helenephoebe 's review for:

The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory

4.0

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Review - I was actually pleasantly surprised by this one of Gregory's books. Sometimes she really hits the mark, and sometimes she completely misses. I particularly loved the first half of this book, where Margaret Pole and Elizabeth of York are together, and then the early part with Katherine of Aragon. I thought it was very clever for Gregory to explore what motivated Margaret, and how much the execution of her father and brother might have had on her opinions and later actions. This version of events seems plausible, though we won't ever know the truth from 500 years ago.

Genre? - Historical / Drama

Characters? - Margaret Pole / Henry VIII / Katherine of Aragon / Jane Seymour / Mary I / Edward Earl of Warwick / Henry VII / Elizabeth of York / Anne Boleyn / Margaret Beaufort / Geoffrey Pole / Arthur Pole / Henry Pole Lord Montague / Richard Pole / Ursula Pole / Edward Stafford Duke of Buckingham / Thomas More / Thomas Cromwell / Thomas Wolsey

Setting? - London & Bisham (England)

Series? - Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #7

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 17/20

For full review see my blog https://bookbloggerish.wordpress.com/2018/10/02/the-kings-curse-by-philippa-gregory/

For discussion questions see my blog https://bookbloggerish.wordpress.com/2019/03/11/discussion-questions-the-kings-curse-by-philippa-gregory/