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The Last Wife of Henry VIII: A Novel 35 reviews
Carolly Erickson
St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
Fiction yes, but the facts are true and the storytelling wonderful!
+ sixth wife of Henry..
This 2006 novel is one of those books I found almost impossible to put down and that I read in a very short time. Throughout, I kept telling myself that it just could not be true and that this was one of those historical novels that took liberties with history. I was so enchanted however, that I ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl 827 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Enjoyed the book, much better than the movie
+ The Other Boleyn Girl
+ Great read!!
+ Wonderful Story
+ The Other Boleyn Girl
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Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 90 reviews
Alison Weir
Ballantine Books, 2007
Get to know the tragic nine day Queen
+ Unlucky to be named Jane
+ a great story
+ An engaging and moving account of England's tragic nine day Queen
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The Perfect Royal Mistress: A Novel17 reviews
Diane Haeger
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Mistress
+ very good read
+ Bitter-sweet Love Story & Rags-to-Riches Tale
I'd heard and read about Nell Gwynn but until I read this book I didn't know she was King Charles II's royal mistress for over 17 years. How she kept him interested that long when others came and went over that period of time was truly an eye opener. If Charles had not been king I truly believe he ...
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The Pirate Queen: Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire11 reviews
Susan Ronald
HarperCollins, 2007
The Beginnings Of Organized Seapower And Beyond
+ Brings it All Together
While England was late in forming a modern nation-state, it was quick to harness the political and technical possibilities of the emerging mercantile economic system. This book describes that transition, forced on it by the vastly more powerful forces commanded by Phillip II. Both England and Spain ...
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The Last Boleyn: A Novel13 reviews
Karen Harper
Three Rivers Press, 2006
I LOVED this book!!
+ The Last Boleyn
+ Really liked it
+ The Last Boleyn
+ Slight inaccuracies, but on the whole well-researched
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII82 reviews
Sue Bishop, Richard Burnett
BBC Warner, 2006
Engrossing History
+ The Mini-Series That Started My Tudor Fandom
+ Henry and wives couldn't be better
+ Still The One to Watch and Buy
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The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn79 reviews
Robin Maxwell
Touchstone, 1998
Les Deux reines or the 2 queens in French.
+ History?
+ An Excellent Premise - Well Written
I read this book in French as I am a linguist and have found the book extremely interesting.I am an avid reader of historical novels,and history in particular in 3 languages.I read the critique of this book in French and decided to purchase it.Since I have a bigger access to the book market than ...
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Abundance, A Novel of Marie Antoinette (P.S.)60 reviews
Sena Jeter Naslund
Harper Perennial, 2007
Beautiful Depiction of the Queen in Fiction
+ A sympathetic novel
+ Enjoyable, intimate, well-written story
+ This is a thoroughly wonderful book
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The Virgin's Lover (Boleyn)164 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2005
amazing author!!
+ The Virgin's Lover
I was given The Other Boleyn Girl as a gift and devoured it. Since then I have read every other book in the Tudor series. I am patiently awaiting her new book which is to hit the shelves in September. She is one of those authors who makes you not want the book to end. And her talent is consistent ...
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The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)201 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2004
A MUST READ
+ Captivating
+ Almost as good as The Other Boelyn Girl!
+ Great book!!
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The First Princess of Wales: A Novel 19 reviews
Karen Harper
Three Rivers Press, 2006
Captivating from start to finish!
+ A Rollercoaster Romance
I've recently found myself enjoying many historical fiction and non fiction novels, so I decided to give this one a try. Before reading this I was a bit murky on the history of Edward III time, but after reading it I read up some more to figure it all out. Admittedly this book did not stay strict ...
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The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)168 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone Books, 2007
To thine own self be true,
+ Another good installment
+ The madness of Henry VIII
+ Wonderful
+ Phillippa Gregory
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The Constant Princess (Boleyn)177 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2006
The Constant Princess
+ Good but sometimes repetitive
+ Constantly Wonderful
I thought this was a very good book with a lot of historical information in it.
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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne38 reviews
David Starkey
Harper Perennial, 2001
enjoyable
+ Elizabeth, Daughter of Henry VIII, and Anne Boleyn
+ glorianna
+ an absorbing explanation of the origins of the woman who became Elizabeth I
+ David Starkey is the master of biographical suspense:
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The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette: A Novel49 reviews
Carolly Erickson
St. Martin's Griffin, 2006
Uh, Yeah, I Failed History.
+ Relax, it's great entertainment
+ I liked the book
Seriously, the only D I ever got in Junior High School was in Social Studies. Time lines and whatnot never made any sense to me. When I was about half way through this book I put it down and looked at the back cover.
"Guillotine???? Spoiler!" I screamed at my husband, "I can't believe they gave ...
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Abundance, A Novel of Marie Antoinette (P.S.)60 reviews
Sena Jeter Naslund
Harper Perennial, 2007
Beautiful Depiction of the Queen in Fiction
+ A sympathetic novel
+ Enjoyable, intimate, well-written story
+ This is a thoroughly wonderful book
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The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn)201 reviews
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2004
A MUST READ
+ Captivating
+ Almost as good as The Other Boelyn Girl!
+ Great book!!
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The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn79 reviews
Robin Maxwell
Touchstone, 1998
Les Deux reines or the 2 queens in French.
+ History?
+ An Excellent Premise - Well Written
I read this book in French as I am a linguist and have found the book extremely interesting.I am an avid reader of historical novels,and history in particular in 3 languages.I read the critique of this book in French and decided to purchase it.Since I have a bigger access to the book market than ...
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The Last Wife of Henry VIII: A Novel35 reviews
Carolly Erickson
St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
Fiction yes, but the facts are true and the storytelling wonderful!
+ sixth wife of Henry..
This 2006 novel is one of those books I found almost impossible to put down and that I read in a very short time. Throughout, I kept telling myself that it just could not be true and that this was one of those historical novels that took liberties with history. I was so enchanted however, that I ...
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