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Jul 01, 2019DanglingConversations rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I concur with this comment from a 2016 review: "Although the urge to race through the novel to see what happens next is strong... read slowly and savor the chance to travel back in time and live in an era ...." The depiction of the era is excellent but the Tudor princess is indulged, self centred and naïve for much of her adult life. Was she really so easily bribed by dresses and jewellery? This is a good staring novel for younger readers interested in social mores and political tensions in medieval Europe and Britain. The characterization of the Princess Margaret and her younger sister Princess Mary is so shallow it is tedious reading for those already familiar with this era.