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jozi_girl 's review for:
The Last Tudor
by Philippa Gregory
3 1/2 stars
This has to be hands down the saddest Phillipa Gregory I have ever listened to.
Jane Grey – queen for 9 days, more pious than the Pope, eldest of the Grey sisters and to be honest not the most riveting character to read about (sorry Jane)
Catherine Grey – married in secret for love and paid a price so so much higher than she ever expected. This character will stay with me for a long time.
Mary Grey – dwarf-like little doll, more outspoken than her sisters but ultimately also fated to be crushed under the thumb of a jealous, paranoid queen.
I don’t read a lot of Phillipa Gregory and had not been for the amazing Bianca Amato doing the audio narration I may not have considered this book at all. I know very little of Elizabeth 1 but this book gave me a glimpse that made me a little sick.
It’s one thing to read about a mad king because let’s face it, there is a level of macabre fascination that surrounded Henry 8, but Elizabeth was something different.
A woman that relished in her cruelty and vindictiveness in an era where women were mere property. You would expect that she would not focus her hatred so intensely onto her female counterparts, that she would understand how difficult it is to survive in such a male dominated world.
I know Elizabeth had to basically scratch and claw her way onto the throne and she just kept on scratching and clawing once she got there.
I have to admit that this was not my all-time favourite Tudor book but it was worth the experience of learning about these lesser known cousins to Elizabeth I.
Audio version recommended!
This has to be hands down the saddest Phillipa Gregory I have ever listened to.
Jane Grey – queen for 9 days, more pious than the Pope, eldest of the Grey sisters and to be honest not the most riveting character to read about (sorry Jane)
Catherine Grey – married in secret for love and paid a price so so much higher than she ever expected. This character will stay with me for a long time.
Mary Grey – dwarf-like little doll, more outspoken than her sisters but ultimately also fated to be crushed under the thumb of a jealous, paranoid queen.
I don’t read a lot of Phillipa Gregory and had not been for the amazing Bianca Amato doing the audio narration I may not have considered this book at all. I know very little of Elizabeth 1 but this book gave me a glimpse that made me a little sick.
It’s one thing to read about a mad king because let’s face it, there is a level of macabre fascination that surrounded Henry 8, but Elizabeth was something different.
A woman that relished in her cruelty and vindictiveness in an era where women were mere property. You would expect that she would not focus her hatred so intensely onto her female counterparts, that she would understand how difficult it is to survive in such a male dominated world.
I know Elizabeth had to basically scratch and claw her way onto the throne and she just kept on scratching and clawing once she got there.
I have to admit that this was not my all-time favourite Tudor book but it was worth the experience of learning about these lesser known cousins to Elizabeth I.
Audio version recommended!