admit it's captured my interest. I have to say the second book was even better than the first, and I'm a sucker for the futuristic world building and lore expansion. I'm even more of a sucker for the romantic tension, and this audiobook had me yelling at fictional characters while I did my chores listening to it.
"I wasn't here to win anymore. So how could I go out with a bang?"
pickAbsolutely loved this - almost “light Hilary Mantel” if that makes sense. More license taken with plot & characters,plus a whole lot of sarcasm & swearing! But it really puts you in a Tudor world, amongst the servants w their POV, or amongst the scheming nobles. Good writing, great understanding of the time, a little modern sensibility of the prejudices, and lots going on as a young boy falls into a plot against the new king.
