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| Original Title: | The King's Pleasure |
| ISBN: | 0752439464 (ISBN13: 9780752439464) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII of England |
Norah Lofts
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.91 | 1115 Users | 52 Reviews
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| Title | : | The King's Pleasure |
| Author | : | Norah Lofts |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2007 by Tempus (first published 1969) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. English History. Tudor Period. European Literature. British Literature |
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I really enjoyed this. I read the Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory some time ago, and I thought this one was much better. Whether fiction or fact, Lofts had a lot of interesting anecdotes about Katherine of Aragon. Everyone is most familiar with Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII second wife because of her rise and fall from glory in a violent manner. I think Katherine's story is often portrayed as the whiney wife who would not move out of the way for the new mistress of her greedy selfish husband. In reality Katherine was a Princess of Spain, and legitimate Queen of England. She frustrated all the men around her for not giving way-but it seems she did this not only for her pride, but for her daughter Mary to one day take her rightful place as heir to throne. Her constancy to such a tyrant of a man, is frustrating, but her determination never to give way was also a brave act of defiance. Both historical and fictional novels state that she loved Henry to the end, and her death was probably the most tragic of all of his wives.Rating Of Books The King's Pleasure
Ratings: 3.91 From 1115 Users | 52 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books The King's Pleasure
While considering what rating to give this pitch-perfect, absorbing historically fictitious account of the life of Katharine of Aragon, later Queen of England as Henry VIII's first wife, I considered giving it only 4 stars, but then I realized that was due to the dolorous circumstances of her life which I wanted, so much, to be different from what they actually were! And I further understood that it was because of the powerful narrative that I felt that way...so it definitely deserves the fullI thought I had several of Ms. Lofts' books on my shelves but this turned out to be the only one. I vowed I would finally read one of hers, thanks to G'reads friend Autumn, so here I go. So far it's pretty standard stuff. The prose is serviceable and easy to stay with. Didn't get to read much yesterday what with the NFL and a six-hour-work shift(and an hour of driving). One of the things I appreciate about good hi-fi is how an author can inform the reader of lives in different times and still
This book is centered on the Life of Katharine of Aragon mostly after she is put aside by King Henry the VIII. It is a fascinating story as most books just say she is put aside and move on to Anne Boleyn. The book was written in 1969 and I found the language structure did not flow easily and many times I had to re-read a sentence a couple of times for it to make sense.
This was excellent. I love the Tudors, I love good historical fiction and this book had all of that plus an excellent writer going for it. Catherine of Aragon is made very human here, and the period details are gorgeous. Highly recommend.
Good, solid, factual historical fiction concerning the King's Great Matter. Early glimpses into Katharine's life build the foundation for her later actions, and Henry is correctly portrayed (unlike many fictions I've seen Sandra Worth Sandra Worth Sandra Worth) as being stubborn and conceited, but ultimately generous, in youth, and only beginning his descent into paranoid and disgruntled at middle age.
About what one would expect. A little repetitive at times, buy a solid re-telling of Henry's first wife.
I really enjoyed this. I read the Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory some time ago, and I thought this one was much better. Whether fiction or fact, Lofts had a lot of interesting anecdotes about Katherine of Aragon. Everyone is most familiar with Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII second wife because of her rise and fall from glory in a violent manner. I think Katherine's story is often portrayed as the whiney wife who would not move out of the way for the new mistress of her greedy selfish husband. In
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