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lreay89 's review for:
Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen
by Alison Weir
As I’ve come to expect from Alison this book was a great read.
I was a bit uncertain when I started this book as I’ve read and read about the Tudor period. I thought I might be a bit bored of the same old story being trotted out. Who was I kidding!? It’s the Tudors! My fascination with them will probably never come to an end.
This book was no exception. Alison managed to weave a story from Katherine’s point of view which was surprising as well as familiar. Her voice matured as she grew older during the book ever so subtly. This is a pretty impressive talent especially when the voice in question is a lady whose story most of us know very intimately already.
I didn’t expect to feel sorry for Katherine. In other books I’ve always found her annoying and stubborn. In this book I saw how her upbringing and her faith made her so obstinate in her refusal to bow to Henry’s will. I would probably go as far as to call her a Tudor feminist. She was protecting her daughters rights and she fully believed in the ability of women to rule thanks to her mother Queen Isabella.
I no longer see Katherine as the Queen who should have stood aside but rather as a strong willed, intelligent, loyal consort who was trying her best to keep herself and her daughter safe in a world that was shifting on its axis.
I was a bit uncertain when I started this book as I’ve read and read about the Tudor period. I thought I might be a bit bored of the same old story being trotted out. Who was I kidding!? It’s the Tudors! My fascination with them will probably never come to an end.
This book was no exception. Alison managed to weave a story from Katherine’s point of view which was surprising as well as familiar. Her voice matured as she grew older during the book ever so subtly. This is a pretty impressive talent especially when the voice in question is a lady whose story most of us know very intimately already.
I didn’t expect to feel sorry for Katherine. In other books I’ve always found her annoying and stubborn. In this book I saw how her upbringing and her faith made her so obstinate in her refusal to bow to Henry’s will. I would probably go as far as to call her a Tudor feminist. She was protecting her daughters rights and she fully believed in the ability of women to rule thanks to her mother Queen Isabella.
I no longer see Katherine as the Queen who should have stood aside but rather as a strong willed, intelligent, loyal consort who was trying her best to keep herself and her daughter safe in a world that was shifting on its axis.