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Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen
Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen: A Novel | Alison Weir
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A novel of the devout young woman who became the unwilling object of King Henry VIII's ardor--and the mother of his only son. In this third book in the epic Six Tudor Queens series, the acclaimed historian and bestselling author brings new insight to this dramatic story, showing how pure fear for her life determined Jane Seymour's actions. 25-year-old Jane Seymour wants nothing more than to become a nun. But her ambitious father has forced her to live at court as lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine of Aragon, a fellow-Catholic whom she soon comes to love and admire. So Jane is appalled when King Henry shunts Katherine aside in his lustful pursuit of Anne Boleyn, but even more so when he takes Anne's life in his rush to wed--Jane herself! Unwilling to marry but terrified to resist Henry's advances for fear she might share Anne's fate, and propelled by her family, Jane becomes Queen of England a mere ten days after Anne's execution. She knows she must produce a male heir without fail. Her very life depends on it.
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aliasNayNay
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Pickpick

Jane Seymour as such a short chapter in the Tudor Era, that it is hard to find many good novels written about her. But this much dramatized novel however feels spot on when it comes to historical fact. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and the narrator, Rosalyn Landor made it totally engrossing from start to finish.

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Wife
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Pickpick

Continuing my journey through the Six Tudor Queens series, and am still Tudor obsessed. I really wasn‘t into the “haunted” aspect, but it wasn‘t over done. The author consulted with present day medical practitioners and came up with a much more plausible (to me) cause of death for JS. I knew little about this queen and very much enjoyed this read. 3/5👑s (next up, my favorite Anne of Cleve!!!)

Crazeedi I've just started this, currently on Katharine of Aragon, and have the next on my shelf! 4y
Hestapleton Ooo stacking this! I‘ve been listening to the SIX musical on Spotify and now I‘m doing a book-related dive. As one does. 😂 4y
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umbrellagirl
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On sale the 15th of May 2018. It is still an ARC if you read it eighteen months after its release?

rockpools Ha! This is a very good question 🤦🏻‍♀️ 4y
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Birdsong28
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Very good. Enjoyed reading about a lesser known wife of Henry VIII. Explores her early life and her courtship with Henry. Well researched and written.

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Shaneyney Are there books about each of his wives? 5y
Birdsong28 @Shaneyney Yes and ebooks in-between each one. It's a big series that she is doing the last to be released was the tagged book about his fourth wife 5y
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VanessaCW
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Welll researched and written, the third in the Six Tudor Queens series. Jane Seymour is not the most exciting of Henry VIII‘s wives - she‘s a bit too demure and pious - but the author has done a great job of bringing her alive and filling in the gaps.

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Linsy
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I‘m a big fan of Alison Weir‘s royal biographies, so I was excited to try her fiction.

True to form, Weir‘s writing and research is impeccable. I must admit, however, that I found it slow-going and a bit disjointed at first. It wasn‘t until 40 percent of the way through that I found myself catching momentum. I‘m a sucker for a love story — even a doomed one.

The historical afterward is perfection.

#netgalleytbrattack #netgalley #bookreview #arc

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Linsy
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Sick in bed. 🤒 Enjoying this one so far! #currentlyreading #arc #netgalley

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beaconhillbooks
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Pub date May 15: Another #SixTudorQueens novel from #AlisonWeir. Not as much is known about Jane Seymour, as hardly any artifacts or letters were left from her short 3 yr reign. Weir dubs her The Haunted Queen, weighed by guilt about Anne‘s demise and her inability to halt Henry and Cromwell‘s pilfering and ruin of the churches. As I have found all of these books in the series, it was entertaining with the kicker being the Author‘s Note.

Linsy This is in my NetGalley cue. We seem to be drawn to a lot of the same books! I love Alison Weir‘s biographies. This will be my first of her fiction! 6y
beaconhillbooks @Linsy Awesome! I really enjoy the series a lot. Very accessible. 6y
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FairyHighRoad
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I‘m usually a fan of Alison Weir‘s historical fiction but I had to bail on this book. Parts were rushed and choppy while other sections dragged on. Jane Seymour was one of the less interesting wives of Henry VIII so I think that‘s why this story seemed tedious. #arc #netgalley

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beaconhillbooks
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If you enjoy the Tudor period, I recommend #SixTudorQueens series by #AlisonWeir. I‘ve enjoyed the two previous books on Katherine Aragon The True Queen and Anne Boleyn A Kong‘s Obession. It‘s nice to learn more about the not as popular queens and we have three more books in the series to look forward to!
#JaneSeymour The Haunted Queen is being released on May 15th. I do prefer the UK covers over these US ones though.

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brookerhi
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Excited to have an #ARC of the next Tudor Queens novel, and a beautiful spring day to read it! #alisonweir #janeseymour #hauntedqueen

RaimeyGallant Have you ever read anything from this series? 6y
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