Katharine of Aragon : a novel (edit title)

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “My favorite Jean Plaidy, in-depth and satisfying fictional description of the this strong woman's life.”

  Mel D wrote this review Saturday, September 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “This book was alright but sort of forgetable next to Philippa Gregory's The Constant Princess. I enjoy all of Jean Plaidy's books so it is worth the read for anyone interested in Tudor England.”

  Kim S wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “I must admit that I love tales about King Henry's wives. Katherine of Aragon had the good fortune to be a princess of Spain. However, at 14 her father, the King makes a marriage contract for her with England. She is betrothed to Arthur. Arthur is the sickly older brother of Henry who is to inherit the throne. After her marriage, he dies and in the middle of her youth she is a widow. She is taken with Henry who is tall, good looking, athletic and they are married.
  After many miscarriages and no heir, her life begins to come apart as Henry begins to look elsewhere for sex, and a possible new Queen. If you have never read Katherine's story, you will love this book. I recommend it.”

  khabira wrote this review Wednesday, August 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Until reading this, I simply thought of her as Bloody Mary. I love getting my history from fiction. Well-researched historical fiction was my love at that time in my live. Plaidy was one of the best.”

  Barbara M wrote this review Sunday, April 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Have read this in Dutch years ago. Great books
  This trilogy contains:
  
  *Katharine The Virgin Widow.
  *The Shadow of the Pomegranate
  *The King's Secret Matter.
  
  in English they are even better. recommend”

  MarleneNL wrote this review Tuesday, January 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “This would be a pretty good book if there weren't temper tantrums by Henry every other page. It makes it very distracting to read and be interested in what's going on.”

  nerdycool wrote this review Sunday, July 29 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No