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graff_fuller 's review for:
Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen
by Alison Weir
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Over my life of reading, I have read many perspectives (historically, and now in historical fiction) of the lives that are explained and explored in this book.
All the other histories that I've read...were mostly from the perspective of King Henry the VIII and were not very flattering, at all.
This story, though it does NOT pull punches, it does convey the story from Queen Katherine of Aragon (the spanish daughter that was brought in and loved by the English people).
The start of her time in England was with the oldest son, Arthur, but because of his sickness, and early end, Katherine was given to the younger son...Henry.
His capriciousness was ever present, but her love for him (and at the beginning his love for her) was well know and witnessed.
I was truly intrigued by how she handled herself when she was scorned. She really was a woman of great faith, and devotion. By the end of the book...I had gained a lot of respect for her, and how she comported herself, and never gave excuse for betrayal against her husband, and king.
Very interesting story, and I with more people could/would read this series. A real eye opener, indeed.
All the other histories that I've read...were mostly from the perspective of King Henry the VIII and were not very flattering, at all.
This story, though it does NOT pull punches, it does convey the story from Queen Katherine of Aragon (the spanish daughter that was brought in and loved by the English people).
The start of her time in England was with the oldest son, Arthur, but because of his sickness, and early end, Katherine was given to the younger son...Henry.
His capriciousness was ever present, but her love for him (and at the beginning his love for her) was well know and witnessed.
I was truly intrigued by how she handled herself when she was scorned. She really was a woman of great faith, and devotion. By the end of the book...I had gained a lot of respect for her, and how she comported herself, and never gave excuse for betrayal against her husband, and king.
Very interesting story, and I with more people could/would read this series. A real eye opener, indeed.