![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One of these two books was highly recommended by PBT members - and unfortunately, I'm not sure which one - but something tells me it might have been Weir's and not Fraser's. There is a book of the same title written by Alison Weir. If you aren't familiar with his story - I highly suggest renting HBO's The Tudors - which I now know (thanks to Fraser's book) has a lot of historical accuracy to it while being totally engrossing.Īll in all, if you are interested in Tudor history, this book gives a great historical frame of reference for the period. Seriously, Henry VIII would be featured on the front of People magazine for 10 plus years if this story were taking place in the modern day. She does her best to weave an interesting tale - but you can't help but think how much MORE interesting this story would be if we were experiencing it in modern times with a modern press. To me, this book really does read like history if Fraser doesn't know something, she doesn't make any assumptions without making it clear that she is doing so. In the process, she certainly also portrays King Henry. Bear that in mind if you decide to pick it up.įraser basically devotes her book to understanding the various wives, why Henry VIII chose them, what caused their demise, and the political backdrop that influenced everything the king did. So my four stars has NO CONTEXT whatsoever. Let's just put all the cards on the table, shall we? I don't read history books. ![]()
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