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Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen
by Alison Weir
3.5/5
Whilst I can't fault the historical detail of the book, it didn't grip me as much as I would have liked. Perhaps because I've heard Katherine's story so many times, it didn't feel like it had anything new to offer me and whilst it was historically accurate, there were a good 100 pages of 'she sends a letter, gets moved to another house' which felt a little interminable and a bit more editing was needed. However I think it got across a good sense of Katherine, her beliefs and motivations. I think that my over-familiarity with her story perhaps hindered my enjoyment of the book, but I am looking forward to the later ones in the series as I know less. Not a bad book, but not my favourite.
Whilst I can't fault the historical detail of the book, it didn't grip me as much as I would have liked. Perhaps because I've heard Katherine's story so many times, it didn't feel like it had anything new to offer me and whilst it was historically accurate, there were a good 100 pages of 'she sends a letter, gets moved to another house' which felt a little interminable and a bit more editing was needed. However I think it got across a good sense of Katherine, her beliefs and motivations. I think that my over-familiarity with her story perhaps hindered my enjoyment of the book, but I am looking forward to the later ones in the series as I know less. Not a bad book, but not my favourite.