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The Last Boleyn: A Novel 12 reviews Karen Harper
Three Rivers Press, 2006
I LOVED this book!!
+ Really liked it + The Last Boleyn + Slight inaccuracies, but on the whole well-researched + A Tudor soap opera
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The Uncrowned Queen: A Novel 13 reviews Posie Graeme-Evans
Atria, 2006
Great read!
+ A decent finish to this trilogy + THE UNCROWNED QUEEN + You have to read the end!
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The Other Boleyn Girl 805 reviews Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Characters were so alive, I thought I was a part of it all!
+ Great + Seductive
I have always been a big fan of English history so I immediately saw the movie based upon the book. Always wanting to find out more I bought the book myself and from the first page I was hypnotized. The characters are so vividly brought alive that I felt their fear, joy, love, and pain. I grieved ...
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Mary, Queen of France: The Tudor Princesses 21 reviews Jean Plaidy
Three Rivers Press, 2003
History to enjoy!
+ making history personally
I love Jean Plaidy. I love how she expertly weaves me into another world, leaving me sad, happy and very satisfied.
I had always been curious about Henry VIII's beloved little sister and not much is written about her. I've seen her in the Showtime series, The Tudors and to be honest I didn't much ...
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander) 250 reviews Diana Gabaldon
Delacorte Press, 1992
Phenomenal!
+ An excellent continuation + Dragonfly in Amber
Dragonfly in Amber is the second book in Diana Gabaldon's phenomenal "Outlander" series. At the end of Outlander, we left Claire and Jamie Fraser in an abbey in France, exiled from Scotland. At the opening of Dragonfly in Amber, we find Claire back in the highlands in 1968, investigating the fates ...
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Threads: The Reincarnation of Anne Boleyn 36 reviews Nell Gavin
Infinity Publishing.com, 2002
My only love sprung from my only hate!
+ Got me thinking + Great journey of Anne Boleyn + Great, Great book + Solid and entertaining though it falls short of spectacular
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The Virgin's Lover (Boleyn) 163 reviews Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2005
Great Read!
I have read several of Philippa Gregory's books and this is one of my favorites (the first one being The Other Boleyn Girl). It continues with the same themes of love and greed that appears in the other books but they are presented from the perspective of a man. Which make is quite interesting ...
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The Rose of York: Love & War 33 reviews Sandra Worth
End Table Books, 2003
Richard III: History made fun...
+ A gift tied up with a ribbon. + novel + Great introduction to the Ricardian viewpoint
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The Queen's Fool: A Novel (Boleyn) 190 reviews Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2004
LOVED THIS BOOK
+ Wonderful read! + Another good Gregory book + A great read!
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Katherine 248 reviews Anya Seton
Chicago Review Press, 2004
Amazing Book
+ Unsurpassed + Makes me want to drink ale + Katherine the Great + Oldie but Goodie
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Through a Glass Darkly: A Novel 110 reviews Karleen Koen
Sourcebooks Landmark, 2003
judge a book by its cover
+ Spectacular book, I flew through every page; + Wonderful book... But not genre historical romance
i was at the thrift store compiling summer pleasure reading...i do not waste time with "romance novels," mind you...but i liked the cover of this book and was drawn to it...i flipped to the middle and read a few paragraphs...i did that twice...and i decided to give it a chance...
my ...
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Dragonwyck 24 reviews Anya Seton
Chicago Review Press, 2005
Nice Job!
+ Child to Adult + well,,
I first read this book at age 17, nearly 30 years ago. I pulled it from a dusty shelf at my grandfather's home. I loved it then; I was swept away into a history of which I knew nothing and an unconventional love story with supernatural elements. I have been thinking of it ever since and for the ...
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To the Tower Born: A Novel of the Lost Princes 14 reviews Robin Maxwell
William Morrow, 2005
A compelling look into an ages-old mystery
+ To The Tower Born
(This review was first published in The Historical Novels Review, Issue 34, November 2005 - ISSN 1471-7492)
The disappearance and alleged murder of Edward IV's young sons in the Tower has fueled centuries of speculation, both in fiction and nonfiction. Shakespeare was one of the first dramatists ...
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The Exiled: A Novel 16 reviews Posie Graeme-Evans
Atria, 2005
More detailed than the first
+ THE EXCILED + An enjoyable mix of action and adventure!
I couldn't wait to start this book! It wasn't as steamy as the first, but the plot thickened, and more details came to light and the storyline was fantastic. I was so dissapointed when I came to the end of the first book because I wanted to know what happened! This was a great find.
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Gracelin O'Malley 32 reviews Ann Moore
NAL Trade, 2001
ONE EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN
+ Couldn't put it down + Another for my favorite authors list! + An awesome end to an amazing trilogy
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Leaving Ireland 14 reviews Ann Moore
NAL Trade, 2002
The Gracelin O'Malley Saga Continues With An Uplifting Tale of Irish Immigration
+ Terrific, I had to buy the 1st book, and the 3rd + The second volume does not disappoint! + More fantastic reading + The story continues
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The Constant Princess (Boleyn) 167 reviews Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2005
Great into a character lost in history
+ The Constant Problem of Being Married to Henry + Constant Princess + Katherine the Ignored
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Heir Apparent 15 reviews Sheri Vangen-Ratcliffe
iUniverse, Inc., 2005
(4.5 stars) A review with content!
+ Wonderful + Perfect!!!
The other reviews for this book are all very positive-they say it's a great book, best they ever read or something like that, but they have next to no information on the book. I had to go the author's website to find out enough info to decide about purchasing the book. So here is a review with some ...
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The Queen's Bastard: A Novel 25 reviews Robin Maxwell
Touchstone, 2000
Intriguing . . . and possible!
+ Vivid and compelling + Excellent!
I love books that take history and suggest something that is not what the history books tell us, yet is presented in such a plausible manner that you cannot help but think, "What if?" "The Queen's Bastard" is such a book, suggesting as it does that a love child was born to the Virgin Queen, ...
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Devil Water 12 reviews Anya Seton
Chicago Review Press, 2007
Another great Seton novel..
+ A Gripping Historical Novel - Devil Water
Anya Seton's books never fail to impress me. She weaves stories that are intricate and beautifully written. Also, the research she has done to produce these novels is astonishing. This book is perhaps one of her best.
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