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The King's Curse
by Philippa Gregory
This King’s Curse is up there with one of my favourite Philippa Gregory novels. The book is written in the perspective of Lady Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury. Gregory cleverly accounts the vital events of the English reformation through the perspective of Lady Margaret Pole. Lady Margaret recalls when she was the protector of Arthur Prince of Wales. I don’t want to add too many spoilers if you don’t know the history. But she equally, perceives the coronation of Henry V111, his marriage to Queen Katherine of Aragon. Lady Margaret is placed as her First Lady in waiting and witnesses her many miscarriages and heart breaks, due to Henry’s frequent infidelities. Equally, through the perspective of Lady Margaret Pole we see her rise and fall into a society when she can never comfortably aspire to her true Plantagenet identity. Throughout, this novel we see the juxtaposition of Henry V111’s character, as he moves from a handsome, generous King to a frightful tyrannical beast. The constant imagery of the tower and it’s frightful history certainly foreshadows a tragic outcome for the Pole family. Hope you enjoy this novel as much as I have.