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gabmc 's review for:
The Red Queen
by Philippa Gregory
I do not like Margaret Beaufort at all after reading this book, but Philippa Gregory really brought her character to life. Margaret could have been responsible for the kidnapping/murder/disappearance of the two Princes who were locked in the Tower of London for years. She had huge ambitions for her son, Henry Tudor and everything she did was in the name of God and of moving Henry toward the throne. Margaret was very proud of having 'Saint's knees' from a young age and saw herself as the Joan of Arc of England. Although married three times, she only had one son - in fact in her last marriage she told her husband she wouldn't be having marital relations with him - her aim in the marriage was to move Henry forward to the throne. Henry actually spent the majority of his life overseas, in the care of his uncle, Jasper Tudor, his father's brother. I enjoyed getting to know more about the Yorks and the Lancasters and the role they played in England's history. I loved this quote from the book, in Margaret's words: "a man who is to be king can marry only for advantage. A woman of sense would always marry only for the improvement of her family. Only a lustful fool dreams every night of a marriage of love."