Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen: Six Tudor Queens 1

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As Anne Boleyn’s star rises at Henry VIII’s court, Jane Parker’s marriage to Anne’s brother, George, brings her status and influence. But theirs is not a happy union and results in a bitter and bloody end. And every other woman that eventually shares Henry’s bed, including Anne, knows that their position is only as safe as their ability to conceive a male heir. He is just fifteen!’ Catalina retorted. ‘He is nearly a year younger than I am. I think he has been told what to write, just as I was. And’ – she bit her lip – ‘I fear he is young for his years. Remember how my coming was postponed for a year until he was ready to be married, and then it was postponed again?’

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Alison Weir was very good at creating dialogues rich in historical and cultural references, makes Catherine speak as a true Queen, or rather, as a Queen so learned and wise ( so everyone at the time believed her) to encourage the reader to deepen some historical event or philosophical or humanistic works reported in the Queen’s dialogues. Henry chose to divorce Katherine. He then chose to cut off Anne's head. I find the suggestion that Anne had power over him insulting. If this review bothers you personally or you think is unfair to the author or Katherine. That's great! If we are friends let's engage, otherwise, your opinions belong in your review.Alison Weir managed to describe the inner world, the emotions and the long-suffering fate of Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of the King Henry the eighth. Through her writing and her deep knowledge of history she brings into live the political principles, the values and the games during the Tudor’s domination in England. So events that were covered in Book One are also covered in Book Two but from the perspective of Anne Boleyn. Book Three also does this. Jane Seymour, who eventually replaces Anne as Queen, sees her story chronicled from her childhood all the way to her ascension to the throne.

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Non sto farvi nessun riassunto perchè la storia, gli avvenimenti li conosciamo tutti... mi colpisce però, che la "grande questione" girasse soprattutto sul terrore di Enrico di non lasciare nessun erede al trono, rischiando quindi di lasciare l' Inghilterra ad altri casati. La sua ossessione non nacque dall' oggi al domani, ma crebbe pian piano, Caterina rimase sempre fedele e vicino al marito, aiutandolo con la sua grande saggezza e sapienza, a capire la follia della cosa..... ma nulla da fare. Six Tudor Queens is the dramatic retelling of King Henry VIII’s affairs with the six women that shaped his reign. The novels are supposed to reimagine King Henry VIII’s most trying years from the perspective of these women whose lives he essentially ruined. It amazes me very much how it is perfectly in line with the true historical facts, let us clarify not only the rise of Henry VIII, the court life, about all the Dukes and Counts that revolve around the figure of the King., but absolutely true are all the epistolary references that we find reported in the book, obviously leaving room for all that romanticized component that keeps the story of Catherine standing up.

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Rating this book is difficult because it was very much a rollercoaster ride. The highlight of the book was the part where Henry had become infatuated with Anne and wanted to put Katherine aside, only for Katherine to dig her heels in. Yes, this was far from perfect and I did have issues with the characterisation of Katherine the most, but it was the most interesting to read.

