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A review by opheliaslittlelibrary
The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr: What Really Happened to Henry VIII's Last Queen? by June Woolerton
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
**A huge thankyou to the publisher for sending me an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review**
This book was dense and disturbing, but also fascinating and mysterious. There is lots of information about Katherine Parr's life, but so little about her death and the subsequent discovery of her body. This book was the first one I've seen which dives into what was done to her after her death.
Like is the case for so many people, especially women, she didn't find peace after her death. The detail describing the mistreatment of her remains was awful yet realistic, and backed up by sources to confirm it. It really made me think deeper about Katherine Parr and her life.
The reason I didn't give this book a higher rating was because of the readability. I've found with historical non fiction to expect dense writing (there is simply so much information to compact into a single book). However, it was this which made me struggle to read it, despite my interest in the topic.
Nevertheless, if you are familiar with these sorts of texts, I'd highly recommend it! Also, cross-checking it helps to make it easier to read and can be compared with theories described in the book.
This book was dense and disturbing, but also fascinating and mysterious. There is lots of information about Katherine Parr's life, but so little about her death and the subsequent discovery of her body. This book was the first one I've seen which dives into what was done to her after her death.
Like is the case for so many people, especially women, she didn't find peace after her death. The detail describing the mistreatment of her remains was awful yet realistic, and backed up by sources to confirm it. It really made me think deeper about Katherine Parr and her life.
The reason I didn't give this book a higher rating was because of the readability. I've found with historical non fiction to expect dense writing (there is simply so much information to compact into a single book). However, it was this which made me struggle to read it, despite my interest in the topic.
Nevertheless, if you are familiar with these sorts of texts, I'd highly recommend it! Also, cross-checking it helps to make it easier to read and can be compared with theories described in the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence and Rape