Henry VIII's Court The Secret Bride, Book 1, (Paperback)

from BookAddictDiary

I have to admit: I have been partially sucked into Tudor mania. Due to the popularity of Philippa Gregory's Tudor Court novels and Showtime's The Tudors, readers have started snatching up any book that has a connection to the infamous court of Henry VIII. These novels are made up of many of the s...

from CozyLover

I've always loved the Tudor period and have read numerous novels about them. I didn't know all that much about Mary, sister of Henry VIII and aunt to Elizabeth & Mary Tudor. IMO, Diane Haeger's one of the best historical fiction writer's being published today, but this novel definitely wasn't one...

from damsel58

A light, easy read that dwells on a figure that is often left out of Tudor historical fiction. It's not a book I would recommend for those who like dense histories stuffed full of research and facts, but because it does focus on a period of time that is usually glossed over anyways, it's enjoyabl...

from bookjunkie13

I have always been fascinated with the Tudor history, so I was really looking forward to reading this book. I was curious to see how the author would shift the focus from (the popular character) Henry to his sister Mary, whom I find to be usually over-looked but worth investigating, and I found t...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

Really I gave this a 3.5.The book is well written and very interesting and wasn't the least bit contrived. I did have to skip/skim over a bit in the beginning...all the lavish explanation about the details of the rooms, clothing, etc. got a bit tedious for me.It was interesting to see how Henry V...