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The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
5.0
As a history teacher in Scotland we don’t cover really any of the Tudor period and I was blown away by this book about Henry VIII’s first wife Katherine of Aragon.
I have read a few of Philippa Gregory’s books from the Plantagenets series and enjoyed them but I had such a great time with this one. Katherine is portrayed as such a strong and determined woman and her drive to become a good queen and wife was such an inspiring read. I loved her character in this one.
This book put me through a raft of emotions, I was teary of the death of her first husband and as the story moved on I became more and more sympathetic to Katherine’s position. As for Henry, I was not a fan but I learned so much about a period in history I don’t really know that much about. It really gave such an insight into the power of the court and the goings on.
I’ve already finished the next book on Anne Boleyn and again really enjoyed it and I am off down a rabbit hole of Tudor England. Once I’ve completed this series I’m going to go to Alison Weir and her six queens series for some comparison. I’m also reading Wolf Hall so I’m truly cemented back in the 16th century.
I would recommend the audio book for this, it totally brought Katherine and the time to life.
Historical fiction fans would love this and it was my favourite book of January.
I have read a few of Philippa Gregory’s books from the Plantagenets series and enjoyed them but I had such a great time with this one. Katherine is portrayed as such a strong and determined woman and her drive to become a good queen and wife was such an inspiring read. I loved her character in this one.
This book put me through a raft of emotions, I was teary of the death of her first husband and as the story moved on I became more and more sympathetic to Katherine’s position. As for Henry, I was not a fan but I learned so much about a period in history I don’t really know that much about. It really gave such an insight into the power of the court and the goings on.
I’ve already finished the next book on Anne Boleyn and again really enjoyed it and I am off down a rabbit hole of Tudor England. Once I’ve completed this series I’m going to go to Alison Weir and her six queens series for some comparison. I’m also reading Wolf Hall so I’m truly cemented back in the 16th century.
I would recommend the audio book for this, it totally brought Katherine and the time to life.
Historical fiction fans would love this and it was my favourite book of January.