pickEnjoyed my outing in the usual toxic court of the Tudors.
Read too many Tudor books years ago and have given them a miss for a long time. I liked another book this author wrote, I am giving her Tudor ones a go!
panI thought this book had a great concept; six different authors recounting the lives of Henry VIII wives, another author to recount Henry's side of each story. I wanted to like this book but, I did not. The stories just did not flow. I struggled getting through the stories, the recount of Henry's part felt like it was just a repeat. There was nothing exciting about this book, I would recommend a big pass on this one.
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pickVery good. Last in the Six Queens series. Very detailed, learnt alot about this queen. This queen has been ignored by many people in the past but this book brings her story to life.
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pickI read this book in one long sitting, immersing myself in its beautifully drawn world both familiar and new. I really enjoyed how Weir brought Katherine Parr to life, she wasn‘t just Henry VIII sixth wife….She was so much more.
A pair of extremely ominous sentences:
“In the autumn of 1547, Elizabeth turned fourteen, an age considered mature enough for marriage in the sixteenth century. If Catherine did not notice that her stepdaughter was growing up, Thomas Seymour certainly did on his visits home from court.“
panStarkey did a formidable amount of research and it shows. But I did not care for his tone; he came across as both arrogant and misogynistic throughout the book. He describes Agnes Strickland's methodology as “She charmed (she was very pretty, especially for a scholar) her way into the national archives of both Britain and France“ and complains about an aging Catherine of Aragon growing “uglier and duller.“ (Has he noticed how Henry VIII aged?)
Have reached the Anne Cleves section of Six Wives, but I keep pausing to listen to her Six song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5xv7fyRFyI
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is one of the world‘s great stories: indeed, it contains a whole world of literature within itself. It is more far-fetched than any soap opera; as sexy and violent as any tabloid; and darker and more disturbing than the legend of Bluebeard. It is both a great love story and a supreme political thriller.
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I can never resist Blue Qi‘s snarky socks. And I got a towel this time as well. Post 2 of 3–non book haul
