Novel of the Tudors Mary, Queen of France: The Story of the Youngest Sister of Henry VIII, Book 9, (Paperback)

from PhilSyphe

The real Mary Tudor – that's Henry VIII's sister, not his daughter – was a fascinating person. I think Jean Plaidy portrays Mary quite well in this novel. I love the tale of her pretending to be pregnant! I knew about half of Mary's life story before reading this, so it was interesting to learn m...

from EllenCam

I liked this book a lot, but I always like Jean Plaidy/Victoria Holt/Philippa Carr books ( I believe they are all pen names for the same author. They are informative and readable and much more of a story that a history book, which is what I like about them.

from LibraryCin

3.75 stars Mary Tudor was Henry VIII's younger sister. She was originally betrothed to Charles of Castile when they were both young (Charles much younger than Mary). In the meantime, at home in England, she fell madly in love with Henry's best friend, Charles Brandon (and he with her). She thoug...

from nellista

The love story of Mary, sister to Henry VIII, and hist best mate Charles Brandon. Enveloped in the story is also a substantial telling of how Francis Incame to the throne of France. Some might find this a bbit distracting from the main story, though I found myself wishing Plaidy had devoted a who...

from ejgrogan

Another wonderful page-turner by Jean Plaidy. Highly recommended.