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bizymtteacher's review
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for the eArc copy to read and review.
I love Tudor history and was excited to read this book as I really didn't know much about Margaret Beaufort. This book was really interesting and she was a great historical character and previously unknown to me. This was great historical fiction and I loved the author's writing style and look forward to checking out more novels by her.
I would highly recommend this book for readers of historical fiction or those that love the Tudors.
I love Tudor history and was excited to read this book as I really didn't know much about Margaret Beaufort. This book was really interesting and she was a great historical character and previously unknown to me. This was great historical fiction and I loved the author's writing style and look forward to checking out more novels by her.
I would highly recommend this book for readers of historical fiction or those that love the Tudors.
monikasbookblog's review
5.0
Tudor history is the most misunderstood, heavily criticised histories! Uncrowned Queen provided well researched info about the mother of Henry VI.. Lady Margaret. A satisfying quench to my history buff thirst! The words and language of the author is diplomatic and is not demeaning. I loved that about the book. Some of the history books have own opinions from the author that are either demeaning or offensive. But this one is clean! Read if you’re interested in the Tudors
Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for ARC of the book. This review is my own and is not influenced in any way!
Thank you NetGalley, author and publisher for ARC of the book. This review is my own and is not influenced in any way!
finnwittrocky's review against another edition
3.0
I am an unapologetic Yorkist supporter and Richard III apologist, but. Beaufort is not the villain I wanted her to be and instead is a hugely sympathetic woman who survived a very turbulent period for English nobility, particularly ones with royal blood. and she probably didn't kill the princes in the tower.
sophronisba's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.25
Beaufort had an undeniably eventful and fascinating life, and Tallis does a good job guiding us through it. I do think that she tends a bit too much toward hagiography -- I kept getting hints of a ruthless streak in her character that was never quite teased out.
bristoni74's review against another edition
2.0
I thought this would be a brilliant read of Margaret Beaufort’s life but alas it wasn’t! Whilst I have a LITTLE more insight into the type of person Margaret was (especially with all the poor fiction out there that really does her a disservice) this book became what I dislike in historical biographical non-fiction – a narrative of events rather an analysis of character.
I would have liked more objective analysis especially about her vow of chastity whilst being married to her 4th husband, how she moved away from him to live alone at Collyweston, took measures to be in total control of her properties, ate little, fasted a lot and prayed obsessively. Her religious zealotry, her obsession with fasting and eating sounded like someone who needed to control everything in her life (her son, her finances and even her body). I can see why - after all she was an intelligent, politically savvy woman, but lived in a man’s world.
Whilst I learned about the events in Margaret’s life, I don’t feel I got to know Margaret as a person when I finished this book.
I would have liked more objective analysis especially about her vow of chastity whilst being married to her 4th husband, how she moved away from him to live alone at Collyweston, took measures to be in total control of her properties, ate little, fasted a lot and prayed obsessively. Her religious zealotry, her obsession with fasting and eating sounded like someone who needed to control everything in her life (her son, her finances and even her body). I can see why - after all she was an intelligent, politically savvy woman, but lived in a man’s world.
Whilst I learned about the events in Margaret’s life, I don’t feel I got to know Margaret as a person when I finished this book.