An interesting historical novel, despite the farfetched narrator

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	• The Queen's Fool : A Novel Philippa Gregory, 2004 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 194 reviews view larger image
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Wonderful read!

Gregory is simply one of my favorite novelists! Her tale of secret Jewish life, as well as the life of English court during the time of Queen Mary, was very interesting. Her descripton of Mary, her half sister, Elizabeth, Lord Robert Dudley, among others, was very plausible. I felt as thought I was there in the 16th century England! (My heart skipped a beat when the heroine of the book, Hannah Green, was arrested for heresy. Hannah's fear of being burned alive, just like her mother did, came through the pages.) Was this book historically accurate? Who cares? This book is a novel and not a documentary! Maybe Gregory put too much sympathy on Bloody Mary (as Queen Mary became known historically), but this is Gregory's take on what made Mary act the way she did. Making history come alive can't be all that easy. Gregory does it with ease. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book!

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A great read!

In The Queen's Fool, Philippa Gregory continues the story of Henry VIII's legacy in this book centered around the difficult reign of his eldest daughter Mary. While reading the previous 3 books is not a necessity, it will help the reader to understand the motivations and complicated relationships of the lead characters.

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Good Book!

This is a really good book. Drags a bit in the middle but had a great ending and cant wait to read the next one!

Another good Gregory book

I enjoyed the book. Philippa Gregory created a believeable character in Hannah, the Queen's fool, as she went from a girl disguised as a boy to a lovely young woman, This was historical fiction at its best. My favorite is still "the Other Boleyn Girl", but this was a close second.

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An interesting historical novel, despite the farfetched narrator

The best thing about this book was the way that she was able to treat both Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor as sympathetic and likeable characters, even as they are volleying for the throne. It was an interesting read, with some rather unbelievable aspects, including the character of the narrator and her relationship with her husband.

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