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#2024challenge @melissajayne

Very good. Follows Elizabeth's tumultuous life. Another great start to another wonderful series by Alison Weir.

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1- No? My mom has intermittently claimed that my middle name- Marie was for her bff at the time 🤷‍♀️
2- I will straight binge any Elizabeth 1 historical fiction. I find her fascinating.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

I have read quite a bit about Jane, and only one or two other books about Katherine and Mary, so I was kept interested. With regards to Elizabeth I, this book sure looked at a different side to her, where she was so very worried about being outsted by others in her family to take over the throne. Katherine and Mary were next in line since Elizabeth had no children (alongside Mary of Scots). I listened to the audio and had no problem with it.

This #chunkster was a fantastic and in-depth read regarding Queen Elizabeth the First. If you're a fan of historic nonfiction reads I highly recommend this author. You will be given a lot of information but in a way thatbit almost reads as a work of fiction. In otherwords not like a textbook.

Can we please not slander Anne in 2024! #tudor #feminist

An interesting little book about the traditions of a Tudor Christmas. It's surprising how many traditions & foodstuffs have managed to survive to modern day, even if they are in a slightly different form today. Mince pies once did indeed contain minced meat but this was gradually phased out until they became the sweet pie of today, whilst the traditional Christmas pudding also went from a savoury dish to a sweet pudding with the removal of meat.

I rarely bail, but 24% in and I simply cannot continue. This book was not written for me. It has some great reviews, but 🤷🏼

Yes, it‘s time to start yet another new series 😍 I really hope it‘s a good one!

Bruno is assigned by Walsingham to infiltrate the Babington plot to kill Elizabeth and put Mary on the throne.

It's been a while since I read the previous one in the main series (2016!) so I struggled a bit w/ all the back references in the 1st 1/3 or so. The story had some exciting moments but also some where I thought the author was trying too hard to find contemporary resonances - to the point where I was thinking Bruno couldn't have said that