After finishing this book, I felt like I learned a lot more about Henry VIII and his wives, along with his children. Alison Weir seemed like a strong place to start her research is meticulous and her writing well-paced, albeit not necessarily unbiased. Philippa Gregory is brilliant and her writing dramatic and compelling, but of course a lot of her writing is speculative and not all is grounded in fact. I wanted to read some non-fiction about this period too, though, in order to get a complete picture of Henry and his wives. It’s safe to say that my list of books read this year will include A LOT of Tudor-related reads! Subsequently, after recommendations from my future sister-in-law, I’ve loaded up on other Tudor fiction, including some books by Jean Plaidy and of course, the eponymous Wolf Hall, which I am anticipating beginning soon. It was ignited last year (or should I say re-ignited as I loved this time period in history at school) after I read a Philippa Gregory book I borrowed from a friend and loved it so much that I then read a few more from her back catalogue. I’m on a bit of a Tudor history kick at the moment.
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