“to be frank, i found elizabeth a woman, not of passion, but, in heat (for lack of anything more polite to say). and greedy, too. sure, she may be justified to like this because of what happened to her home but it isnt really a laudable trait, as u may well know. she enjoys leading men on. she flirts outrageously it verges on the offensive.
george is simply a blind fool. handsome as the devil, sure. but i really dont see how he can fall in love with a woman who only accepted him to her body because he gave her gifts.
what i can commend was that henley gave a rich story of what happened in queen elizabeth's court. some things were cleared up for me regarding the tudor family and the intrigues that went with them.
it isnt a remarkable story. definitely the sex was great. but the romance? er..what romance..?”
ricca wrote this review Monday, January 7 2008.
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