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Jessie Childs draws Henry Howard for us, complete with his strengths as and weaknesses, neither hero nor villain. And in so doing she illustrates the terrifying times of Henrican England. Henry VIII‘s tyranny, paranoia, megalomania, and hubris are all too familiar in our age. An appropriate read just prior to the upcoming inauguration.#bookedintime @Cuilin

Who knew that Henry, Earl of Surrey, invented the “Shakespearean Sonnet!

I picked this up because I heard the author on a panel about the Tudor era, and so far it doesn‘t disappoint.

Yes, I am out of my mind! Participating in too many challenges, but many I already had the books in my #TBR This is my January list.
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📚 Several, but all just a sense of peace and joy and adventure of new finds.
📚 📚 Thriftbooks mostly, or used bookstores/library sales.
📚 📚 📚 tagged. The Favored Queen
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There was a short author‘s note at the start that explained that the romance was fictional, though much of the rest of the story is true. I actually found Will‘s life more interesting initially when he worked for the merchant, but then my interest waxed and waned through the rest of it. It seemed like Henry went through his last 5 wives very quickly in this book (and I suppose he really did, but this book seemed to speed that up). Ok for me.

The Lady Elizabeth is a fascinating story of a woman far ahead of her time-a orphaned girl haunted by the shadow of the axe, a girl who must use her wits for her very survival, and a future queen whose dramatic path to the throne shapes her future greatness. It has suspense, tragedy and intrigue that you would expect of this time. It has the strong and vivid characters we long to read about. One of Alison Weir's best novels.

My first read of Weir‘s fiction, and I sadly wasn‘t impressed. I did enjoy knowing more about Lady Jane Grey, but I found the writing just too modern in many places. Perhaps her later novels are better! ⭐️⭐️⭐️