Tried very hard to get through this book but didn't happen. I was really looking forward to this one as I am a big fan of Tudor history. However, after reading 170 pages I had to make a decision wether or not I was going to finish it. The reading was slow and the story plodded along like a cow t...
The book is a fictional diary written by King Henry VIII of England before his death and encompassing all his life, from early childhood and to his last day. After the King's death the diary is found by his personal fool, Will Somers, who included his views on events in it and sent it to Mary Bol...
This is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read, but didn’t get to until now, published in 2006. Here’s a somewhat meandering review, more a collection of my reactions/thoughts than a formal review. Margaret George writes historical fiction set in a number of periods from Cleopatra to Elizab...
Margaret George has done it again! Just as she did in The Autobiography of Henry VIII, Margaret George has given an utterly realistic voice to a famous historical figure, while remaining true to the facts contained in whatever documented sources are available.Many other novels about Cleopatra foc...
Margaret George is well-known for her chunkster epics in historical fiction, each focusing on the life tale of one historical figure. Thus far she’s told the stories of the lives of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Kleopatra VII, and Helen of Troy. I’ve only read her works on Henry V...
Margaret George has rescued Mary from the history books and brought her to life as a vibrant, compelling, and astonishingly modern heroine. This Mary talks and thinks like a modern woman, yet her actions are absolutely true to the spirit of the times and the known facts about her life. Sometimes ...