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Title: The Wives of Henry VIII: The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 1-4000-4785-4 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.82 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Example of True Historical Fiction...
Comment: This is the book that introduced me to Jean Plaidy. I have since read at least 30 of her books, and none of them contain the tawdry, psuedo-historical fiction so common today. Being a dedicated anglophile, Jean Plaidy's works have become a starting point to a better understanding of English history. Her bibliographies have become useful aids in this endeavor. "The Lady in the Tower" takes the reader on a journey through the life of one of the most famous women of the Renaissance, Anne Boleyn. I personally enjoyed how she acquired her education, her sparkling wit and her unquestionable finesse at the French court under the tutelage of Marguarite, the tantalizing sister of Francis I of France. I also appreciated the lessons Anne learned early on in life by the treatment of Queen Claude, the experience of her sister Mary, and the skillful management of King Francis. This is also the story of a middle-aged man who had known limitless power for twenty years, and then sees his will thwarted for the first time by God (no sons), his first wife (by not instantly acceding to his wishes as she always had), his trusted Chancellor (Wolsey who simply could not singlehandedly change the political realities of his day) and, finally, by the first exciting woman to say him nay FOR YEARS. The reader sees how not just Anne changes, but also how Katherine of Aragon, Henry & the entire court metamorphose into the unrecognizable shells of the optimistic youths they once were. It's the story of aging, of reaping what we sow.
Rating: 5
Summary: Jean Plaidy was the best
Comment: I've always loved Jean Plaidy's books and I'm so happy her Tudor series is being reprinted. The Lady in the Tower is the story of Anne Boleyn. It begins and ends in the Tower with Anne, tired, wiser, and almost ready to die; trying to figure out where things went wrong. Once she was a king's beloved, now that same king was so sick of her that he'd signed her death warrant. How did she fall so far and so fast? Thus, the incredible story begins.
Most biographies, fictional or not tend to skip over her years in France but this one spends quite a lot of time on them and it's to good effect. Anne's life in France helps to explain her actions in England. This is a sympathetic portrait that shows Anne as impetuous, thoughtless at times, and too ambitious but not the evil, scheming seductress that she's been painted as. Brilliant. If you've never read Jean Plaidy, this is a good one to begin with.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Book
Comment: I really like this book. It's so interesting and well-written.
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Title: The Wives of Henry VIII: The Rose Without a Thorn by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0609810170 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Tudor Princesses: Mary, Queen of France by JEAN PLAIDY ISBN: 0609810219 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Tudor Princesses: The Thistle and the Rose by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0609810227 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 27 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Tudor Queens: Queen of This Realm by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0609810200 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 18 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Tudor Queens: In the Shadow of the Crown by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0609810197 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 18 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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