The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII
 

The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII

by Diane Haeger

For fans of The Tudors comes a captivating drama about the only woman who could defy Henry VIII -and keep her life.

Mary Tudor, the headstrong younger sister of the ruthless King Henry VII, has always been her brother's favorite-but now she is also an important political bargaining chip. When she is promised to the elderly, ailing King Louis of France, a heartbroken Mary accepts her... (read more)

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Hope O
  • Rated 4 stars

A thoroughly enjoyable look at Henry VIII's youngest sister who he used as a bargaining chip to secure an alliance with France.

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Sarah I
  • Rated 2 stars

Overly simplistic, heavy-handed, and poorly written. Reading it brought back memories of my high school English teacher screaming "Show, don't tell!" Haeger's dialogue is also a stretch, with the majority of her characters sounding as if they'd spent serious time in group therapy.

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  • Annette m

    annette m said:

    love history as a schoolchild, so i shall go out buy this book ,
    BBC ONE 31july, look out for a new serial called the tudors, love to hear of comments on the first episode .

    posted Saturday, July 26 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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