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Anne Boleyn, Katherine’s lady-in-waiting and the woman who stole Henry’s heart, is the last straw. What should have been a glorious reign for the Spanish Princess ends in disaster when Henry turns on Katherine, stripping her of her title and her privileges, and eventually raising another woman to the position of Queen. Un pò di orgoglio patriottistico, la grandissima cultura di Caterina, così vasta da poter dialogare e discutere con il sommo Tommaso Moro, venne impartita da Alessandro Geraldini,noto umanista del 16 sec. Even though Katherine’s story is introduced and explored extensively in ‘Katherine of Aragon’, the first novel in the Six Tudor Queens series, she makes several appearances down the line. Henry VIII became mean and vindictive toward Katherine and even had his messengers threaten her with arrest for treason. The author does a very good job of portraying intrigue at the royal court and painting a picture of England 500 years ago. I recommend it to historical fiction fans. The unpalatable truth was that what she wanted was immaterial. She knew she was powerless to affect her future. It would be decided to the advantage of others. That was the way it had always been if you were a princess.”Whether girl or woman, princess or queen, females are to be chaste and demure. A wife’s duty is to be silent, to put her husband’s image before hers, and to prioritize her husband’s needs before all else. “[T]he voices of women, even queens, counted for very little.” Even education is beyond reach, as teaching women is considered frivolous with emphasis directed, instead, on a woman being moral and pure. While this is considered a piece of fiction, any reader who knows their history or has devoured much of Weir's past work will realise that it is steeped in reality. As I read, I became aware that the 'fiction' moniker was placed there more to validate the detailed dialogue than a shuffling of facts to create a more dramatic story. Weir lays down a powerful narrative that flows effectively throughout Katherine's life and shows that while she was isolated from her Spanish parents, she held firm to protect herself and her daughter from Henry's self-centred approach to life. While long and highly detailed, Weir offers the reader an insightful look into the life of this first of Henry's six wives, perhaps the strongest advocate of them all. Weir brings Katherine of Aragon to life in this opening novel and leaves readers itching for the next instalment, sure to be filled with as much drama, bridging from the narrative peppered throughout this book. There is surely crossover material to be explored more thoroughly within the second novel, though Weir is able to secure focus on events from Katherine's perspective. This novel offers everything the reader could expect from perusing its title, with chapters full of anecdotes woven into powerful dialogue. King Henry VIII is set to marry a woman he’s never met. Wary of rumours whispered by foreign envoys, he sends Susanna Gilman, royal painter and trusted friend, to Kleve to find out more about his chosen bride. The book is divided in chapters labeled with the years. The narrative moves from scene to scene, generally brief, with any amount of time passing in between. Sometimes this style is annoying, but it was totally appropriate for this story. I ended up Googling a lot of historical figures and events relating to the book and learned a lot that way, thanks to the book. A lot of research went into this to make it as accurate as possible.

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The idea of writing a series of six novels about the wives of Henry VIII came suddenly to me as I was discussing another proposal with my agent. It was an obvious choice, for I have studied Henry’s queens over several decades, and published books on them, notably a collective biography in 1991, which I am now re-researching and rewriting. The tale of the Tudors has been told and retold on numerous occasions. And yet the publishing arena and readers at large can’t seem to get enough of this particular portion of Britain’s contentious history. This is not an unbiased book, nor should it be. This is a highly personal tale, told completely from one woman's perspective. Such a singular perspective doesn't allow for an unbiased telling. We see the events of this well-known historical period through a single set of eyes, augmented by the opinions of those in her household who are loyal to her, those who fight for her rights against those of Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn will get her say in the next book; in this book, she is only the “night crow” or “that woman” or "the Lady." And that's fine. This is not a history book or even a biography. This is historical fiction. Get interested in the history behind the story, but don't get your history from the story, even though this particular story is being told by an historian.Ho finito questo libro ormai qualche giorno fa e niente da fare, continuo ad avere questo magone che non se ne va. Ho pianto e non poco, soprattutto nelle ultime 100 pagine del libro. That had been a strange business, veiled in secrecy. Not even to Maria would Catalina confide her secret suspicions that all might not be quite well with Arthur – and that some dreadful If you are familiar with Katherine’s life, there is little point in rehashing it here. If you know little about her, then you will find this an engrossing portrait of a women who believed completely in doing her duty. She would never have questioned her parent’s, or later, her husband’s, wishes. She was sent to England to be Queen and she had every intention of carrying out this role to the best of her ability and creating an alliance between England and Spain. So, it makes it even more moving that when Henry decides he wants a divorce that, for once, she digs in her heels and refuses to move over gracefully. Mi stupisce tantissimo come sia perfettamente in linea con i veri fatti storici, chiariamo non solo l'ascesa di Enrico VIII, la vita di corte, e tutti i duchi e conti che girano intorno alla figura del Re., ma assolutamente vere sono tutti i riferimenti epistolari che troviamo qui riportati, ovviamente lasciando spazio a tutta quella componente romanzata che tiene in piedi qui la storia di Caterina.