A review by suggsygirl
The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory

5.0

Any book to do with Henry VIII and in fact that whole period just makes me really angry. I don't know why I continue to do this to myself! Nothing back then was fair but I still get mad when I think of all those innocent people who went to the scaffold, or to the block, or the fire, just because one man was having a tantrum. I know other monarchs sent people to their deaths but he seemed like the majority of it was because his ego was threatened. He is in my opinion what incels are like today; spoiled, little boys, having a tantrum because they've heard the word no.

I thought the story surrounding Margaret Pole was interesting. I actually didn't remember that she was executed and I spoiled myself before the end by reading the Author's Note before I finished the book. I then admonished myself for thinking of it as a spoiler given that it did happen 500 ish years ago and I really should have already known about it, not really a spoiler when I think about it.

I think I only have one more Philippa Gregory novel to go before I've read all of them so I really need to start branching out to other historical fiction writers. I really did enjoy this book despite the gnawing anger it provoked.